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Generic CSV Import

Since I use a password manager unlisted on the import page (Norton), why not include instructions for how a CSV file should be formatted for upload?

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Thanks to your feedback, you can now import a generic CSV into version 1.11.1 of Proton Pass from the browser extension and web app.

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  • OldSchool commented  ·   ·  Report

    Many import modules use CSV file to export the database.

    It's not that difficult... generally speaking most of the poeple will know what data is in each column, since it's formatted like a text file.
    Also, the first line is often the name of the column.

    Thus, a nice webUI with the CSV table and a connect the dots will mostly do it for everyone...

    This post is in the spirit of the post 'Generic Import Instructions - CSV'... but instead that we do the tweaking of the CSV file ourselves ... you can keep control of the module... so that we do not mess everything up.

    Of coarse the csv file needs to be plain text without password, as such it should be done in the app, locally on the computer a bit in the bridge way

  • Larry commented  ·   ·  Report

    AMEN! Initial population is a pain, particularly for those that don't trust most of the "managers" available. CSV is about the simplest "common" denominator.

  • Greg Kay commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am still waiting on a solution for this issue. In my case I was using LastPass, but now have been unable to access it, but before this happened I exported my password database as a CSV but would like to import from just a CSV file...

  • Thiên Vũ commented  ·   ·  Report

    import the CVS file even thou the Password manager you using is not an option

  • Thoralf Seeger commented  ·   ·  Report

    In my case I used Avira PWM. There is only a export via csv-file possible. But there is no option to import passwords via csv in ProtonPass.

  • Anita Lettieri commented  ·   ·  Report

    PLEASE! This should be easy... just choose one of the existing imports, copy it and rename it "Generic CSV". In the how to import directions, give the format for the .csv file.

  • Anita Lettieri commented  ·   ·  Report

    PLEASE! This should be easy... just choose one of the existing imports, copy it and rename it "Generic CSV". In the how to import directions, give the format for the .csv file.

  • Anita Lettieri commented  ·   ·  Report

    PLEASE! This should be easy... just choose one of the existing imports, copy it and rename it "Generic CSV". In the how to import directions, give the format for the .csv file.

  • Anita Lettieri commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please supply the field sequence needed in a CSV file and an import link, so that I can create a csv file that can be imported into Proton from my TrueKey .csv file export.
    (that way passwords could be imported from ANY manager that can create a csv file!)

  • Sarah J commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be lovely. Thank you.

  • BruceL commented  ·   ·  Report

    Good idea. Proton should create a layout design of expected field names & requirements for importing into Proton Pass from a CSV file.

    This would help those using a diff manager where Proton does not have an import option.

  • Dan commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have my passwords in a locked zipped text file, so importing a csv file would be ideal for me...or import from a plain text file

  • Brian Blackwood commented  ·   ·  Report

    My wife has her passwords saved in a CSV spreadsheet (Google Sheets). It would be nice to import passwords from an existing password managing system. She keeps the passwords in the spreadsheet, prints them out, and looks up them up whenever she logs into a site. I am trying to bring her into the 21st century by installing Proton Pass on her cellphone.

  • Kate Corvus commented  ·   ·  Report

    This! Many currently-unsupported password apps export to CSV. Providing a CSV template would take pressure off your devs to build niche, app-specific support and enable those of us using apps like NordPass to transfer over sooner.

  • Michael Singer commented  ·   ·  Report

    The official Nextcloud Passwords Application offers the opportunity to create a free csv file for exporting a passwords database. It is a very intuitive grafical web-based tool, so you do not need database skills. If we knew how to build this csv for use with the proton import-tool, then things would be much easier for nextcloud users.

  • Jacques commented  ·   ·  Report

    Instead of providing an import for each and every password manager, which is very appreciated, could you also provide an excel template with CSV format you will require to import in ProtonPass. This will allow people with some IT knowledge to build their own CSV file.

  • Tom commented  ·   ·  Report

    Keeper, for example - Proton Pass import validates csv headers to ensure the required headers are present, but does not use the supplied order during import. If additional headers are present, or order is out of original sequence, data is imported to the wrong field.
    Ex:

    Spec defines the following format:
    Title, Username, Password

    Imported content uses a modified format:
    Username, Password, Title

    required headers are present, but order is wrong. Username will be imported as Title, Password as Username, etc.

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