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Safari to Google Chrome converter

Safari and Google Chrome both use CSV, but Safari writes 6 columns; Google Chrome expects 5 in a different order — so Chrome rejects a raw Safari export or silently files everything into the wrong fields. Drop your export below and get back a file Chrome accepts.

Convert your Safari export

Drop your Safari 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 Safari 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 3 of 6 column names match (url, username, password), and they're in a different order — enough for Chrome to accept the file and then put your passwords in the wrong fields.

Safari column	Google Chrome column	What happens
`Title`	`name`	Renamed and repositioned
`Username`	`username`	Renamed and repositioned
`Password`	`password`	Renamed and repositioned
`URL`	`url`	Renamed and repositioned
`OTPAuth`	`— none —`	Chrome has no 2fa secret field. Written into notes instead of dropped.
`Notes`	`note`	Renamed and repositioned

What carries over

Field	Safari	Chrome	Result
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	No	No	Not in the source file
Two-factor (TOTP) secrets	Yes	No	Written into notes. Re-add them by hand, or keep them in a separate authenticator.
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	No	No	Not in the source file

Step 1 — Export from Safari

On macOS Sequoia or later, passwords moved to the Passwords app — open that instead of Safari.
On earlier macOS: Safari → Settings → Passwords, then the ••• button → Export All Passwords.
Confirm with Touch ID or your Mac login password.
Save the CSV.

Watch out for

Safari and the Passwords app share one iCloud Keychain store and one CSV layout — importing to either lands in the same place.
There is no folder structure in iCloud Keychain, so groups from the source have to go into notes.

Step 2 — Convert it

Drop the file onto the converter above. It parses Safari's layout, maps each field onto the universal record, then writes Google Chrome'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 Chrome 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 Google Chrome

Go to chrome://password-manager/settings in Chrome.
Select "Select file" next to Import passwords.
Choose the converted CSV and confirm.

Watch out for

Chrome stores no TOTP secrets, no folders and no favorites. Anything in those fields has to go into the note column or be lost.
The exported file is plaintext on disk with no protection at all — delete it as soon as the import finishes and empty your trash.

Step 4 — Verify and clean up

Open ten entries in Google Chrome at random and check them against Safari.
Sign in to one real site using Google Chrome to confirm autofill works.
Delete both CSV files and empty your trash. If your Downloads folder syncs to iCloud, OneDrive or Dropbox, confirm the deletion propagated there too.
Only then close your Safari account — and change any password you suspect was exposed while the plaintext file existed.

Questions

Why won't Google Chrome import my Safari file directly?

Only 3 of 6 column names match (url, username, password), and they're in a different order — enough for Chrome to accept the file and then put your passwords in the wrong fields. The converter rewrites the file into Google Chrome'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 Safari to Google Chrome?

Google Chrome can't natively store: two-factor (totp) secrets. Rather than drop that data, the converter writes it into the notes field where Chrome has one, so you can move it back by hand. Keep your Safari account active until you've confirmed everything you need made it across.

Can I keep my 2FA codes in Google Chrome?

No — Google Chrome has no field for TOTP secrets at all. The converter puts each secret into the entry's note so it isn't lost, but Chrome won't generate codes from it. Move those to a dedicated authenticator app before you shut down Safari, or pick a target that supports them.

Is the export file from Safari encrypted?

No. A Safari 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 Safari's export?

Safari and the Passwords app share one iCloud Keychain store and one CSV layout — importing to either lands in the same place.

Anything unusual about importing into Google Chrome?

Chrome stores no TOTP secrets, no folders and no favorites. Anything in those fields has to go into the note column or be lost.

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