Bitwarden: The Best Chrome Extension for Password and Privacy Protection
Bitwarden is an incredible Chrome extension that offers top-notch password and privacy protection. With a remarkable total rating of 4.77, it has established itself as the safest way to store passwords and logins securely.
One of the standout features of Bitwarden is its ability to sync passwords across multiple devices, providing ultimate convenience and accessibility. Regardless of whether you use a Windows computer or iOS devices, rest assured that all your passwords are securely stored.
In today's digital world, password theft and security breaches are unfortunately all too common. This is why it is crucial to use a password manager like Bitwarden. It generates unique and complex passwords for each account, effectively protecting against the risks of reused passwords. With robust security measures, including AES-256 bit encryption and salted hashing, Bitwarden ensures that your data remains secure.
What sets Bitwarden apart is its commitment to open-source software. The source code is available on GitHub, fostering transparency and trust among users. It allows security experts and developers to review, audit, and contribute to the codebase, ensuring Bitwarden remains at the forefront of password security.
Overall, my experience with Bitwarden has been exceptional. It simplifies the process of managing passwords, providing peace of mind knowing that accounts are protected. I highly recommend Bitwarden to anyone looking for a reliable and user-friendly password manager. Give it a try and experience the difference for yourself.
Easiest and safest way to store logins and passwords
Syncs passwords between all devices
Fully encrypted vault for data security
Open source software for transparency and community contribution
Limited features compared to other password managers
May have occasional bugs or glitches
4.27
7975 reviews
30 Reviews For This Extension
Reviewed by Merideth Glasco - 2026-08-25 16:49:03
Same issue as everyone else. Worked great. The last month it has been terrible. Slow to load the extension, constantly getting "Failed to autofill" errors. Have to refresh the page and try again. Started autofilling the wrong username/pw combos to pages. Finally got so fed up that I uninstalled and reinstalled the chrome extension and now the new extension won't open and it won't authenticate my account. It's just grey not blue. Wth. Now I have to keep a window open on my computer to copy and paste, I might as well go back to 1Password and that sucked.
Update: Finally after several attempts to reboot and clear cache on chrome, the extension responded and allowed me to log in. We'll see how this goes.
Reviewed by Gabriel - 2026-08-25 10:29:18
I came here to complain about the chrome ext not working anymore for me. But I fixed it. Here is what worked for me:
1. I am self-hosting Vaultwarden so I ran and update to the latest version 1.37.2.
2. Uninstalled and reinstalled the Bitwarden extension and relogged in and it worked.
Note: While I was struggling to get Bitwarden working again, I installed Heimlane Vault - which is compatible with Bitwarden and Vaultwarden. This worked very well as an alternative.
Reviewed by Julia Longhi - 2026-08-24 13:27:04
The extension worked wonderfully for the past year or two, until the past few weeks or so. I've had consistent issues. It looks I'm not the only one. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling and checking to ensure Chrome is update. I hope this is fixed soon because this is a significant barrier and will have me reconsidering my password manager considering the barriers to entry this now poses.
Reviewed by Valentin Nelu Ifrim - 2026-08-24 08:45:48
Really slow to open up, I don't know, some times it takes few mins after I just restart the browser
Reviewed by Stu Will Doo - 2026-08-22 13:03:51
BITWARDEN, Sort your act out. Ive contacted, along with many others. Ive explained everything. We cannot login
Reviewed by Kristen Speth - 2026-08-19 05:34:12
This was working great until recently. Then in the last couple of weeks, on one of my computers it works mostly fine and the other one it has started not working or taking forever to open. A tool this important should not push out new updates that causes a product to not work. Looks like based on reviews I am not the only one.
Reviewed by Saurabh Bhatia - 2026-08-18 20:35:05
Couldn't live without it
Reviewed by John Youi - 2026-08-18 10:25:13
Not responding
Reviewed by Tristan Petricca - 2026-08-17 22:29:19
WHAT DID YOU BREAK??! It has a 5-10 second delay after you click the icon. This is HORRIBLE. Whatever you did in the last month, set it back to another version.
Reviewed by Megan Reilly Padilla - 2026-08-17 16:20:29
I'm not sure what has happened in the last month or two but this extension isn't working. I tried uninstalling and installing it again but that didn't help. The extension is either unresponsive when you click on it to login or incredible slow. Sometimes you'll be able to login to Bitwarden through the extension, but when you try to use the extension on another website, it won't work. So frustrating and making me consider switching from Bitwarden. It's so frustrating to have to login through the website because it constantly logs you out.
Reviewed by Jorge Hernandez - 2026-06-15 06:19:10
Autofill no longer working on Brave with version 2026.5.1. It was functional before, even tried actual Chrome and still have the same issue.
Reviewed by Panagiotis Kontalonis - 2026-06-15 01:43:32
Works great <3
Reviewed by leofreaking - 2026-06-14 12:31:44
Great extension... when it works. Had multiple occasions where it suddenly stopped working, on various browsers, Windows and Mac. Really annoying since that is the reason you have an extension for a password manager.
Reviewed by Isaiah Nunez - 2026-06-14 12:20:18
Excellent extension way better than google password manager , however i am having the same problem as Grant and All Master. the convenient choice of 1 click autofill is gone after recent update.
Reviewed by Grant Emerson - 2026-06-13 17:11:33
Usually work fine, but latest update doesn't autofill, have to right click in field and drill through Bitwarden options.
Reviewed by All Master - 2026-06-12 12:55:42
autofill suggestion not showing
Reviewed by Z. J. - 2026-06-07 20:09:24
Hate the simplified autofill feature. Let me click on my passwords to view the details and the additional information I keep in the notes without bleeping autofilling my sensitive info into random website search bars.
Reviewed by Sean Riggs - 2026-06-07 17:26:06
After recent changes to the password manager, it's practically unusable at the most critical times you need it.
Very frustrated with the Bitwarden team's management of this application and the garbage they're releasing.
Reviewed by AK - 2026-06-07 14:13:19
easy to use, works perfectly fine, does what it should do, just wish there was mass duplicate remover and similar management features.
Reviewed by Bob McCann - 2026-06-06 20:23:14
Do not install this if you actually want to be able to get to your passwords. More than half the time, the stupid piece of trash won't even let you sign in - browser updated to latest and everything. Cancelled my paid subscription as they have once again started letting the interns push to production.
Reviewed by Rio Rio - 2026-04-04 16:01:38
Absolute disaster. It constantly says password wrong, while normally logs in with same username and password on the desktop app.
Tried syncing, reinstaling, but nothing helped!
Reviewed by Thanos Dimitriadis - 2026-04-04 10:27:44
2 stars instead of 1 because starting yesterday I noticed that it runs some tabs out of memory, and disabling it fixes the problem.
Reviewed by Kamil Pawelczyk - 2026-04-04 06:32:50
Started slowing down the entire browser yesterday to the point of being unusable. Disabling the extension fixes it so it's 100% the issue.
Reviewed by Bastien Guillon - 2026-04-01 15:13:47
The last update generates errors in the console (some issue with bootstrap): being a frontend developer, this is fairly annoying. Also, the "Save login" window now pops up almost every time I submit a form. I just merged a pull request on Github and it popped up, for example.
Reviewed by Nikita Akimov - 2026-04-01 13:11:09
Chrome began to log in godlessly, and when the reason was clarified, this application turned out to be. I used it so much, but I had to take it to hell, besides the constant errors in the console, it's not acceptable to forgive this.
Reviewed by XForce Yuen - 2026-04-01 10:59:55
Hope you can implement an "order by exact / full domain" feature for the auto-fill extension.
This means that if there is an exact match for website.domain.com, it should appear first in the list, then anything else *domain.com followed.
This would be very useful when you have multiple login items saved for the same domain.
Reviewed by Albin Cederblad - 2026-03-31 10:20:49
Spams developer console with errors when opening forms which are not even login forms in localhost dev environment, even if you set it to not be used on all sites. So not really viable to use this at the moment if you're a web developer.
Reviewed by Özgür Atmaca - 2026-03-28 18:58:10
Hey, why is it taking so long to apply the fix, it's been extremely annoying during web development, my console is filled with type errors thanks to you guys. I understand things slip away and land on production, but it shouldn't be taking a month to land the fix?
Reviewed by Mete Sonay - 2026-03-27 21:12:03
Best pass manager
Reviewed by Vitaly Kovalev - 2026-03-25 07:24:13
Initially, I was quite happy with the extension and the service in general, but recently the extension basically stopped working, which makes using it super annoying. Every time I need to unlock it, the domain name drop down breaks and selection of bitwarden.eu doesn't work anymore, it keeps using bitwarden.com. As the result, I cannot login into my account. The only way is to disable/enable the extension.
Edit: Version 2026.2.0
Edit 2: Downgraded to one star as after the extension was reinstalled the problem persists. The bug makes the extension basically unusable.
Manifest
The manifest file contains thorough security measures, significantly reducing potential risks to user privacy and system security. Note: A low risk score does not necessarily imply malicious intent
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Content Script
Some security measures are implemented in the content scripts, but there are notable gaps that need to be addressed to ensure robust security. Note: A moderate risk score does not imply malicious intent
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Permissions
The extension requests permissions judiciously, with most being essential for its functionality, though a few may warrant additional explanation or user consent. Note: A moderate risk score does not imply malicious intent
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Host Permissions
Some host permissions are justified but may still present potential security vulnerabilities if not carefully managed. Note: A moderate risk score does not imply malicious intent
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30 Reviews For This Extension
Same issue as everyone else. Worked great. The last month it has been terrible. Slow to load the extension, constantly getting "Failed to autofill" errors. Have to refresh the page and try again. Started autofilling the wrong username/pw combos to pages. Finally got so fed up that I uninstalled and reinstalled the chrome extension and now the new extension won't open and it won't authenticate my account. It's just grey not blue. Wth. Now I have to keep a window open on my computer to copy and paste, I might as well go back to 1Password and that sucked. Update: Finally after several attempts to reboot and clear cache on chrome, the extension responded and allowed me to log in. We'll see how this goes.
I came here to complain about the chrome ext not working anymore for me. But I fixed it. Here is what worked for me: 1. I am self-hosting Vaultwarden so I ran and update to the latest version 1.37.2. 2. Uninstalled and reinstalled the Bitwarden extension and relogged in and it worked. Note: While I was struggling to get Bitwarden working again, I installed Heimlane Vault - which is compatible with Bitwarden and Vaultwarden. This worked very well as an alternative.
The extension worked wonderfully for the past year or two, until the past few weeks or so. I've had consistent issues. It looks I'm not the only one. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling and checking to ensure Chrome is update. I hope this is fixed soon because this is a significant barrier and will have me reconsidering my password manager considering the barriers to entry this now poses.
Really slow to open up, I don't know, some times it takes few mins after I just restart the browser
BITWARDEN, Sort your act out. Ive contacted, along with many others. Ive explained everything. We cannot login
This was working great until recently. Then in the last couple of weeks, on one of my computers it works mostly fine and the other one it has started not working or taking forever to open. A tool this important should not push out new updates that causes a product to not work. Looks like based on reviews I am not the only one.
Couldn't live without it
Not responding
WHAT DID YOU BREAK??! It has a 5-10 second delay after you click the icon. This is HORRIBLE. Whatever you did in the last month, set it back to another version.
I'm not sure what has happened in the last month or two but this extension isn't working. I tried uninstalling and installing it again but that didn't help. The extension is either unresponsive when you click on it to login or incredible slow. Sometimes you'll be able to login to Bitwarden through the extension, but when you try to use the extension on another website, it won't work. So frustrating and making me consider switching from Bitwarden. It's so frustrating to have to login through the website because it constantly logs you out.
Autofill no longer working on Brave with version 2026.5.1. It was functional before, even tried actual Chrome and still have the same issue.
Works great <3
Great extension... when it works. Had multiple occasions where it suddenly stopped working, on various browsers, Windows and Mac. Really annoying since that is the reason you have an extension for a password manager.
Excellent extension way better than google password manager , however i am having the same problem as Grant and All Master. the convenient choice of 1 click autofill is gone after recent update.
Usually work fine, but latest update doesn't autofill, have to right click in field and drill through Bitwarden options.
autofill suggestion not showing
Hate the simplified autofill feature. Let me click on my passwords to view the details and the additional information I keep in the notes without bleeping autofilling my sensitive info into random website search bars.
After recent changes to the password manager, it's practically unusable at the most critical times you need it. Very frustrated with the Bitwarden team's management of this application and the garbage they're releasing.
easy to use, works perfectly fine, does what it should do, just wish there was mass duplicate remover and similar management features.
Do not install this if you actually want to be able to get to your passwords. More than half the time, the stupid piece of trash won't even let you sign in - browser updated to latest and everything. Cancelled my paid subscription as they have once again started letting the interns push to production.
Absolute disaster. It constantly says password wrong, while normally logs in with same username and password on the desktop app. Tried syncing, reinstaling, but nothing helped!
2 stars instead of 1 because starting yesterday I noticed that it runs some tabs out of memory, and disabling it fixes the problem.
Started slowing down the entire browser yesterday to the point of being unusable. Disabling the extension fixes it so it's 100% the issue.
The last update generates errors in the console (some issue with bootstrap): being a frontend developer, this is fairly annoying. Also, the "Save login" window now pops up almost every time I submit a form. I just merged a pull request on Github and it popped up, for example.
Chrome began to log in godlessly, and when the reason was clarified, this application turned out to be. I used it so much, but I had to take it to hell, besides the constant errors in the console, it's not acceptable to forgive this.
Hope you can implement an "order by exact / full domain" feature for the auto-fill extension. This means that if there is an exact match for website.domain.com, it should appear first in the list, then anything else *domain.com followed. This would be very useful when you have multiple login items saved for the same domain.
Spams developer console with errors when opening forms which are not even login forms in localhost dev environment, even if you set it to not be used on all sites. So not really viable to use this at the moment if you're a web developer.
Hey, why is it taking so long to apply the fix, it's been extremely annoying during web development, my console is filled with type errors thanks to you guys. I understand things slip away and land on production, but it shouldn't be taking a month to land the fix?
Best pass manager
Initially, I was quite happy with the extension and the service in general, but recently the extension basically stopped working, which makes using it super annoying. Every time I need to unlock it, the domain name drop down breaks and selection of bitwarden.eu doesn't work anymore, it keeps using bitwarden.com. As the result, I cannot login into my account. The only way is to disable/enable the extension. Edit: Version 2026.2.0 Edit 2: Downgraded to one star as after the extension was reinstalled the problem persists. The bug makes the extension basically unusable.