How to move your passwords out of Bitwarden

You can export your Bitwarden vault from the web vault, desktop app, browser extension, mobile app or command line as a .csv or .json file. Then you bring the logins into a new manager. Secure It Password Manager encrypts the vault on your device and can store it in your own Google Drive, with no company servers.

One thing to know first: the only import route we have confirmed for Secure It is importing saved passwords from a browser (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, Firefox). We have not confirmed a direct import of a Bitwarden file, so this guide does not tell you to rely on one. The export steps below are still worth doing, because they give you a backup and let you check what you have before you decide anything.

Before you start

Bitwarden is popular, open source and has a free plan, so staying is a reasonable choice for many people. Two reasons to move are worth weighing.

• Where the vault lives. Bitwarden cloud accounts are stored in Bitwarden's cloud, in a US or EU region (Bitwarden). Self-hosting avoids that, but needs your own server with Docker, a domain and open ports (Bitwarden). Secure It stores the encrypted vault in your own Google Drive, or keeps it offline on one device.
• Subscription or one-time purchase. Bitwarden Free costs nothing. Premium is US$19.80 a year (as of 19 Oct 2026). Secure It is a one-time purchase of US$4.99 (local prices vary by country on Google Play), with the Windows app and Chrome extension included. We are not claiming it is cheaper than Bitwarden Free.

If neither matters to you, you can stop here. If one does, keep reading.

Step 1: Export from Bitwarden

Bitwarden's help page lists the routes (Bitwarden: Export your data). In the web vault:

1. Sign in and open Tools, then Export vault.
2. Under Export from, choose My vault.
3. Pick a file format: .csv, .json, .json (Encrypted), or .zip (includes attachments).
4. Select Export and confirm with your master password or an email verification code.

The desktop app, browser extension and mobile app have the same option under their vault or settings menus. The command line uses bw export; run bw sync first so the file includes your latest changes.

Which format? Only .json exports include cards, identities, passkeys and SSH keys. A .csv is simpler but leaves those out.

Encrypted or unencrypted export?

A .csv or plain .json export is an unencrypted export: a plain-text file that shows every username and password to anyone who opens it.

Bitwarden's encrypted exports come in two kinds. An account-restricted export can only be re-imported into the Bitwarden account that created it. A password-protected export can be imported into any Bitwarden account (Bitwarden: Encrypted export). Bitwarden's page describes importing only into Bitwarden, so an encrypted file is a good backup but not something to count on for moving to another manager.

Step 2: Move the logins into Secure It

This is the step where we are careful about what we say.

• Confirmed: Secure It imports saved passwords from a browser (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, Firefox).
• Not confirmed: importing a Bitwarden .csv or .json file directly.

Until we have tested and documented a Bitwarden route, ask before you leave. Email us at talhaaslamdev@gmail.com and tell us what you are moving and how many logins. We would rather answer you than have you find a gap after deleting your old vault. The LastPass guide takes the same approach, and the Chrome guide shows the browser route we do support.

You can create a Secure It vault and add a few logins in the meantime. A vault works fully offline on one device without any Google sign-in. You need a Google account only if you want to sync it across devices. See the download page for what is available today.

Step 3: Check, then delete the export file

Do not delete anything in Bitwarden yet.

1. Spot-check a dozen logins that matter most: email, banking, work and client accounts. Confirm that the username, password and site address came across.
2. Keep Bitwarden active until you are sure the new manager has everything.
3. Delete the export file once you no longer need it, then empty the recycle bin or trash. Bitwarden's own advice is to delete the exported file immediately after use and not send it over insecure channels like email.
4. If you saved it to a synced folder such as Downloads synced to a cloud service, check that the copy is gone there too.

What does not move

Check these before you treat your old vault as disposable. Facts are from Bitwarden's export page, checked 22 Oct 2026.

This table describes what Bitwarden gives you, not what Secure It can accept. Where your data ends up in Secure It depends on the route in step 2, so confirm that with us before you rely on it. We have not confirmed how authenticator (TOTP) codes carry over, so keep them in place until you have moved those codes separately.

What changes after the move

Secure It is a zero-knowledge password manager that stores your encrypted vault in your own Google Drive: no company servers, not even ours. Two honest limits: we have no independent security audit yet, and Secure It is a small, independent developer rather than a large security company. There is no iOS app yet (coming soon, no date), and Android is in closed testing, so check the pricing page and download page for what you can get today.

If you want the full side-by-side, read Secure It vs Bitwarden. For how recovery works, see the security page.