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The original 1Password browser extension is reliant upon the main app as well as a means for communication with it, which results in one (the app or the extension) being able to lock and unlock the. I've been using 1Password in Safari for years with no problems, yesterday I decided to switch to Firefox and the experience with 1Password has been nothing but frustrating. It's a catch 22 - either I use 1PasswordX and have the inline menu + autofill 2FA, but no Touch ID, or I use the desktop app required extension and have Touch ID but no. 1Password X: The Standalone Extension for Chrome and Firefox One of 1Password’s strongest features is 1Password X. It’s the full 1Password experience, but based entirely in Chrome or Firefox. Firefox Mac extension troubles. I've been using 1Password in Safari for years with no problems, yesterday I decided to switch to Firefox and the experience with 1Password has been nothing but frustrating. It's a catch 22 - either I use 1PasswordX and have the inline menu + autofill 2FA, but no Touch ID, or I use the desktop app required. If Firefox downloads the file instead, choose to open it with Firefox or open it manually with File Open File in the Firefox menu bar. Click Add to install 1Password when Firefox gives you this prompt Firefox will inform you the add-on was installed successfully, and the 1Password icon will now appear in Firefox’s toolbar.
Restart your browser
Before you go further, restart your browser. It’s a simple step and resolves most common issues.
After you restart your browser, open and unlock 1Password in your browser to see if the issue is resolved. If it is, you can stop here.
Update your browser and 1Password
To see if the issue has already been fixed in an update, update your browser and 1Password.
Restart your computer
If you’re still having trouble, restart your computer. Then open and unlock 1Password in your browser to see if the issue is resolved.
If you don’t see the 1Password icon in your browser’s toolbar
Learn what to do if you don’t see the 1Password icon in your browser’s toolbar.
If 1Password isn’t saving or filling passwords on any website or you don’t see the 1Password icon in form fields
If you don’t see the 1Password icon in form fields when you visit websites, make sure it’s turned on. Follow the steps for your browser:
Safari
- Open and unlock 1Password.
- Choose 1Password > Preferences.
- Click the Browsers icon, then turn on:
- “Always keep 1Password Extension Helper running”
- “Show inline menu in Safari”
- “Detect new usernames and passwords and offer to save them”
Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave
- Click in your browser’s toolbar.
- Click and choose Settings.
- Turn on “Offer to fill and save passwords”.
If you’re using Safari and still don’t see the 1Password icon in form fields, Control- or right-click the web page and choose “Show 1Password on this page”.
If you’re having trouble saving and filling logins on a specific website
If 1Password is working well on other sites, but you’re having trouble saving and filling passwords on a specific website, follow these steps:
- Check for multiple Login items. If you have more than one Login item for a single website, and some of them have the same password, you won’t be prompted to save the password again. You can still save it manually.
- Save the Login manually. When you save a new Login manually, 1Password will record the form fields on the page even if it doesn’t automatically detect them.
If you can’t sign in after changing your password on a website
If you used the password generator to create your new password, you can recover it in the Generator History. Learn how to recover an unsaved password.
If you still can’t sign in, use the website’s password reset feature. Then follow the steps to change the password.
If 1Password doesn’t automatically fill your information when you visit a website
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To protect you, 1Password will only fill when you tell it to.
If you’re on the sign-in page for a website, click the 1Password icon in your browser’s toolbar, and select the Login item for that site to fill your username and password.
If you want 1Password to open the website and fill your password, click the 1Password icon in your browser’s toolbar, start typing to find the site you want to sign in to, then click Go.
Learn more about signing in using 1Password.
If 1Password takes you to the wrong page when you click a Login item
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You might need to change the saved web address for that Login item:
- Open and unlock 1Password.
- Select the Login item and click Edit.
- Change the website field to the address of the sign-in page. (For example,
https://www.amazon.com/gp/sign-in.htmlfor Amazon.)
Get more help
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If you tried the above steps and are still having trouble with 1Password in your browser, contact 1Password Support with a description of the problem.