Why Does Safari Suggest Passwords?
When you attempt to create a new account on a website using Safari on your Mac, a yellow pop-up often appears directly below the password field, suggesting a complex, randomly generated strong password (e.g., xyt-hgj-435-plo). If you use this password, Safari saves it to your iCloud Keychain.
While this is a great built-in security feature for users deeply embedded in the Apple ecosystem, it is highly disruptive if you prefer to use a third-party password manager like 1Password, Bitwarden, or LastPass. Having Safari constantly aggressively overlay its own password suggestions on top of your dedicated manager’s pop-ups creates a frustrating user experience. You must turn off Safari’s autofill to resolve the conflict.
How to Stop Safari from Generating and Suggesting Passwords
You can disable the password suggestion and autofill feature directly within Safari’s settings.
- Open the Safari browser on your Mac.
- In the top menu bar, click on Safari (next to the Apple logo).
- Select Settings… (or Preferences on older macOS versions).
- Click on the AutoFill tab at the top of the Settings window.
- Look for the checkbox labelled User names and passwords.
- Uncheck this box.
By unchecking this box, you are telling Safari to completely stop trying to manage your credentials. The browser will no longer suggest strong passwords when you sign up for new websites, nor will it attempt to auto-fill your saved passwords when you log in.
This leaves the password fields completely empty and unobstructed, allowing your third-party password manager extension to handle all password generation and autofill duties without interference.