How to move your passwords from another password manager

Guide5 min readUpdated 15 NOV 2026

Export your vault from your current app as a CSV file or an encrypted backup, import it in Zen Passwords under Settings, check a few items, then securely delete the export file. The whole move takes about ten minutes.

Switching sounds like a big job. In practice it is one export, one import and a short tidy-up.

1. Export from your current app

Every mainstream password manager has an export option, usually under Settings, Tools or File. Choose CSV if that is the only option. A CSV file is plain text, so treat it like a printout of every password you own.

2. Import into Zen Passwords

Open Zen Passwords, go to Settings and choose import. Pick the app you are leaving and the app shows you its export steps, then reads the file. Parsing and encryption happen on your device; the file is never uploaded.

3. Check, then clean up

  • Open a few logins, a card and any 2FA codes, and make sure they look right.
  • Delete the CSV file, then empty the trash or recently deleted folder it went to.
  • Turn off password saving in your browser, so new passwords go to one place.

On the free plan, an import larger than 5 items asks you to choose which 5 stay fully open. Nothing is deleted; the rest open again with Premium.