Secret Service Web Password Import Tool

Import passwords from your web browser's password storage to your desktop's keyring/wallet service. This tool should work with any keyring/wallet that implements the Secret Service API (e.g. GNOME Keyring, KWallet, etc.).

For information about the Secret Service API, see: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/secret-service/

Currently, Chromium/Chrome is the only supported web browser.

Installing dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian-based)

sudo apt install autoconf automake build-essential libsecret-1-dev pkg-config

Building from source

./autogen.sh
./configure
make

Optional:

make install

Importing passwords

Chromium/Chrome

From chrome://settings/passwords there is an option to export passwords.

CAUTION: passwords will be saved as a plain-text CSV file. This is currently the only way to import them using this tool.

Ensure that the exported CSV file begins with this line:

name,url,username,password

Run:

secret-importer /path/to/csv

You will be prompted to select the collection (aka keyring in some implementations) where your passwords will be stored. Any runtime errors will be printed to stderr.

Remember to delete the CSV file afterwards to avoid having all your secrets out in the open.