I suggest that possibility to add passwords as well as change existing passwords manually is added. Quite often the browser does not recognize that a new identity and password is being created on a site. It seems to be depending on how the site has chosen to add users.
The ability to add user identity, password and their corresponding site would be a really great feature and add value by virtually making Brave the only need-to-have password keeper.
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Hey.
You can already change the existed passwords and usenames. To do that :
- Write at adress bar Brave://flags
- Enable "Experimental Web Platform features" and "Edit passwords in settings" flags.
- Go to passwords , click at three dots of the password that you want to change user name and password and select “change password …”. Thats it.
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Excellent, thank you!
Please note that the word “fags” in the first instruction line is misspelled. The correct sentence should be:
- Write at adress bar Brave://flags
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Sure. I edited it. Thanks.
Plus 1 for adding passwords manually. It’s a great feature that is in Mozilla. A use case for this is to save passwords for docs, zips, and such on the desktop. Since the browser can’t suggest a password to those items it would be nice to manually enter them in ourselves for safe keeping.
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Gotta concur with you on this feature. Safari gives me the option to add a password, and I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to do this on Brave. Glad you brought it to their attention.
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I too would like to add a request to add the ability to manually add passwords/usernames.
On the support page, it says this is possible. I have not been able to find a way to do it. This is an important feature.
I ended up clicking on the three dots at the top next to “Saved Passwords” header => Export Passwords. This generates a .csv with all of your existing saved passwords. Open the .csv and remove all the existing passwords. Add the new password(s) under the header row. Save the file and go back to the setting and select “Import Passwords”. Select the .csv file you updated. Viola! This does not overwrite your existing saved passwords.
@Dan33185 @Brojangs @uncledru This feature already existed when you all said +1. It’s in Settings. Go to Settings → Autofill → Password Manager. From here, you can edit existing username/password or you can add new ones. For example:
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That button is not available for me (and I imagine the rest of the users that +1 here).
100% it is, unless you’ve been refusing to update Brave for a very long time.
Should add we’re referencing Desktop, which is what OP mentioned. If you’re referencing Android, it’s a different story.
Also, let me apologize as my first response should have been phrased better and not been as dismissive/argumentative. It’s coming from the point of knowing people on Linux, Mac, and Windows all have used this in the past and it’s been discussed. However, I should reply better as there could have been something random wrong on yours that somehow broke.
Instead, I should have asked more about which OS you’re using, which browser version, and if you could do a screenshot of your Autofill/Passwords Manager section (while making sure to crop out your usernames and all, just to reduce chances of issues)
No worries and I appreciate the apology. Here is a screenshot of my current version information:
Here is the password manager screen:
After disabling 1password - the add button pops up.
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Ok, yeah. So that’s where your issue is. You’re using 1Password instead of Brave’s password manager. So it didn’t have it set there. I’m guessing when you have 1Password active, you’d need to go through the Manage button or Manage passkeys section below.
So it’s one of those things to where it’s true that it exists within the browser, but also true you weren’t seeing it. Got to love how little details like settings changes or extensions can change things so much. It can make it difficult in communicating and resolving issues.
At least appreciate hearing more and you following up. It adds one more thing for me to think of and consider when talking to others in the future.
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Brave’s “login detection” is not perfect. I have a few websites (most notably my NAS, the Synology DSM system) that it doesn’t detect as “logging in”, and thus also doesn’t offer to save the password. Being able to manually add such passwords would be a suitable workaround.
Brave actually detecting such logins would be even better, but given that web designers seem to think of different ways to log in on a daily basis, I expect that there will be a need for manual intervention anyway.
I would love to have this as well. Some websites it doesn’t ask me to save the login and I can’t manually add it on my iPad. This feature would be really nice to have.