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Switch from Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) to LastPass

What to do at Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) before you leave, what LastPass needs when you join, and everything else the switch touches. Your full plan is built in your browser and stays there.

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At Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain), before you leave

  1. Export all passwords to a CSV file on MacBefore

    In the Passwords app on your Mac, choose File > Export All Passwords to File, click Export Passwords, then choose where to save it.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

  2. Know which passwords can't be exportedBefore

    You can't export Wi-Fi passwords, passwords shared with a group you didn't create, or access to Sign in with Apple accounts.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

  3. Treat the exported file as unprotectedDuring

    Exported passwords are not encrypted. Anyone who can open the file can see them.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

  4. Delete the file after importing elsewhereAfter

    Once the passwords are in your new password manager, delete the file you exported.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

At LastPass, when you join

  1. Use a generic CSV if your manager isn't supportedBefore

    If LastPass's on-screen import steps don't support your current password manager, you may be able to import a generic CSV file. Check first that your current manager can export to CSV.

    How do I import stored data into LastPass using a generic CSV file?LastPass. Reviewed

  2. Match your CSV columns to the LastPass templateDuring

    Column titles must match LastPass's sample template. The columns are url, username, password, extra, name, grouping, fav and totp.

    How do I import stored data into LastPass using a generic CSV file?LastPass. Reviewed

  3. Use passive import if your manager can't exportDuring

    Run LastPass alongside your old password manager. Visit each site, let the old manager fill in your login, then add it to LastPass.

    How do I manually add data from another password manager to LastPass when the other password manager doesn't support export functions?LastPass. Reviewed

Then: everything else the switch affects

The steps above are what Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) and LastPass say. Your full checklist adds the accounts, codes, payments and devices that depend on your password manager, in a safe order. It's built from your answers, in your browser.