With the Dashlane web app and extension, you can autofill your passwords and manage your data.
You can access Dashlane directly in the browser extension and then open the full web app for more features.
The web app is available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Chromium-based browsers, such as Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi. Visit the Safari article to learn how to use the Dashlane app for Safari.
Install and log in to the Dashlane web app
Getting started with the Safari app
The language you set for your browser or mobile device is the language the Dashlane app appears in. If you need to change your default language, visit the help site for your browser or mobile device.
Manage your logins in the extension
Bottom menu:
- Open the web app: Open the browser view.
- Add login, shown as a plus (+) icon: Manually add a new login.
- Find out what's new and get help, shown as a question mark: Access our updates page and the Help Center.
- Sync your vault, shown as a circling arrows icon: Manually sync your logins across your apps.
Vault tab:
- Enter a keyword in the search bar to browse or search logins. Dashlane suggests relevant logins.
- Sort your logins by Item name or Last used to show the most recently used logins first. Select the current method to choose the other one.
- Hover over a login and select the Copy info icon, shown as a piece of paper. Choose the item you want to copy, such as the password.
- Hover over a login and select the Go to website icon to open the website in a new tab.
- Select a login to open the login details.
- Select the pencil icon to edit the login. The web app opens where you make your edits.
- Select the Copy icon next to an item you want to copy, such as the password.
- Select Show, shown as an eye icon, to view the password.
Autofill tab:
Control the autofill settings for the website or webpage you're viewing.
- This entire website tab:
- Choose to autofill Everything, autofill Only username and passwords, or Don't autofill on this website.
- This page only tab: Control the autofill settings for the webpage you're currently viewing.
- Did you know?: View how many form fields you've turned off for a particular webpage or website.
Generator tab:
You can generate a new strong, randomly-generated password.
- Copy the passwords generated.
- Choose the length of the password and whether the password contains letters, numbers, or symbols. You can also choose not to include characters that resemble each other, such as "1" and "l."
- To generate a new password, select the circling arrows icon next to the current password.
Select Show history to find passwords that you've changed in Dashlane. Even if you didn't save the generated password to a login, Dashlane keeps a log of the password.
Generated for site indicates Dashlane generated a password for a specific site, and you saved it in the app. Generated indicates Dashlane generated a password, but you didn't save it in the app. In the extension pop-up, you're limited to seeing the last 20 passwords that Dashlane generated.
Manage your logins in the web app
In the web app, you have the same actions that appear in the extension's Vault tab with a few differences.
In the extension pop-up, select Open the web app.
- Enter a keyword in the search bar to browse or search logins. Dashlane suggests relevant logins.
- Select a column name to sort your logins.
- Hover over a login and select the Go to website icon to open the website in a new tab.
- Select the 3-dot icon to open a menu and make a selection, such as Copy password.
- Select a login to open the login details view.
- Select Show, shown as an eye icon, to view the password.
- Select the Copy icon next to an item you want to copy, such as the password.
- Select Change password, shown as a circling arrows icon, and follow instructions to change the password.
Manage Secure Notes, personal information, payments, and IDs
You currently can manage Secure Notes, personal information, and payments only from the web app.
Secure Notes
- Select Add new in the top menu to add a new note.
- Enter a keyword in the search bar to browse or search notes. Search for words present in the Note Details.
- Select a column name to sort your notes: Name, Category, Date Created, or the Last Updated date.
- Select a note to edit the details or delete the note.
Note: For now, secure file storage in the web app is available only for Chrome, Edge, and other Chromium browsers such as Opera, Brave, and Vivaldi. Secure file storage will be available on Firefox sometime in the coming months. Rest assured that your files are safe, and you can manage them from our mobile apps or in another browser until they're available on Firefox.
Personal information
- Select Add new in the top menu to add an item.
- Enter a keyword in the search bar to browse or search your items.
- Select a header like Emails to collapse and expand the contents.
- Select an item to edit the details or delete the item.
Add personal information to Dashlane
Payments
- Select Add new in the top menu to add an item.
- Enter a keyword in the search bar to browse or search your items.
- Select an item to edit the details or delete the item.
Add and manage payment types in Dashlane
IDs
- Select Add new in the top menu to add an ID.
- Enter a keyword in the search bar to browse or search your IDs.
- Select an ID to edit the details or delete the ID. You can also hover over an ID and select Edit this document, shown as a pencil icon.
- Copy an ID: Hover over an ID and select Copy, shown as a piece of paper.
Add and manage IDs in Dashlane
Manage your Dashlane account and subscription
Go to the My account menu to access the following information:
- Subscription: View your current plan, Dashlane purchase receipts, and billing information, and manage your Dashlane subscription.
- Account summary: View your login email, view or change your data and privacy settings, and view or change your contact email.
- Manage activity: View and manage the devices you've authorized to access your account and de-authorize any of them at any time.
- Security settings: Change your Master Password and view the encryption method used for your account. Also, turn on 2-factor authentication, account recovery for Starter, Team, or Business plans, or the ability to unlock your account with your fingerprint or look.
- Export data: Export your data into a readable CSV file or a secure Dashlane backup file.
- Import data: Import your data from another Dashlane account or another password manager.
- Family Dashboard: If you're a Family plan manager, you can use this dashboard to manage the members in your plan and the plan settings.
- Sync now: Manually trigger sync to ensure Dashlane syncs your changes across all devices.
- Refer a friend: Share a referral link from Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo, or Gmail, or share your referral link on Facebook and Twitter. A successful sign-up grants you and your friend six months of Dashlane Premium.
- Help Center: Visit our Help Center—where you are now—to learn about Dashlane or contact Customer Support.
- Terms of Service: View our Terms of Service.
- Privacy Policy: View our Privacy Policy.
- Log out: Log out of your account.