MacOS Sequoia lets you view saved passwords via the menu bar — here's how

Learn how to quickly access passwords in macOS Sequoia using this menu bar feature. Find your account credentials in a flash without having to open the full Passwords app.

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The new Passwords app in macOS Sequoia is quickly becoming one of the best Mac apps for managing your digital security. This allows you to access your passwords, passkeys and verification codes, but you may not always want to go hunting for it. To make life easier, this handy tool can live in the menu bar — ensuring it’s always to hand whenever you need to manage your credentials.

Setting it up takes mere seconds but it will save you a heap of time and potential frustration in the future. You’ll be able to click the Passwords icon in the menu bar, enter your password and get to work. Any changes you make will automatically sync across all of your Apple devices and the iCloud app for Windows.



If you still need access to the full app (perhaps to look up Wi-Fi passwords , share passwords and passkeys with your family or view passwords with security issues), you only need to make an extra click in the menu bar mini-app. So, let’s take a look at how to access your passwords from the menu bar in macOS Sequoia. And there you go.

You now know how to access your passwords from the menu bar in macOS Sequoia. There are lots of other password-related things you can do on a Mac. Learn how to password protect a folder on Mac or how to password protect a PDF on Mac .

You can also discover how to encrypt files on Mac ..