Browser Add-Ons

Password Depot can fill in web forms with user names, passwords and other login data for you. There are two methods how this can be done:

The Auto-Complete function (lightning symbol)
The browser add-ons

In this section, the browser add-ons will be explained in detail. Not only can they fill in logins on websites automatically for you, they can also adopt new login credentials directly into Password Depot. The browser add-ons are automatically launched along with the browser and always activated when you open a website with a login. The communication with the Browser Add-Ons has been switched to Native Messaging. Currently, we offer add-ons for the following browsers:

Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge

If you do not want to use the add-ons, you can remove their checkmarks when installing the program. They can be deactivated retroactively in the respective browser.

HINT: If you are encountering any difficulties with the browser add-ons, please have a look at our Add-On section in our service center.

NOTE: The add-ons do not work if a dialog window is open in Password Depot or if Password Depot is locked or closed.

Automatic Completion of Log-ins

If an entry has already been created for a website URL, user name, password and other data will be entered automatically.

HINT: The add-on symbol in the login fields of a website tells you if the add-on is available here.

If multiple entries are saved for an opened URL, the fields are not filled in automatically. Instead, click on the add-on symbol and select the desired login.

If you never want the browser add-ons to fill in your login credentials, remove the checkmark on the option Auto-fill web forms using add-ons under Edit → Options (F10) → Browsers.

If you do not want the browser add-ons to fill in your login credentials on specific websites, you can add those URLs to the list of ignored URLs under Database → Properties (Ctrl + I) → Content. Alternatively, you can go to Edit → Properties (Ctrl + M) → Additional on each entry and deactivate the automatic completion there.

Add New Passwords from Web Browsers

If you log in on a website that has not been saved in Password Depot yet, you can allow the program to automatically ask you if a new entry with the credentials you just entered should be created. You can activate or deactivate this option in Edit → Options → Browser.

When the program asks you whether it should create a new entry, you can see its description, user name, password, URL and the folder in which the entry will be saved. You can continue by clicking Add. Clicking Cancel will end the process without saving the new entry.

HINT: You can pick a different folder within the database than the one you have currently opened for the new entry. However, no other database can be selected.

Update existing entries

In case you need to change your login credentials and change it directly on a website within your browser, Password Depot will ask if you would like to update the already existing entry. Click Update to save the changes in Password Depot.

Some websites cause problems with automatic filling for various reasons due to the add-on. In such cases, you have the option to manually correct or update the forms.

Additional options

If you click on the add-on symbol, you can copy the user name, the password and/or the URL to your clipboard. With the pen symbol, you can open the properties of the entry in Password Depot to edit it.

In the browser

If you click on the add-on symbol in the browser itself, the following options will be available:

Status: Indicates whether the add-on is currently Active or Inactive. The currently open database is displayed below. You can refresh the status using the button on the right. If the add-on is inactive, not all of the options listed below will be available to you.
Search entries: Search for an entry in all open databases. Use the corresponding icons to copy login credentials (Username, Password, TOTP), edit the entry, or open it in a new tab (Open URL).
Entries for this site: Here you can see all the entries that have been created for the currently open URL.
Open Password Depot: Opens the Password Depot Windows Client.
Add New Entry: Create a new password entry for the current URL.
Generate Password: Create an automatically generated, secure password that you can paste directly into a form.
Check Password: Check to see if a password has appeared in known data breaches.
Settings: Here you can configure various settings for using the browser add-on.
- Offer to save passwords: Specify whether passwords that are not yet stored in Password Depot should be automatically offered for saving.
- Handle passkeys: Specify whether Password Depot should be used for passkeys.
- Auto-fill single entry: If there is only one entry for a URL, you can have the fields filled in automatically, provided this option is enabled.
- Theme: Select the desired add-on theme (System, Light, Dark).
- Language: Select the desired language for the add-on (Browser default, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch).
- Clear clipboard after: Set when data should be cleared from the clipboard (30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, Never).
- Ignore this site: If you select this option, no login credentials will be entered or saved on this website.
About Password Depot Extension: Here you will find the current version number of the add-on and the Password Depot client you are using. You will also find direct links to our website, our support portal, our privacy policy, and a way to leave a review.

HINT: More information on using passkeys can be found here:
Create passkey, Select passkey