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Using GrailVault

Import passwords

Bring in the logins saved in your browser or another password manager, and export a copy when you need one.

Switching takes a few minutes. You export your passwords from where they are now into a file, then choose that file in GrailVault. The file is read on your device, and everything is encrypted before anything is sent to the server.

The Import and export pageThe Import and export page
The Import and export page

#Import

  1. Open Import & export in the menu (or Import your passwords on the dashboard).
  2. Choose where your passwords are now. The page shows how to export from that program.
  3. Choose the exported .csv file and select Read the file.
  4. Check the preview, then choose Import.

#Where to export from

From How
Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera Settings, Passwords (Google Password Manager in Chrome, Password Manager in Edge). Open the menu or Settings and choose Export passwords.
Firefox Menu, Passwords. Open the three-dot menu and choose Export Logins.
Safari or the Apple Passwords app In Passwords (or Safari Settings, Passwords) choose File, Export All Passwords.
Bitwarden Tools, Export vault, format .csv.
1Password File, Export, CSV (1Password for Windows or Mac).
LastPass Account options, Advanced, Export.
Another program Export a CSV file with a header row containing columns such as name, url, username and password, and choose "Another program".

#A file from any other program

If your program is not in the list, a CSV file works when its first row names the columns. This is the smallest file GrailVault understands:

name,url,username,password,note
Example,https://example.com,me@example.com,a-long-random-password,

Extra columns are ignored. Rows with neither a username nor a password are skipped.

#What the preview tells you

Nothing is saved until you choose Import. The preview shows:

  • how many items are new,
  • how many are skipped because the same login (same site, username and password) is already in your vault or repeated in the file, and
  • how many rows were not imported and why (for example, a row with no username or password, or a card or identity from another program, which GrailVault does not store).

Logins become Login items. Notes from LastPass, Bitwarden and 1Password become Secure Notes. Folders and tags become tags, and favourites stay favourites.

You can run the same import again safely: items already in your vault are skipped, so nothing is duplicated.

#After importing

Warning

The file you exported contains all of those passwords as plain text. Delete it as soon as the import has finished, and empty your recycle bin or trash. Then remove the saved passwords from your browser, or turn its password saving off, so you keep only one copy.

#Export a CSV copy

The same page lets you download your logins as a CSV file, for moving to another program. Tick I understand the file will contain my passwords in plain text, then choose Download CSV. The file uses the columns browsers use, so you can import it elsewhere. Other item types put their first secret in the password column and their other fields in the note column, so nothing is lost.

Note

For safekeeping, use the encrypted backup instead. A CSV file is not encrypted.

#Limits

  • Up to 20,000 rows and 10 MB per file.
  • Only CSV files are read. If your program exports another format, choose CSV in its export options.
  • Cards, bank details and identities are not imported.