Apple Passwords: iCloud Keychain comes as an extension in Firefox

Apple now offers an official extension to integrate its password management "Passwords" into Firefox. This allows users to use the access data stored in the iCloud keychain in the Mozilla browser. It is also possible to save new passwords created in Firefox in "Apple Passwords" and to access confirmation codes for two-factor authentication (TOTP).

Apple passwords in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox

Apple password management is now available in the most widely used browsers; in addition to the new Firefox extension, an extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge – has also been available for Windows for some time. The iCloud Keychain has always been integrated into Apple's Safari browser. From iOS 18 and macOS 15, users can access their data via a new, standalone password app. "Apple Passwords" cannot be accessed on Android.

Apparently, only Firefox on macOS – in the macOS 14 Sonoma and macOS 15 Sequoia versions, is currently supported. Users with Windows or Linux versions of Firefox report error messages stating that the extension is currently "not available". Apple probably still needs to adapt "iCloud for Windows" to make the Firefox extension work on Windows. Linux support remains questionable, and Apple's Chrome extension is also only intended for Windows and macOS.

Unofficial extension on Github

For the official Firefox extension, Apple has apparently adopted the entry of an open-source iCloud keychain extension in Mozilla's add-on directory, which was previously offered by a third-party developer. The listing has been transferred to Apple and the company is now the sole owner of the extension, the developer announced on GitHub. The previous link to his repository has been removed. No money was paid for this. He is still considering whether he will now further develop his extension, which was only written for his own use.

(lbe)