How to Recover Saved Opera Browser Passwords on Windows

Opera saves passwords to make logging in faster — but viewing those saved passwords isn't always straightforward. Whether you're trying to recover a forgotten credential, back up your passwords before a reinstall, or migrate to a new browser, here's how to access everything Opera has saved.

Method 1: Opera's Built-In Password Manager

Opera includes a built-in password manager that lets you view saved credentials one at a time directly in the browser.

How to access it:

1. Open Opera and type opera://settings/passwords in the address bar, or
2. Go to Settings (Alt+P) → Advanced → Privacy & Security → Passwords

Viewing a saved password:

1. Find the site whose password you want to see
2. Click the eye icon (👁) next to the password field
3. Windows will ask you to confirm with your Windows login password or PIN
4. After confirming, the password is revealed for that one entry

Limitations:

• Requires Windows authentication confirmation for each individual password
• No bulk export — Opera doesn't offer a built-in "export all passwords" option in standard releases
• Tedious if you need to view or export more than a few credentials

Method 2: SterJo Opera Passwords — All Passwords at Once

SterJo Opera Passwords is a free Windows tool that decrypts and displays all of Opera's saved credentials in a single list — no per-entry confirmation, no manual clicking through each entry.

Step-by-Step:

1. Download SterJo Opera Passwords (free, installer or portable)
2. Close Opera completely before running the tool
3. Run the tool — it automatically finds Opera's profile and decrypts all saved credentials
4. Every saved entry appears: website URL, username, and full decrypted password
5. Export or copy any credentials you need

How Opera Stores Passwords

Opera is built on the Chromium engine, so it stores passwords in the same way as Google Chrome — in an encrypted SQLite database file called Login Data, stored in your Opera user profile folder. The encryption uses Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI), which ties the encryption to your Windows user account.

This means:

• Passwords can only be decrypted on the same Windows user account that saved them
• Moving the Login Data file to another PC or user account without the right decryption key won't work
• SterJo Opera Passwords handles all decryption automatically when run on the same user account

Migrating Opera Passwords to Another Browser

If you're switching from Opera to Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, you'll want to transfer your saved passwords. Here are your options:

Option 1: Import directly via browser

Chrome and Edge can import passwords directly from Opera since they share the Chromium format. In Chrome: go to chrome://settings/passwords → click the three-dot menu → Import. This may not always work perfectly depending on Opera's version.

Option 2: Export via SterJo, then import via CSV

1. Use SterJo Opera Passwords to view all credentials
2. Export or copy the data to a text file
3. In your new browser, go to its password import settings and use the CSV import option

Need to Recover All Browser Passwords at Once?

If you use multiple browsers and need to recover passwords from all of them in one operation, SterJo Browser Passwords handles Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, IE, and other browsers simultaneously — displaying all saved credentials in a single list regardless of which browser saved them.

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