How to see passwords saved in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera browser


Read this article to know how to see your stored saved passwords on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. See the detailed steps along with screenshots to help you recover your stored passwords from your browser.

We have too many passwords nowadays and with the browsers taking up the task of storing these passwords and populating them when required, many of us forget what we had actually set the password in the first instance. If you are signing in to a website with some other device and don't want to or can't sync your browser passwords, worry not. You can check your password that is stored in your browser on one device quite easily on both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, let's see how.

See saved passwords in Mozilla Firefox


Firefox is the second most used browser after Google Chrome. I personally prefer to use it as my primary browser because of the fact that rather than a corporation, an open source community is behind Firefox and I am more comfortable dealing with my data on such a browser than on a browser made by Google. To see the passwords stored in Mozilla Firefox:
  • Open the Options section of Mozilla Firefox. To do so, click on the 3 line icon below the Close button your browser and then click on Options.
    Setting menu in Mozilla Firefox

  • This is basically the Settings menu of Mozilla Firefox browser where you can change any setting. Use the Find search bar to search for "passwords".
  • Under Logins and Passwords click on "Saved Logins...".
    Saved logins in Firefox

  • A small window will open showing you all the passwords that you have saved in Firefox. You can search for the website for which you are searching the password for, right-click there and use the Copy Password option to copy the password to the clipboard. Or, you can use the Show Passwords button to see all your saved passwords.
    See saved passwords in Firefox
Passwords saved in Mozilla Firefox can be synced by making an account with Mozilla Firefox and signing in with that account on your browser.

See saved passwords in Google Chrome


Google Chrome is the most widely used browser in the world. Just how we can see the passwords in Mozilla Firefox, with just a little difference you can see your saved passwords in Google Chrome.
  • Open the Settings menu in Google Chrome after clicking on the 3 dotted button below the Close button of the browser.
    Settings Menu in Google Chrome

  • Use the search bar to search for "password". Click on the section where it says "Passwords".
    Passwords in Google Chrome Settings

  • In the next screen you will see all the passwords that you have saved on the browser. Click on the eye icon in front of the hidden passwords if you want to see the password. Google Chrome will prompt you for your Windows password to let you see the passwords. Enter it to finally be able to see the passwords saved on your Chrome browser.
    View stored passwords in Google Chrome

You can sign in on your Google Chrome browser with your Google account to sync your settings and passwords on any other device where you are using Chrome browser.

See saved passwords in Opera


Steps to see the password in Opera browser as exactly the same as in Google Chrome.
  • Open the Settings page by using the menu by clicking on the Opera button appearing at the top left side of the browser.
  • Search for "password" using the search box and then click on "Passwords" option.
  • In the next page you will be able to see the stored passwords and you can use the eye-shaped icon to make the passwords visible. You will be prompted for your Windows password to unhide the passwords.


Let me know through the comments section if you want help with any other browser to make your passwords visible and I would love to add steps for the browser of your choice.


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