K-Meleon to K-Meleon
When upgrading K-Meleon, you can move your passwords over by moving your profile to the new installation:
- Before you start your new version of K-Meleon, the profile folder in that installation will be empty.
- Copy the entire folder from your old K-Meleon/profiles/<your_profile> folder.
- Paste that folder into the new K-Meleon > Profiles which should be empty.
- When you start K-Meleon you should have all of your old passwords plus all of your old settings.
Exporting from K-Meleon
You can also use the Password Extractor extension to export your old K-Meleon passwords and then import them using the same extension. To export passwords from K-Meleon:
- Download the Password Extractor extension on your old K-Meleon installation. It should install automatically.
- Type about:addons into the address bar and press enter.
- Click Options on the Password Extractor.
- Click Export Passwords in the popup.
- Type your master password and click OK to continue.
- Choose a location and file format to save your passwords. CSV is a one-way export format for Mozilla Firefox, KeePass, Google Chrome, and other Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge. XML can be used by Password Backup Tool or Password Extractor on many browsers including K-Meleon, SeaMonkey, Firefox below version 52, Pale Moon, Mypal, Roytam's New Moon, and Waterfox Classic.
To import passwords repeat the first 3 steps on your new K-Meleon installation, choose Import Passwords, locate the XML file you created, and Password Extractor should display a progress bar.
Import to Mypal
These instructions for Mypal will also apply to many XUL-based web browsers including Firefox versions up to 52 ESR, SeaMonkey, Pale Moon, Roytam's New Moon, ArcticFox, and Waterfox Classic.
- Export your K-Meleon passwords to an XML file.
- Download the latest version of Password Backup Tool available for your browser.
- Open Mypal, enter about:addons into the address bar, and press enter.
- Beside Password Backup Tool, click Options.
- Choose Import Passwords and navigate to your exported passwords.
Import to Kee Pass
Both KeePass and KeePassXC can use K-Meleon's exported passwords. To load them into KeePass
- Export your K-Meleon passwords to a CSV file.
- Open KeePass and select Import > CSV file in the menu.
- Navigate to your exported passwords.
- KeePass will prompt you to create a new database, give it a name and continue.
- On the column association page set up your database like below:
Importing to common browsers
You can import K-Meleon's saved passwords to common web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge via a CSV file. Note that this is currently a one-way transfer. These browsers can export their passwords to an external password manager like KeePass or KeePassXC, but not back to K-Meleon.
Import to Mozilla Firefox
- Export your K-Meleon passwords to a CSV file.
- Launch Firefox, enter about:config into the address bar, and press enter.
- Click Accept the Risk and Continue to edit preferences.
- Copy and paste signon.management.page.fileImport.enabled into the search bar.
- If the preference is false click the toggle icon on the right to set it to true.
- Enter about:logins into Firefox's address bar and press enter.
- Click the 3 dots and select Import from a File....
- Navigate to your exported passwords.
Import to Google Chrome
Google Chrome supports importing K-Meleon's passwords via a Google account. Export your K-Meleon passwords to a CSV file, and follow the steps listed by Google below:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/10500247
Import to Microsoft Edge
- Export your K-Meleon passwords to a CSV file.
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Select Menu (3 dots icon on the top right corner of the browser) > Settings > Import or Export
- Select the Password option.
- Click the 3 dots beside saved passwords and select Import Password.
- Click Choose file and navigate to your exported passwords.