Your computer can store passwords in several places, so the password you need depends on where it was saved. Browser logins, Wi-Fi passwords, Windows credentials, Apple Passwords, and iCloud Passwords all use different screens. Use the path that matches the app or system that saved the password, and you will land in the right vault faster.
1. Find passwords saved in Chrome
Open Chrome, select More, then choose Passwords and autofill. Open Google Password Manager, and under Passwords, select the saved account. Select Show password.
For passwords saved to your Google Account, open passwords.google.com, sign in, select the saved entry, authenticate, then reveal or copy it.
2. See passwords saved in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Password Manager in Edge is only available if you sign in with a personal account profile. On a work or school profile, your IT admin may restrict access to certain features.
Open Microsoft Edge, then select the three dots next to your profile image. Choose Settings, go to Passwords and autofill, and open Microsoft Password Manager.
Select the right arrow next to the password, then enter your device PIN or password when prompted. Select the eye icon to reveal the password.
Use Settings and Passwords and autofill because Microsoft retired the old Edge Wallet password surface.
3. Use Apple Passwords on a Mac
On macOS Sequoia or later, open the Passwords app, sign in with Touch ID or your Mac user account password, then select the account.
To see saved Wi-Fi passwords, go to Passwords > Wi-Fi, select the network, then hold the pointer over the dots next to Password or click the dots to copy it.
You can also ask Siri to show your passwords, authenticate, and choose the account in Passwords.
4. Check Windows Credential Manager
Select the taskbar search box, type credential manager, and open Credential Manager Control panel. Select Web Credentials or Windows Credentials, then choose the credential you want to manage, view, or delete.
Credential Manager shows credentials stored in Windows, while browser-only passwords stay in the browser that saved them.
5. Reveal a saved Wi-Fi password in Windows
On Windows 11, open Settings and go to Network & internet. Select Properties, then next to Wi-Fi network password, select Show.
On Windows 10, Microsoft documents the Control Panel route instead: go to Settings > Network & Internet > Status > Network and Sharing Center, next to Connections select your Wi-Fi network name, choose Wireless Properties in Wi-Fi Status, open the Security tab, then select Show characters to reveal the password in the Network security key box.
6. Open passwords saved in Firefox
This fixes the case where Firefox saved the login instead of Windows, macOS, or another browser.
Open Firefox, select the menu button, and choose Logins and Passwords. Select the saved login on the about:logins page, then use the reveal control to view the password.
7. View passwords saved in Opera
Open Opera, go to Settings, and select Advanced in the left sidebar. Choose Privacy & security, then under Autofill, click Passwords.
Search for the saved account, then view, edit, add, or delete it in Password Manager. On a site where Opera saved credentials, the login page dropdown can show the saved sign-in details and take you back to Password Manager.
8. Access iCloud Keychain passwords on Windows
This fixes the gap when a password was saved on an Apple device and you need it on a Windows PC.
Set up iCloud Passwords first: your account needs two-factor authentication turned on, and in iCloud for Windows you click the arrow next to Passwords and Keychain, turn on Passwords & Keychain, then select Approve and enter the code sent to a trusted device or phone number.
Open the iCloud Passwords app on Windows and sign in. Click the account you want to view. Click the Copy button and choose what to copy, or right-click the user name, password, website, verification code, or note and choose the matching copy option.
9. Export saved passwords only when you need a file
In Microsoft Edge, go to Passwords, select More, choose Export passwords, select Export, then choose a save location.
In Chrome, open Google Password Manager, go to Settings, scroll to Export passwords, then select Download file.
In Firefox, open Logins and Passwords, select the three-dot menu on about:logins, choose Export Logins or Export Passwords, then confirm.
In Opera, go to Passwords, open Settings in the Password Manager sidebar, select Export passwords, then choose Download file.
Exported CSV password files are readable, so protect the file while you use it and delete it when you are done.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can’t I find a password in Windows Credential Manager?
Credential Manager shows credentials stored by Windows. A password saved inside Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Apple Passwords, or iCloud Passwords needs to be opened in that app instead.
Can I view passwords saved to my Google Account without Chrome?
Yes. Go to passwords.google.com in a desktop browser, sign in, select the saved password entry, authenticate when prompted, then reveal or copy it.
What if a work computer hides the password button?
A work or school admin can restrict password saving, password reveal controls, or parts of the browser password manager. Use a personal device for personal passwords, or ask the organization that manages the device.
Can I see old Wi-Fi passwords saved on my Mac?
Yes. In the Mac Passwords app, open Wi-Fi in the sidebar, select a saved network, then reveal or copy the password from the dots next to Password.