Bitwarden - How to Install the Extension

Create an account with your work e-mail.

Go to bitwarden.com/go/start-free/.

Enter your work e-mail address.

Click Sign Up.

Verify your e-mail account.

Open Outlook to find the e-mail from Bitwarden <no-reply@bitwarden.com>.

Click the verification link.

Choose a password.

It must be at least 12 characters long.

You can use the same password forever.

District IT cannot reset this for you, but we can help you make backups.

Go to the extensions site for your browser.

Go to bitwarden.com/download on each browser (Chrome, Firefox, and Edge) to find the link to the extension for that browser.

Scroll down past Web browser extensions until you see the “Download now” button.

This will open the extension download page in a new tab.

Download the Bitwarden extension.

The extension page is almost identical for each browser and should look like this screenshot.

Click the blue button labeled “Add to Firefox/Add to Chrome/Get” to download the extension.

Install the Bitwarden extension.

Once it is done downloading, a pop-up will appear in the top-right of the screen.

Follow the instructions below, depending on which browser you’re using:

Firefox: Add to Firefox > Add

Chrome: Add to Chrome > Add extension

Edge: Get > Add extension

Pin the extension to your toolbar.

Click the Puzzle Piece icon in your browser toolbar, then click on the Pin icon.

(On Firefox, you’ll have to click on the Puzzle Piece icon, then the Settings icon, and then click “Pin to Toolbar”.)

Puzzle Icons:

Pin Icons:  

Settings Icon: