Unlike Google Chrome, Passwords Saved in Firefox cannot be copied from the Saved Password Window. So you have to type them manually by looking at the password which can be tough for auto-generated random strings. I always use Firebug to copy those weird passwords but now Firefox has most of those Firebug option built in. So let me share this little secret on how you can copy passwords saved in Firefox.
1. Once the password in the password box is shown as all asterisks, right-click the password field and select “Inspect Element.” option.
2. Now Click the Markup Panel Icon to view the HTML.
3. Change the type=”password” to type=”text”.
It will convert your password field into normal text field. This will not only show you the password but also allow you to copy the password. Select the content of the field and right click to see the Copy Option now Enabled.
Refresh the page and things will be back to normal.
Note: If you are doing in front of somebody, they may be able to read your passwords when the field is converted to text field.
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Hi Shabbir,
I am always amazed at all the hidden thinks right in front of us. But there are so many settings it is impossible to know all. I will try your tip.
Here is my tip:
Change all your passwords to ”incorrect”, that way when you log in with wrong password, the computer will tell you… ”Your password is incorrect”
Regards
Colin
Colin, to see the message Your password is incorrect, you have to enter your password that is not incorrect.
Right click anywhere in the row (of which you want to copy the password) in your Firefox’s password manager, a copy password box will appear. clicking on that will automatically copy your password in clipboard, you don’t even have to click “Show Password”.
Simple as that.
Abhik, thanks for that and I never really knew about this. How we just tend to make things complicated for simple tasks like Right Click to get these simple things done.
Ditto