Microsoft is testing the ability to import passwords and credentials into Edge Chromium using comma separated values (CSV) files. Edge already lets you import passwords from other browsers or by syncing password manager app data. However, the simplified CSV option was recently released in Edge Canary version 90.
As the name of the format suggests, all information in a CSV file is separated by commas. In this case, the credentials will include a website’s URL, the username associated with the website, and the account’s password – all broken down into sections. Some password managers allow you to export your data as CSV files or create your own data in your favorite spreadsheet app like Excel or Google Sheets, or with a text editor like Notepad. You can also password protect and encrypt CSV files.
Before Microsoft added the .CSV option, users had to use tortuous workarounds to import .CSV data into Edge on Desktop and Android. These tricks still work if you don’t want to download Edge Canary – it’s less stable than the public version, after all. At some point, the CSV import option should find its way to the stable version, but we’ll show you how to try the feature out early on.
How to import CSV password files to Edge
Before you can import a CSV file, you need to enable the feature in Edge Canary’s experimental flags menu.
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- Download and install Edge Canary from the Edge Insider Channel. If you’re already using Edge Canary, you’ll need to update to version 90 or later.
- Open Edge Canary.
- Go to edge: // flags / # PasswordImport.
- Choose “Activate” from the drop-down box.
- click “Start anew” when prompted to save and apply the changes. The browser will restart.
Now you can import CSV files from the Passwords menu:
- In Edge Canary, click “…” Icon at the top right.
- Go to Settings> Profiles> Passwords.
- click “…” next to “Saved Passwords.”
- Choose “Import passwords.”
- Choose “CSV file” from the drop down box and make sure the “Passwords” Check box is activated.
- click “Choose file.”
- Use the File Explorer window to find and select your CSV file.
[Techdows]
