You can securely share one or more logins, Secure Notes, and secrets with other people who use Dashlane. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
If you're experiencing issues when trying to share items, check out the "Common questions" section at the end of this article.
Before you start
Due to a limitation in Safari, people you share with who use Safari must open links from Dashlane emails directly within the Safari extension.
You can share your data with other Dashlane users from the web, the Android and iPhone mobile apps, and the macOS and iPad apps. The people you share with receive an invitation by email and an alert in their Dashlane apps.
Learn more about logins shared with you
The people you share with need to have a Dashlane account, and you need to share with them using the email they use to log in to Dashlane. They also need to accept your invitation before they can access the shared item.
Note: For professional plan members, any items shared in a group don't need to be accepted. The items will appear in your vault.
Can I share a login with someone who doesn't use Dashlane?
Yes, you can share a login with a friend, family member, freelancer, contractor, or vendor who doesn’t use Dashlane with link sharing. Link sharing is available through Dashlane on your computer, but not on the mobile apps.
Sharing with non-Dashlane users
Share with other Dashlane users
The steps provided throughout this article also apply to sharing items with members in professional plans and the sharing groups created by admins.
Share a single login, Secure Note, or secret in the web app
For secrets and Secure Notes, you can choose from three permission levels because you can't autofill the information for either item type. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
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Select the login, Secure Note, or secret you want to share.
Secure Notes with attachments won’t appear in the list to choose from.
- Select Share at the bottom of the panel.
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Select Use Dashlane.
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Enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address and select Add new contact. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Next.
- Choose the permission level and then select Share:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
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Can autofill
- Select Done in the confirmation pop-up.
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people. To see who an item is shared with, select the item and then select the Shared access tab.
Share multiple logins, Secure Notes, and secrets in the web app
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In the Sharing Center section, select Share item. Or go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select Share item in the top left of the page.
Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
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Select the checkboxes next to the items you want to share. After you select items in one tab, such as Logins, select another tab to select more items. You can also search for an item name. Then select Next.
Secure Notes with attachments won’t appear in the list to choose from.
Tip: Use the SHIFT key to select multiple items in order. Select the first item in the list, hold the SHIFT key, and then select the last item. All items between the first and last items are automatically selected.
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In the How do you want to share pop-up, select Use Dashlane.
If you want to share with someone who doesn't have a Dashlane account, check out this article:
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Enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address and select Add new contact. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Next.
- Choose the permission level and then select Share:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
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Can autofill
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people. To see who an item is shared with, select the item and then select the Shared access tab.
Edit or revoke access for a shared item in the web app
If you share an item with the wrong person or change your mind, you can edit the permission, revoke access after sharing was accepted, or revoke the invitation.
Dashlane never notifies a person when you revoke their access to an item. However, they won't see the item the next time they log in.
Edit permission
- Select the shared item. Then select the Shared access tab.
- Select the 3-dot menu next to the person whose permission you want to change.
- If the person has already accepted your sharing invitation, you’ll see Update permissions and Revoke access.
- If the person hasn't accepted your sharing invitation, you’ll see Update permissions and Revoke invitation.
- Select Update permissions to change their permission.
- In the Edit permissions for this item pop-up, select the new permission level.
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Select Change rights.
Revoke access
- Select the shared item. Then select the Shared access tab.
- If the person has already accepted your sharing invitation, select the 3-dot menu next to the person’s name and select Revoke access.
- If the person hasn't accepted your sharing invitation, you can cancel your invitation. Select the 3-dot menu next to the person's name, select Revoke invitation.
- Confirm your action in the pop-up.
Reminder: Dashlane never notifies a person when you revoke their access to an item. However, they won't see the item the next time they log in.
If you delete an item someone shared with you, Dashlane won’t delete the item from the creator’s Dashlane account.
- Select the shared item. Then select the Shared access tab.
Share a single login, Secure Note, or secret on Android
For secrets and Secure Notes, you can choose from three permission levels because you can't autofill the information for either item type. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
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Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the 3-dot menu for the item you want to share. Select Share.
Secure Notes with attachments won’t appear in the list to choose from.
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Enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Confirm.
- On the Select permission level screen, choose the permission level:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
- Can autofill
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Select Share. A success message appears.
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people.
To see who an item is shared with, open the item to see the details. In the Shared access section, select View all to see who has access and their permission. You can also see who hasn't accepted your invitation yet.
Share multiple logins, Secure Notes, and secrets on Android
- In the side menu of your Dashlane Android app, open the Sharing Center.
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On the Sharing Center screen, open the Content tab and select Share at the bottom of the screen.
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On the Select items to share screen, select the checkboxes next to the items you want to share. Select Share with.
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Enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Confirm.
- On the Select permission level screen, choose the permission level:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
- Can autofill
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Select Share. A success message appears.
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people.
To see who items are shared with, open an item to see the details. In the Shared access section, select View all to see who has access and their permission. You can also see who hasn't accepted your invitation yet.
Edit or revoke access for a shared item on Android
If you share an item with the wrong person or change your mind, you can edit the permission, revoke access after sharing was accepted, or resend or cancel your request.
Dashlane never notifies a person when you revoke their access to an item. However, they won't see the item the next time they log in.
Edit permissions
- Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the shared item. In the Shared access section, you can see how many groups and individuals the item is shared with.
- Select View all to view the list.
- On the Shared access screen, select the 3-dot menu next to the person whose permission you want to change.
- If the person has already accepted your sharing invitation, you’ll have two options: Update permission and Revoke access.
- If the person hasn't accepted your sharing invitation, you’ll have three options: Update permission, Resend your invitation, and Cancel your invitation.
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Select Update permission.
- On the Select permission level screen, choose the new permission.
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Select Update at the bottom of the screen.
Revoke access
- Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the shared item. In the Shared access section, you can see how many groups and individuals the item is shared with.
- Select View all to view the list.
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On the Shared access screen, select the 3-dot menu next to the person whose permission you want to revoke.
- Select Revoke access. If the person hasn't accepted the sharing request, you can also select Cancel your request.
- In the next pop-up, select Revoke access to confirm.
Share a single login, Secure Note, or secret on your iPhone
For secrets and Secure Notes, you can choose from three permission levels because you can't autofill the information for either item type. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
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Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the 3-dot menu for the item you want to share. Select Share.
Secure Notes with attachments won’t appear in the list to choose from.
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On the New share screen, enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address and select Add new contact. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Next in the top right of the screen to continue.
- On the Select permission level screen, choose the permission level:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
- Can autofill
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Select Share. A success message appears. Select Done to return to your vault.
View the groups and individuals an item is shared with
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people.
- To see who an item is shared with, select the item.
- On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
- On the Sharing screen, you can see the groups and individuals the item is shared with.
Share multiple logins, Secure Notes, and secrets on your iPhone
- Select Tools in the bottom menu and then select Sharing.
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On the Sharing screen, select the plus (+) icon in the top right of the screen to create a new share.
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On the New share screen, select the items you want to share and select Next.
Secure Notes with attachments won’t appear in the list to choose from.
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On the New share screen, enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address and select Add new contact. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Next.
- On the Select permission level screen, choose the permission level:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
- Can autofill
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Select Share. A success message appears. Select Done to return to the Sharing screen.
View the groups and individuals the items that are shared with
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people.
- To see who an item is shared with, select the item.
- On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
- On the Sharing screen, you can see the groups and individuals the item is shared with.
Edit or revoke access for a shared item on your iPhone
If you share an item with the wrong person or change your mind, you can edit the permission, revoke access, or resend the invite.
Dashlane never notifies a person when you revoke their access to an item. However, they won't see the item the next time they log in.
Edit permissions
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Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the shared item.
Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
- On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
- Select the 3-dot menu next to the person whose permission you want to change.
- If the person has already accepted your sharing invitation, you’ll have two options: Update permissions and Revoke access.
- If the person hasn't accepted your sharing invitation, you’ll have three options: Resend invite, Update permission, and Revoke invitation.
- Select Update permission.
- Select the checkmark in the top right of the screen to make the change.
Revoke access
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Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the shared item.
Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
- On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
- If the person hasn't accepted your sharing invitation, you can cancel your invitation. Select the 3-dot menu next to the person’s name, select Revoke invitation.
- If the person has already accepted your sharing invitation, select the 3-dot menu next to the person’s name and select Revoke access.
- Confirm your action in the pop-up.
Reminder: Dashlane never notifies a person when you revoke their access to an item. However, they won't see the item the next time they log in.
If you delete an item someone shared with you, Dashlane won’t delete the item from the creator’s Dashlane account.
You can also revoke access from the Sharing Center.
- Select Tools in the bottom menu. Then select Sharing.
- Select the person or group you want to stop sharing an item with.
- Select the 3-dot menu next to the item you want to stop sharing. Then select Revoke access.
- In the next pop-up, select Revoke access to confirm.
Share a single login, Secure Note, or secret on your iPad or Dashlane macOS app
For secrets and Secure Notes, you can choose from three permission levels because you can't autofill the information for either item type. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
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Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the item you want to share.
Secure Notes with attachments won’t appear in the list to choose from.
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For logins, select Share login on the details page. For Secure Notes, select Share secure note. For secrets, select Share secret.
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In the Select who to share with pop-up, enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address and select Add. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Next in the top right of the pop-up to continue.
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In the Select permission level pop-up, choose the permission level you want to assign:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
- Can autofill
- Select the checkmark in the top right of the pop-up to share. A success message appears. Select Done.
View the groups and individuals an item is shared with
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people.
- To see who the item is shared with, select the item.
- On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
- On the Sharing screen, you can view the groups and individuals the item is shared with and edit access.
Share multiple logins, Secure Notes, and secrets on your iPad or Dashlane macOS app
- Select Sharing in the left menu.
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Select the plus (+) icon in the top right of the page to create a new share.
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In the Select items to share pop-up, select the items you want to share.
Secure Notes with attachments won’t appear in the list to choose from.
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Select Next.
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In the Select who to share with pop-up, enter or select the email address of the person or people you're sharing with who also have Dashlane accounts.
To share items with a person for the first time, enter the person's full email address, and then select Add. The person appears in the contact list only after the first share.
- Select Next in the top right of the pop-up to continue.
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In the Select permission level pop-up, choose the permission level you want to assign:
- Full access
- Can edit
- Can view
- Can autofill
- Select the checkmark in the top right of the pop-up to share. A success message appears. Select Done.
View the groups and individuals an item is shared with
All shared items have a special icon next to their names, shown as two people.
- To see who the item is shared with, select the item.
- On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
- On the Sharing screen, you can view the groups and individuals the item is shared with and edit access.
Edit or revoke access for a shared item on your iPad or the Dashlane macOS app
If you share an item with the wrong person or change your mind, you can edit the permission, revoke access, or resend the invite.
Dashlane never notifies a person when you revoke their access to an item. However, they won't see the item the next time they log in.
Edit permissions
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Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the shared item.
Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
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On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
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Select the 3-dot menu in the row of the group or individual whose access you want to revoke.
If the person has already accepted your sharing invitation, you’ll have two options: Update permission and Revoke access. Select Update permission and select the new permission in the pop-up.
If the person hasn’t accepted your sharing invitation, Pending appears with their name. You’ll have three options: Update permission, Revoke access, and Resend invite.
- Select the checkmark in the top right of the pop-up to make the change.
Revoke access
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Go to Logins, Secure Notes, or Secrets and select the shared item.
Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
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On the item's details screen, select the right-pointing arrow in the Shared access section.
- Select the 3-dot menu in the row of the group or individual whose access you want to revoke. Then select Revoke access.
- In the pop-up, select Revoke access to confirm.
You can also revoke access from the Sharing Center.
- Select Sharing in the left menu.
- Select the person or group you want to stop sharing an item with.
- Select the 3-dot menu in the row of the item you want to stop sharing. Then select Revoke access.
- In the next pop-up, select Revoke access to confirm.
If you delete an item someone shared with you, Dashlane won't delete the item from the creator's Dashlane account.
Permission levels for shared items
When you share items, you choose whether you want the people you're sharing with to have one of four permission levels. When you choose a permission level that includes “edit,” the recipients can change the login’s password, and any other information in the login, Secure Note, or secret. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
- Full access: The recipient has full control over the item, including the ability to autofill, reveal the password, copy, edit, and share it with others. Recipients with this level of access can also manage sharing for other people and even revoke your access.
- Can edit: The recipient can autofill, reveal the password, copy, and edit the item. However, they can’t share the item with other people.
- Can view: The recipient can view and copy item fields, but they can’t edit or share the item. Secrets and Secure Notes are always viewable.
- Can autofill: This permission level is designed for logins only. The recipient can autofill the shared login, but can’t see the password in plain text, which prevents them from sharing the password with others. For other item types, such as Secure Notes and secrets, permissions will be set to Can view because their content is always viewable.
You can share multiple item types in one action. After you make selections, the pop-up shows what each permission level means for each item type.
For secrets and Secure Notes, you can choose from three permission levels because you can't autofill the information for either item type. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
Important: If you don’t want someone to view or edit your login, we recommend not sharing it. Even when the password is hidden by dots, a determined, technically savvy person may still be able to reveal the actual password.
Common questions
General
Is sharing in Dashlane secure?
Unlike emails and text messages, Dashlane is a secure way to share data.
Emails and text messages travel unprotected over the internet and cellphone networks. The email provider or messaging app also copies the message in several places, such as their servers and the device of the person you're writing to. Anyone with access to these places can access what you wrote.
When you send a login or Secure Note with Dashlane, we "encrypt" or scramble what you send with the best security system available. Only you and those you choose to share with can access your data.
We recommend never sharing a password or personal information by email or text message. Use Dashlane secure sharing instead.
How do I share one of my items with a member of my Friends & Family plan?
If you have a Friends & Family plan, you share with other members of the plan the same way you do with anyone else. Each person in a Friends & Family plan has their own account.
If I’ve already shared items with Limited or Full rights, do the permission levels update automatically to one of the four permission levels?
Yes, any items you’ve shared will automatically be updated to one of the available permission levels that better map to the new permission levels.
- Full rights updates to Full access
- Limited rights updates to Can autofill for logins and Can view for Secure Notes and secrets
I'm having issues sharing with other Dashlane users
Try the steps in our troubleshooting article to rule out some possible causes for the issues you may experience when you try to share or receive items.
Sharing with members of professional plans
What can admins and members of professional plans share?
Admins and members of Team, Omnix Password Management, and Omnix Enterprise plans can share Collections of work logins and Secure Notes.
If you're a member of a professional plan, you can share with groups and individuals who are part of your organization with Dashlane accounts. If you're an admin of a Starter plan, you can share one Collection.
Share Collections with members of professional plans
Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
What are sharing groups in professional plans?
Professional plan members can share multiple items with multiple members at the same time with sharing groups. The steps provided throughout this article also apply to sharing groups.
Only professional plan members can share within groups. Your admin creates sharing groups and adds plan members to the groups.
For admins: Create and manage groups
Note: For professional plan members, any items shared in a group don't need to be accepted. The items will appear in your vault.
I shared an item with a plan member and shared the same item in a sharing group in my professional plan. Which permission level will apply if they don't match?
When you share with a group, all members receive the same permission level you choose. If you share an item in more than one way—for example, directly with a person and also in a group that includes that person—the highest permission level is always applied.
Example:
- Rob shares an item with Anne, giving her Can autofill permission. Anne can't reveal, copy, edit, or share the password.
- Rob then shares the same item in a group with Can edit permission. Anne is a member of this group.
Result: Anne now has Can edit permission for the shared item. She can autofill, reveal, copy, and edit the item.
How do I find items shared through a professional plan group?
After a plan member shares items with a group, all group members automatically accept and receive access to the items. Shared items appear in the Sharing Center and in the Logins or Secure Notes sections. Secrets are available only to admins and members of organizations with Password Management.
Shared items may take several minutes to appear within a sharing group. If an item doesn't appear, you can use the Dashlane web app or macOS and select Sync now to sync your data immediately. The iPhone and Android apps don't have this button. But you can close and reopen the apps to sync immediately on these devices.
In the web app, open the Vault menu in the top left of the page. In the Settings menu, select Sync now.
For the Dashlane macOS app, first open the app and then go to the browser menu, and select Sync now in the Sync menu.
How do I revoke shared access in professional plans?
If an item isn't shared by a plan admin or is shared with Full access, only the person who shared the item can revoke access.
Items are shared and attached to a group and not to you. If you're removed from a sharing group, you no longer have access to shared items in that group.
If you want to revoke access for a single plan member, ask your admin to remove the person from the sharing group.
If you're removed from a professional plan, any items in your Dashlane Password Manager account shared through a sharing group will also be removed. Sharing groups are only available for plan members.