Google Chrome includes a built-in password manager designed to make logging into your favorite websites as seamless as possible. By default, every time you enter a new credential on a website, Chrome will pop down a prominent dialog box asking if you want to save the password. While this is helpful for many, it can be incredibly annoying if you already use a dedicated, third-party password manager (like 1Password, Bitwarden, or LastPass) or if you are browsing on a shared, public computer. Fortunately, you can permanently disable this intrusive prompt in Chrome’s settings.
How to Stop Chrome from Asking to Save Passwords
Disabling the password prompt takes only a few clicks and will apply to every website you visit going forward.
- Open your Google Chrome browser window.
- Look at the top-right corner of the browser, just below the ‘X’ used to close the window. Click on the three vertical dots (the main menu button).
- From the drop-down menu, scroll down and click on Settings.
- In the new Settings tab that opens, look at the left-hand navigation pane and click on Autofill and passwords.
- In the main central panel, click on Google Password Manager.
- A new, dedicated Password Manager tab will open. On the left side of this new screen, click on Settings.
- The very first toggle switch at the top of the list will be labeled Offer to save passwords.
- Click the blue toggle switch so that it turns gray, indicating the feature is now Off.
From this point onward, Chrome will never interrupt your login workflow by asking to save a credential.
What Happens to Passwords Already Saved?
Turning off the “Offer to save passwords” prompt does not delete the passwords you have already allowed Chrome to save in the past. If you navigate to a site where Chrome already knows your credentials, it will still attempt to autofill them.
If you want to completely stop Chrome from interacting with your login fields, you must disable the autofill feature as well. Directly below the “Offer to save passwords” toggle on the Settings page, you will see a second toggle labeled Sign in automatically. Toggle this switch to the gray (Off) position to ensure Chrome never attempts to fill in a password field again.