This article will show you how to convert passwords into text form. Note that this only works for Google Chrome.

Steps

  1. 1
    Select the bullets in the password box.
  2. 2
    Right-click and select "Inspect element".
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  3. 3
    You can see that a bar appears with many codings. You will see blue highlighted part with such coding <input type="password" class="inputtext" name="pass" and="" so="" on.....>
  4. 4
    Clear "password" in the coding and instead, write "text".
  5. 5
    Now the bullets in the password box have been changed into text form.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Is there any specific software for doing so?
    Gudishvibes
    Gudishvibes
    Community Answer
    No, you need Google Chrome and that's it. No additional plugins or anything else.
  • Question
    What if I log in with my mobile phone, and I can't inspect the element?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Copy the dots and send them to your computer using email or USB.
  • Question
    How do I know the real passwords?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    When using Mac, you can inspect elements by highlighting the words aka dots, and then when scrolling through the elements you can come across where you would input your password, and if you look closely you can see ( ...value=*insert your password*">...).
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Warnings

  • If it is not your account, be sure that you have the permission of the user whose password you're going to see.
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Updated: September 27, 2021
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Categories: Google Chrome
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