How to view saved passwords in Safari on Mac: Sequoia, Sonoma and Safari 26 steps

Saved passwords sit in the Passwords app on macOS Sequoia and later. Safari's Settings window now points to that app instead of showing its own list, at least in Safari 26 as one Apple Community thread reports. The path you need depends on your macOS and Safari versions.

Which route to use on your Mac

The table is a shortcut. Apple's support article names two paths, one for Sequoia and one for Sonoma or earlier. The Safari 26 route comes from a top-ranked Apple Community answer, not from an Apple article. Treat it as the newest and least documented route.

Read and edit passwords in the Passwords app

Apple released the Passwords app on September 16, 2024, with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and visionOS 2. On a Mac, Sequoia is the first version with the app. Older Macs use System Settings instead.

The app holds passwords and passkeys in one place. Read the button label before you click, because the delete control changes with the item. Apple lists both Delete Password and Delete Passkey.

Edit changes the saved copy only. If you change a password here, change it on the website too. Otherwise the next sign in fails, and Safari may offer the old password again.

Safari 26 removed the Passwords tab from Settings

Many guides still describe a Passwords tab in Safari Settings. An Apple Community answer says Safari 26 removed that tab because it duplicated the Passwords app. The same thread reports that Sequoia with Safari 26.1 and 26.2 lacks the tab too.

Expect the Safari route to add one click. You still end in the Passwords app, so the list and the rules match the Sequoia steps above. If Edit does not appear, skip the detour.

Apple's Change Safari settings guide lists General, Tabs, AutoFill, Search, Security, Privacy, Websites, Profiles, Extensions and Advanced. It has no Passwords pane. That matches the community report, so the tab is gone from that list.

View saved passwords on macOS Sonoma or earlier

On Sonoma or earlier, the list lives in System Settings. Apple also lets you reach it from Safari with Safari > Settings > Passwords. Both routes ask for Touch ID or your account password first.

Here is a common case. You want the password for a site you joined years ago, and you only remember the name. Open the Passwords list, select that name, then click Show Details. Apple describes that button as an info icon.

If you only need to sign in, you may not need to read the password at all. Safari can fill saved details on the sign in page when User names and passwords is turned on in AutoFill.

Why a saved password may be missing

The most common cause is the wrong view. Apple's troubleshooting starts with All, so select All before you decide anything is gone.

Deleted items are not always gone. Apple points to Deleted in the Passwords app, and to System Settings > Passwords > Recently Deleted on Sonoma. Check there before you assume a password was lost.

A password moved into a Shared Group does not show on Macs older than Sonoma. Update the Mac first, then look again.

Why Safari did not save a new password

Safari saves nothing while Private Browsing is active. Apple says so in its troubleshooting. Check the window before you sign in, then turn Private Browsing off and sign in again. You can read how to turn on private browsing in Safari for the controls.

Also check Safari > Settings > AutoFill and make sure User names and passwords is selected. Some websites block saving. A blocked site never offers to save, even when every setting is right.

Sync saved passwords between your Mac and iPhone

Passwords on your Mac come from iCloud Keychain when sync is on. Open System Settings > Your name > iCloud > Passwords and confirm that Sync this Mac is on. On Sonoma or earlier, the screen is called Passwords & Keychain.

Be careful with two controls. Turning iCloud Keychain off removes it from iCloud. Resetting the Keychain in Keychain Access deletes items. Neither one fixes a single missing password, so look at the list first.

Keyboard shortcuts for Safari settings

Apple's keyboard shortcuts page documents ⌘, for Settings in the front app. It lists no shortcut for the Passwords app or for password lists. In Safari, press ⌘, first, then move to AutoFill with the trackpad.

Why it is worth checking your saved passwords

Bitwarden's 2025 World Password Day survey found that 72% of Gen Z respondents reuse passwords. Only 42% of Boomers did. The survey covered over 2,300 employed adults in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan.

Reuse is the reason to look. If you see one password on several sites, change it first on the sites that hold money or email. Those accounts can reset the rest.

Mistakes people make when they look for saved passwords

• Following a guide that still shows a Passwords tab in Safari Settings.
• Forgetting to select All before deciding a password is missing.
• Assuming a deleted password is gone before checking Recently Deleted or Deleted.
• Editing the saved copy and forgetting to change the password on the website.
• Logging in during Private Browsing, then wondering why Safari never offered to save.
• Asking about a password while it is open on screen, without knowing where the screenshot goes.

How Lazur helps while you look for the setting

Lazur is a voice assistant for the Mac. Hold ⌥ ⌘, ask your question, and Lazur looks at your screen while you hold the keys. Ask where the Show Details button is, and Lazur draws a circle and a label around it. You click it yourself.

Ask Lazur to walk you through it when your menus differ from this page. Lazur guides you one click at a time and waits for each click before it moves on. It does not click for you, and it does not operate other apps.

The privacy rule matters here. Lazur listens and looks at the screen only while you hold the shortcut. Audio and the screenshot go to AI providers to answer, and they are not stored. Close a password screen before you ask about it.

Lazur has a 3-day Pro trial with no credit card. The trial starts when you first open the app. You can get it from the download page.

What to do after you find the password

Decide what to do with what you found. If the password is old or reused, change it on the website first. Then open the Passwords app, click Edit, and click Save, so the saved copy matches.

If a third-party password manager extension runs in Safari, it may show its own list. Check how that extension works before you move passwords around. For the Safari side, read how to install an extension in Safari.

macOS 27 and newer versions

Apple's Passwords guide has a version selector that lists macOS 27 Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe 26 and macOS Sequoia 15. This page does not confirm the steps for macOS 27. Check Apple's support article first if your menus look different.