How to Find Any Passwords on Your Mac

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Apple recently made it much easier to find, change, and delete all of your saved passwords in one place. Plus, your Mac will now show you any weak or compromised passwords and urge you to change them. Here’s how to find any passwords on your Mac, no matter what macOS you are running.

How to Find Your Passwords on a Newer Mac

To find your passwords on a Mac, click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your screen and select System Settings. Then click Passwords and enter your Mac password. Use the search bar to find a website or app and click the “i” icon. Finally, hover your mouse over the password to reveal it.

Note: These steps are for the latest Macs that have an M1 or M2 chip. However, you can also use them for Macs with Intel chips, as long as you have updated to macOS Monterey or later.

Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your Mac screen.
Then select System Settings. If you are using a Mac with an Intel chip, you will need to click System Preferences instead.
Next, click Passwords. You will see this in the left sidebar of the Settings window. If you are using a Mac with an Intel chip, you will see this in the settings window with a key icon.
Note: If you don’t see this option anywhere in the Settings window, skip to the next section in this article.
Then enter your Mac password. This is the same password that you use to log in to your computer.
Next, use the search bar to find any passwords stored on your Mac. You will see the search bar at the top of the window. You can search by app, website, username, and more.
Then click the “i” icon next to the password you want to see. If your Mac has an Intel chip, you will have to click the Edit button after you select a website or app.
Finally, hover your mouse over the password to reveal it. You can also click your password to copy and paste it.

Once you hit Edit, you can type a new password, but it will only change on your Mac and other iCloud devices. To change your actual password, you can click the Change Password on Website button. This will open your web browser to the login page for the site.

You can also click Delete Password, but it will only remove the password from your Mac and other iCloud devices.

How to Find Passwords on Your Mac (Old Way)

To find your saved passwords on a Mac, go to Applications > Utilities and open the Keychain Access app. Then

You can find your passwords and other information (like credit card numbers) stored in the Keychain Access app that comes pre-installed on all Macs. Here are the steps to retrieve your saved passwords using Keychain Access:

Open your Applications folder. You can do this by opening a Finder window and selecting Applications in the left sidebar. Or you can also right-click on our desktop and press the Command + Shift + A keys on your keyboard at the same time.
Then open the Utilities folder.
Next, open Keychain Access.
Then click Passwords. You will either see this at the top of the window with a newer Mac. If you have an older Mac, you might see this in the left sidebar under Category.
Next, use the search bar to find a password and double-click to open it.
Note: If you want to find your WiFi password, you can search for your network name.
Then click Show Password.
Next, enter your Mac password. This is the same you use when logging in to your computer.
Finally, you will find your password next to Show Password.