Favourites/passwords from iPad to PC Safari?

[Russ]

On my iPad I prefer to use Safari as my browser but on my PC I just use Chrome or Firefox.

What I'd like to do is have all my bookmarks and passwords from my iPad Safari transferred to the computer version if I download it.

I know I could do it by importing the data from Chrome and/or Firefox in to the PC Safari but is there a way it can be done automatically, a bit like how you can do it with Chrome over multiple devices? I know that's done differently as you just sign in with your Google account and the data gets synced, I was just wondering if there's an equally automated process, maybe through iTunes or something?

TIA

[v0id]

Couldn't you use lastpass to transfer your usernames/passwords over?

[Tezcatlipoca]

Apple's iCloud Keychain can sync passwords between Safari on different platforms... but only iOS and OS X, not Windows.

Also, IIRC, the Windows version of Safari is not very good and is no longer updated.


You could - as you already mention - use Chrome on all devices, and so use Chrome Sync to transfer passwords and bookmarks from Chrome for Windows to Chrome for iOS.

But not Safari...



One way to transfer passwords (not bookmarks) would be 1Password.

It's an excellent programme for password management, and is available for OS X, iOS, Windows, and Android. I have been using it for years.

Like LastPass, it can sync using "the cloud".

But, unlike LastPass (AFAIK), it can also perform a local sync over your own WiFi network, ensuring that your password vault never touches the Internet.

While both services/apps encrypt your data, I'd still rather not have mine go anywhere outside of my control - especially given that LastPass has been breached before. Same reason I don't use 1Password's iCloud or DropBox sync options.