Individual

Ready to finally get your passwords under control? This course walks you through setting up your personal Bitwarden account, securing your most important logins, and making password management feel effortless instead of overwhelming.

[!NOTE] Individual Callout Mastered the basics and ready to start sharing? Check out Free Sharing for Two.

Demo

Browser extension (4 min)

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Video Chapters: See how Bitwarden works in your browser, from saving a password the first time you log in to autofilling your credentials on return visits. Download the browser extension and get set up in minutes.

Join a public training session (30 min)

Join a free 30-minute live session hosted by the Bitwarden team. See the product in action, get your questions answered, and learn how to make the most of Bitwarden as a new user.

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Sign up for Bitwarden (3 min)

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Bitwarden offers free accounts with no limits to the number of devices or number of logins you can use. Why wait? Learn more about creating your Bitwarden account here.

Your master password

During sign-up, you'll create a master password for logging in to Bitwarden. It's important that your master password is:

  • Memorable: Bitwarden employees and systems have no knowledge of, way to retrieve, or way to reset your master password. Do not forget your master password!
  • Strong: A longer, more complex, and less common password is the best way to protect your account. Bitwarden provides a free password strength testing tool to test the strength of some memorable passwords you are considering.

Set master password

Two-step login

Using two-step login, also called 2-factor authentication or 2FA, is the most important thing you can do to protect your data other than using a strong master password.

It's so important that we offer a few options for free, including Bitwarden Authenticator, a standalone mobile authenticator.

Recovery Code

Your Bitwarden recovery code is a one-time backup for regaining account access if you lose your two-step login device.

Security Readiness Kit

The Bitwarden Security Readiness Kit is a downloadable checklist to confirm your account is fully protected.

Get to know your vault (1 min)

The Bitwarden Password Manager web app will list all your vault items, including logins, cards, identities, and secure notes:

Password Manager web app

From the web app, you can fill your vault with information to keep secure, organize your credentials for easy access, and more. Items that you add in any Bitwarden app will sync to other Bitwarden apps you log in to so you can log into accounts from anywhere.

Take Bitwarden on-the-go (1 min)

Security anywhere is security everywhere! Get the Bitwarden mobile app so you can safely use your passwords while you're on-the-go. Download the mobile app and learn how to autofill passwords on iOS or Android:

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Import your passwords

Browser Extension (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to import your passwords and other data with the Bitwarden Browser Extension.

Web app (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to import your passwords and other data in the Bitwarden web app.

Mobile app - Includes direct import/export on iOS for compatible apps (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to import your passwords and other data in the Bitwarden mobile app.

From a custom file (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to import your passwords and other data from a custom file.

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Autofill from Browser extension

Inline menu (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Log in to your favorite websites instantly with the inline autofill menu appearing right where you need it.

[!TIP] Authenticator keyboard shortcut If the login uses the Bitwarden authenticator for TOTPs and you use the autofill shortcut, the TOTP is automatically copied to the clipboard after autofill. Press Cmd/Ctrl + V to paste the TOTP.

Click to autofill (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Open the browser extension and click a suggested vault item to autofill instantly.

[!TIP] Authenticator keyboard shortcut If the login uses the Bitwarden authenticator for TOTPs and you use the autofill shortcut, the TOTP is automatically copied to the clipboard after autofill. Press Cmd/Ctrl + V to paste the TOTP.

Context menu (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Right-click any login field to instantly access and autofill your Bitwarden credentials.

[!TIP] Authenticator keyboard shortcut If the login uses the Bitwarden authenticator for TOTPs and you use the autofill shortcut, the TOTP is automatically copied to the clipboard after autofill. Press Cmd/Ctrl + V to paste the TOTP.

Keyboard shortcuts (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Fill login credentials in seconds using Ctrl + Shift + L (or Cmd + Shift + L on Mac).

Learn how to customize your shortcuts here.

[!TIP] Authenticator keyboard shortcut If the login uses the Bitwarden authenticator for TOTPs and you use the autofill shortcut, the TOTP is automatically copied to the clipboard after autofill. Press Cmd/Ctrl + V to paste the TOTP.

Autofill & save website address (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to autofill with the Bitwarden browser extension and automatically save a unique resource identifier (URI), such as a website address.

Autofill from Android App

Inline suggestions (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Use Bitwarden on Android to quickly fill in your credentials from the inline menu above your keyboard.

Not seeing suggestions? See device requirements here, or check out the Android troubleshooting guide.

[!NOTE] Mobile TOTP copied to clipboard If your login uses Bitwarden Authenticator for TOTPs, Bitwarden automatically copies the TOTP to your clipboard after autofill. Long press in the TOTP field to paste the code.

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Video Chapters: Use Bitwarden on Android to quickly fill in your credentials from the popup menu.

Not seeing the popup? Check out the Android troubleshooting guide.

[!NOTE] Mobile TOTP copied to clipboard If your login uses Bitwarden Authenticator for TOTPs, Bitwarden automatically copies the TOTP to your clipboard after autofill. Long press in the TOTP field to paste the code.

Quick-action tiles (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Use the Bitwarden quick-action tile on Android to quickly fill in your credentials.

Check out the Android troubleshooting guide for additional support.

[!NOTE] Mobile TOTP copied to clipboard If your login uses Bitwarden Authenticator for TOTPs, Bitwarden automatically copies the TOTP to your clipboard after autofill. Long press in the TOTP field to paste the code.

Autofill from iOS App

Keyboard autofill (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to seamlessly autofill on iOS using your keyboard.

[!NOTE] Mobile TOTP copied to clipboard If your login uses Bitwarden Authenticator for TOTPs, Bitwarden automatically copies the TOTP to your clipboard after autofill. Long press in the TOTP field to paste the code.

Browser app extension (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to autofill using the browser app extension on iOS.

[!NOTE] Mobile TOTP copied to clipboard If your login uses Bitwarden Authenticator for TOTPs, Bitwarden automatically copies the TOTP to your clipboard after autofill. Long press in the TOTP field to paste the code.

Long-press a text field (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Long-press in any text field to autofill on iOS (requires keyboard autofill to be enabled).

Adding attachments

Using the browser extension (1 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn how to attach a file to any vault item using the browser extension, so your sensitive documents stay secure right alongside your login credentials.

Learn More

Change the default language (2 min)

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Get Bitwarden for all your devices (1 min)

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Download Bitwarden apps for all your devices here.

Send text and files securely (2 min)

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Video Chapters: Bitwarden Send lets you securely share text and files through encrypted, self-destructing links—even with people outside your organization.

Using Custom Fields (2 min)

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Video Chapters: Learn more about using custom fields here.

Advanced

Self-host on a Raspberry Pi (4 min)

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Learn more about self-hosting with Bitwarden Lite here.

Support

Ask Ai

Find answers instantly with Bitwarden Ask AI.

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Ask the Community

Connect with experienced Bitwarden users who share tips and solve problems together. Ask questions on the Community Forums or Reddit.

Contact Support

Running into a technical issue or have account questions? Contact the Bitwarden support team for direct assistance.

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