About iCloud Passwords
iCloud Passwords is the obvious pick if your phone and Mac are Apple and you want your saved logins in Chrome, Edge or Firefox without paying for or setting up anything new. It is Apple's own extension and holds no vault of its own. It fills passwords from your iCloud Keychain, saves new logins back to it so your other Apple devices can use them, and can generate verification codes from QR codes.
On a Mac you need iCloud Keychain turned on. On Windows you use the iCloud for Windows app, and Apple says that once iCloud Passwords is set up there, your passwords are available in Chrome, Edge and Firefox. You enable the extension from its toolbar button with a six-digit code shown on your PC. It is free, and Safari needs no extension because it reads iCloud Keychain directly.
The trade is reach. There is no Linux or Android desktop route, no standalone vault and no sharing controls to match a dedicated manager. Store ratings are low, about 2.6 on Chrome and 2.4 on Edge, with Windows sync and re-enable complaints in Edge reviews. If you also use Android or Linux, choose something cross-platform.
Pros and cons
- Free, from Apple, and uses passwords you already have in iCloud Keychain
- Fills logins and can generate verification codes from QR codes
- Official listings for Chrome, Edge and Firefox
- Windows PCs can use it through the iCloud for Windows app
- Needs a Mac or a Windows PC with iCloud for Windows, so no Linux or Android desktop
- A plain connector, with fewer manager features than Bitwarden or 1Password
- Low store ratings: about 2.6 on Chrome and 2.4 on Edge
Permissions
It requests access to all websites so it can detect login forms and fill them, plus native messaging to talk to the Apple software on your computer. It also asks for web navigation, storage and context menu access.
