How to Set Up NordPass and Import All Your Passwords (2026)
Stop Reusing Passwords — Set Up NordPass in 15 Minutes
NordPass is a zero-knowledge password manager from the NordVPN team that stores, generates, and auto-fills strong unique passwords across all your devices. This tutorial walks you through setup, importing your existing passwords, and running a security audit to fix weak and reused credentials.
Difficulty: Beginner | Estimated time: 15 minutes
Step 1: Create Your NordPass Account
NordPass offers a free tier that covers basic password storage on one device at a time, and a Premium tier that adds multi-device sync, breach monitoring and password health reports. Premium is cheapest on the longest term; we do not quote a figure because NordPass's pricing is promotional and regional and renews above the introductory rate — check its own page for what it charges you.
To create your account: 1. Visit NordPass website 2. Choose Free or Premium — you can start with Free and upgrade later 3. Enter your email and create a master password
Critical: Your master password is the only password you need to remember. Make it strong — at least 12 characters with a mix of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. NordPass uses zero-knowledge encryption, meaning they cannot recover your vault if you forget this password.
If you already have a NordVPN account, you can use the same Nord Account credentials for NordPass.
Get NordPass — Best Password Manager →Step 2: Install the Browser Extension
NordPass works through browser extensions that auto-fill credentials on login pages and offer to save new passwords as you create accounts.
Install for your browser:
- Chrome: Search "NordPass" in the Chrome Web Store and click "Add to Chrome"
- Firefox: Search "NordPass" in Firefox Add-ons and click "Add to Firefox"
- Safari: Download NordPass for Mac from the App Store — the Safari extension is included
- Edge: Search "NordPass" in the Edge Add-ons store
- Brave: Use the Chrome Web Store version — Brave supports Chrome extensions
Install on mobile:
- iOS: Download "NordPass" from the App Store. Go to Settings > Passwords > AutoFill Passwords > enable NordPass
- Android: Download "NordPass" from Google Play. Go to Settings > System > Languages & input > Autofill service > select NordPass
Step 3: Import Passwords From Your Browser or Other Manager
NordPass can import passwords from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, 1Password, LastPass, Dashlane, Bitwarden, and most other managers.
Import from Chrome (most common): 1. Open Chrome and go to chrome://password-manager/settings 2. Click "Download file" under "Export passwords" — this creates a CSV file 3. Open NordPass > Settings > Import items 4. Select "Google Chrome" as the source 5. Upload the CSV file 6. NordPass imports all credentials
Import from another password manager: 1. Export your passwords from the current manager (usually Settings > Export) 2. Open NordPass > Settings > Import items 3. Select the source manager from the dropdown 4. Upload the exported file
Important security step: After confirming all passwords imported correctly into NordPass, delete the exported CSV file. It contains your passwords in plain text and should not remain on your device.
After import: NordPass organises your credentials automatically. Duplicates are flagged for review. You can manually organise passwords into folders if desired, but auto-organisation works well for most users.
Step 4: Enable Biometric Login on Mobile
Typing your master password every time you need a password on your phone is tedious. Biometric login lets you unlock NordPass with Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint — maintaining security without friction.
iOS: 1. Open NordPass > Settings > Security 2. Enable Face ID or Touch ID 3. Confirm with your master password
Android: 1. Open NordPass > Settings > Security 2. Enable Fingerprint unlock 3. Confirm with your master password
Desktop (Windows Hello / macOS Touch ID): 1. Open NordPass desktop app or browser extension 2. Settings > Security > enable biometric unlock 3. Confirm with your master password
Biometric login is encrypted locally — your biometric data is never sent to NordPass servers. It simply unlocks the locally encrypted vault on your device.
Step 5: Run the Password Health Scanner
This is the most important step after importing. The Password Health scanner analyses your entire vault and identifies security issues.
How to run it: 1. Open NordPass > Password Health (in the sidebar) 2. Wait for the scan to complete — it checks every stored credential
What it checks:
- Weak passwords: Under 8 characters or lacking complexity
- Reused passwords: The same password used on multiple accounts
- Old passwords: Not changed in over 12 months
- Breached passwords: Found in known data breach databases
Pro tip: Fix reused passwords first — these are the highest risk. If one account using that password is breached, every account sharing it is compromised.
Set your expectations realistically rather than by someone else's numbers: on a vault imported from years of browser-saved logins, the scanner will typically surface a substantial cluster of reused passwords, a smaller group of weak ones, and a handful flagged as breached. Work down the reused list first and treat the rest as a background task — you do not need to fix everything in one sitting, and the security gain is heavily front-loaded in that first group.
Read our full review: NordPass Review 2026
What to Do Next
After setup, NordPass works invisibly in the background:
- New accounts: When you sign up for a new service, NordPass offers to generate and save a strong password automatically
- Existing logins: When you visit a saved site, NordPass auto-fills your credentials
- Breach alerts: Premium users receive notifications when a stored credential appears in a new data breach
- Passkeys: For sites supporting passwordless authentication, NordPass stores and manages passkeys
Browse the Password Managers category for more comparisons and guides.
See NordPass's Free and Premium Plans →NorwegianSpark Editorial — Written with AI assistance and reviewed by the NorwegianSpark SA editorial team. Tutorials are independently written and regularly updated.
