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KeePassXC to Apple Passwords converter

KeePassXC and Apple Passwords both use CSV, but KeePassXC writes 10 columns; Apple Passwords expects 6 in a different order — so Apple rejects a raw KeePassXC export or silently files everything into the wrong fields. Drop your export below and get back a file Apple accepts.

Convert your KeePassXC export

Drop your KeePassXC CSV here or click to choose a file — nothing is uploaded

The conversion runs entirely in this tab using JavaScript. Your file is never sent to a server — you can confirm it by opening your browser's Network tab, or by turning off Wi-Fi before you drop the file in. Prefer not to do this in a browser tab at all? Download the converter and run it from your own disk.

Your export file is plaintext. Both the file KeePassXC gives you and the one you download here contain every password in readable form. Delete them as soon as the import is verified, and empty your trash.

What's actually different between the two formats

Only 5 of 10 column names match (title, username, password), and they're in a different order — enough for Apple to accept the file and then put your passwords in the wrong fields.

KeePassXC columnApple Passwords columnWhat happens
Title Title Same name, position adjusted
Username Username Same name, position adjusted
Password Password Same name, position adjusted
URL URL Same name, position adjusted
TOTP OTPAuth Renamed and repositioned
Notes Notes Same name, position adjusted
Group — none — Apple has no folder field. Written into notes instead of dropped.

What carries over

FieldKeePassXCAppleResult
Item name / title Yes Yes Carried over
Username and password Yes Yes Carried over
Website URL Yes Yes Carried over
Notes Yes Yes Carried over
Folders / groups Yes No Written into the notes field as "Folder: …" so you can re-sort later.
Two-factor (TOTP) secrets Yes Yes Carried over
Favorites No No Not in the source file
Custom fields No No Not in the source file
Multiple URLs per entry No No Not in the source file
File attachments Yes No No CSV export includes attachments. Download them out of KeePassXC separately before you close the account — this is the one thing people lose permanently.

Step 1 — Export from KeePassXC

  1. Open your database in KeePassXC and unlock it.
  2. Choose Database → Export → CSV file.
  3. Pick a location and save.

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Step 2 — Convert it

Drop the file onto the converter above. It parses KeePassXC's layout, maps each field onto the universal record, then writes Apple Passwords's exact expected columns — including the empty ones its importer requires and, where the two differ, the right shape for 2FA secrets. You'll see a preview and a list of anything Apple can't hold before you download.

Rather not put this file in a browser tab connected to the internet? The same converter is available as a single HTML file you can download and open with your network switched off.

Step 3 — Import into Apple Passwords

  1. Open the Passwords app on your Mac.
  2. Choose File → Import Passwords…
  3. Select the converted CSV and confirm.

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Step 4 — Verify and clean up

  1. Open ten entries in Apple Passwords at random and check them against KeePassXC.
  2. Generate a 2FA code for one account in Apple and confirm it matches KeePassXC. A TOTP secret that imported wrong fails silently until you're locked out.
  3. Your folder names were written into each entry's note. Re-sort them however Apple organizes items.
  4. Sign in to one real site using Apple Passwords to confirm autofill works.
  5. Delete both CSV files and empty your trash. If your Downloads folder syncs to iCloud, OneDrive or Dropbox, confirm the deletion propagated there too.
  6. Only then close your KeePassXC account — and change any password you suspect was exposed while the plaintext file existed.

Questions

Why won't Apple Passwords import my KeePassXC file directly?

Only 5 of 10 column names match (title, username, password), and they're in a different order — enough for Apple to accept the file and then put your passwords in the wrong fields. The converter rewrites the file into Apple Passwords's exact expected layout, including the column order and any empty columns its importer requires.

Do my passwords get uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion is JavaScript running in your own browser tab — the file is read with the FileReader API, transformed in memory, and handed back to you as a download. There is no upload, no server-side processing and no analytics attached to the file. You can verify this by disconnecting from the internet before you drop the file in: the conversion still works.

What gets lost moving from KeePassXC to Apple Passwords?

Apple Passwords can't natively store: folders / groups, file attachments. Rather than drop that data, the converter writes it into the notes field where Apple has one, so you can move it back by hand. Keep your KeePassXC account active until you've confirmed everything you need made it across.

Will my two-factor codes still work after the move?

Yes, as long as KeePassXC exported the secrets. KeePassXC and Apple Passwords store them in different shapes — one uses a bare Base32 secret, the other a full otpauth:// URI — and the converter translates between them, which is the step most manual migrations get wrong. Check a couple of codes against your old vault before you delete it, since a TOTP secret that fails to import is silent until you're locked out.

Is the export file from KeePassXC encrypted?

No. A KeePassXC CSV export is plaintext — every password in it is readable by anything that can open the file, including other apps on your machine and anything that syncs your Downloads folder to the cloud. Convert it, import it, then delete both files and empty your trash. If your Downloads folder syncs to iCloud, OneDrive or Dropbox, check that the deletion propagated.

Anything unusual about KeePassXC's export?

KeePassXC CSV export writes attachments and entry history nowhere — if you need those, keep the .kdbx file as your archive.

Anything unusual about importing into Apple Passwords?

Export and import are Mac-only. There is no way to do either from iPhone or iPad.

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