Firefox automatically saves and fills in your login information by default, so you wouldn't have to enter them every time. This article explains how you can control whether or not to autofill your passwords.

Enable/disable login autofill

1. Click the menu button to open the menu panel.
2. Click Logins and PasswordsPasswords. The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.

3. Click the Firefox logins menu (three dots), then click OptionsPreferences.

   

   • The Firefox Settings Privacy & Security panel will open to the Logins and Passwords section.

   

4. Add a checkmark next to Autofill logins and passwords to enable it, or uncheck to disable it.

Save passwords automatically

To change whether or not Firefox offers to remember passwords (this is on by default):

Firefox password management settings

1. Click the menu button to open the menu panel.
2. Click Logins and PasswordsPasswords. The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.

3. Click the Firefox logins menu (three dots), then click OptionsPreferences.

   

   • The Firefox Settings Privacy & Security panel will open to the Logins and Passwords section.

   

4. Add a checkmark next to Ask to save logins and passwords for websites to enable the password prompt, or uncheck to disable it.

To manage your saved logins, click the Saved Logins button to open the Firefox Password Manager about:logins page.

Disable autosave for specific websites

To prevent Firefox from saving logins and passwords for a certain website:

1. Click the menu button to open the menu panel.
2. Click Logins and PasswordsPasswords. The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.

3. Click the Firefox logins menu (three dots), then click OptionsPreferences.

   

   • The Firefox Settings Privacy & Security panel will open to the Logins and Passwords section.

   

4. Click the Exceptions... button next to Ask to save logins and passwords for websites.
5. Add the website's URL.
6. Click Block.
7. Click Save Changes.