Using Dashlane to autofill your passwords and data

Dashlane not only helps you make strong, unique passwords and keeps track of them for you, it can also automatically fill in those passwords and form fields and speed up online purchases.

The autofill engine is what Dashlane uses to analyze the content and identify the different types of fields on the web pages you visit. It enables Dashlane to offer the most relevant information for autofill and contextual help when you create an online account or change a password, for example.

Machine Learning autofill engine

Earlier versions of Dashlane's autofill feature used a semantic rule engine, which used a set of rules our engineers developed to identify fields on web pages. That meant that if a website didn't match those human-set rules, the engine might not recognize the fields properly. This required heavy maintenance work and had an impact on your computer's performance.

As we're focusing more on a web-based environment, we've introduced a new autofill engine powered by machine learning. Instead of using a set of rules, we "fed" the engine with a large number of websites that we classified manually, and the engine used those examples to learn how to recognize fields on its own. As a result, this new engine is more efficient when identifying fields in different contexts.

The main advantages of this new engine include:

• Improved accuracy
• Faster adaptation: The engine powered by machine learning can better adjust to web standards changes.
• Lower maintenance cost: More resources are available to build upon instead of just maintaining.
• Faster and lighter: The engine has less impact on your computer's performance.

Note: Because the Machine Learning engine is no longer in the beta phase, we have shut down the beta email address "ml-beta@dashlane.com." You can share your feedback about the Machine Learning engine directly with the support team by emailing support@dashlane.com.

Easy one-step log in

Dashlane can log you into all your accounts with one simple click.

When you go to a website, look for the Dashlane D icon in the login fields. A dark green D icon means that we have the information already, and a gray one means that we don't and that you'll have to enter it manually. Learn how to add your login information to Dashlane.

Click in the field to have Dashlane display a drop-down list for you to choose the information or identify what you want to use. Dashlane will autofill the fields based on the information you've saved in the app.

For example, if you click in an "Email" field and click on the right login.

Dashlane will log you in automatically.

Whenever you visit a site where you don't have an account, Dashlane will display a prompt that you have no passwords saved for the site yet, like the one below.

Turn off autofill for certain sites

If you don't want Dashlane to autofill certain sites, you can disable autofill either on one unique web page, the entire website, or a unique form field.

To disable autofill:

1. Go to the page or site where you want to disable autofill.
2. Click the Dashlane extension icon in your browser.
3. In the extension menu, click the Autofill tab to access the Website Settings.
4. Choose either This entire website or This page only to control the autofill settings in the entire website or a particular webpage.
5. Choose an option:
   • Everything: Have Dashlane working fully.
   • Only logins and passwords: Autofill login information only.
   • Don't autofill: Completely disable Dashlane on this website or page.

If you disable Dashlane autofill for the entire website, it will not work on any website page.

Learn how to disable autofill on a specific site or a form field.

Automatically fill in forms

Tired of filling in the same registration information every time you sign up online? Let Dashlane do the work!

Click in a field and select the information you want to use to fill in the form. Dashlane automatically fills in the form.

Sometimes, you might come across a field that Dashlane can't properly recognize. As a result, Dashlane may not be able to log you in automatically or save your credentials. Learn more about how to fix field issues.

Speed up online purchases

Dashlane lets you complete your purchases in seconds.

Click in the field where you need to enter your credit card number, choose which of your credit cards you want to use, and Dashlane fills in the information for you.

For security reasons, you'll be required to enter your Master Password before Dashlane fills in the information.

Manage website subdomains

A domain is an identifier used to name a location on the internet. For example, our domain is dashlane.com. A subdomain is a domain with a prefix before the main domain's name. For example, you are currently reading a page that is located on our subdomain support.dashlane.com.

Dashlane allows you to assign passwords to specific subdomains (such as bugzilla.mozilla.com and addons.mozilla.com) and make sure that they're kept separate instead of suggesting the same login credentials for any site with the same domain (in this example, mozilla.com).

You can configure Dashlane to use the correct login information among all of your credentials that share the same domain or even associated domains as well (read more in the next paragraph). For example, if you have saved one credential for user.dashlane.com and one for support.dashlane.com, by default, Dashlane will propose both of these when you sign in to user.dashlane.com.

Follow these steps to ensure that Dashlane displays the correct credential for the appropriate subdomain:

1. Open a credential.
2. Make sure the website address field is correct and contains the subdomain.
3. Click Autofill options at the bottom of the window.
4. Enable Autofill only on exact URL.

   

Dashlane currently supports only one level of subdomain. For example, Dashlane would support support.dashlane.com but not user.support.dashlane.com, which has 2 subdomain levels: user and support.

Manage associated websites

You can use some online accounts on multiple websites or domains. For example, you need only one Amazon account, but you can use it on amazon.com, amazon.fr, amazon.co.uk, and so on.

Dashlane will make a single credential available for autofill on different websites or domains when appropriate. This feature works with a list of associated websites that we maintain and update manually on our end. For now, you cannot edit this list from the app.

Follow these steps to see which websites are associated with a credential:

1. Navigate to the web app.
2. Select the credential to open its details.
3. Click Autofill options to expand the list of options. You'll be able to see how many websites are associated with the credential.
4. Click the blue associated websites panel to see the list of websites.

If you want to have the credential offered for autofill only on the domain you saved it for originally, select the Autofill only on exact URL check box. For more information about this setting, see How to manage subdomains in Dashlane.

We've provided the full list of associated websites below, but remember that changes are implemented in each app with the next update. These changes are often released at different times for each platform. So if you don't yet see the updated list in your app, please wait for the next update.

In addition, the list may not contain all the associated websites that you need. If you find one that is not listed yet, use this survey to let us know by entering your suggested associated websites in the provided field and clicking Done.