You can keep website passwords on your computer and use them in Chrome without a cloud password account. OGAD (Off Grid AI Desktop) Pro stores them in its encrypted Vault. The Off Grid AI browser extension asks that Vault for the login you choose, then fills the website form.
This is useful when your browser is where you work, but you want your password database to stay on your desktop. The desktop must be running, paired, and unlocked for the extension to use Vault. Websites still need their normal internet connection.
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What stays on your computer?
Vault stores its database locally in an encrypted KDBX file. The browser connects to OGAD through an approved pairing. You do not need to upload that database to a password service to fill a login.
Password generation is also a local operation. It does not ask a language model to invent a secret. You can use generated passwords or passphrases, then save the result in Vault.
The website still receives the credentials you submit to it. Local storage changes where you keep your password collection. It does not remove the website from the sign-in process. This guide covers desktop Vault with the browser extension; it does not claim that the same database syncs to your phone.
Start with one website login
Use a current OGAD beta with Pro enabled. This guide follows desktop beta 122. The extension is in early access. Get it through the access process rather than assuming a public browser-store listing is available.
- Open Vault in OGAD and complete its setup. Keep the recovery information in a place you can reach if this computer is unavailable.
- Add a website login. Give it a clear title, the website URL, the correct username, and its password.
- Open the extension's Settings > Desktop and select Pair with desktop.
- Compare the six words in the extension and desktop prompt. Approve the matching request in OGAD.
- Keep Vault unlocked. Open the website's normal sign-in page in Chrome.
- Use the key control in the login field, or open the matching Vault entry in the panel. Select the login to fill.
Check the username before you submit. A work account and a personal account can use the same website. Clear titles such as “Design portal — work” help you select the right entry.
The first success is simple: the correct username and password appear on the correct website, and the website accepts the login. You do not need to import every password to check this.
Create a password for a new account
Suppose you are opening an account for a new project portal. Open the extension's password generator and choose a password that meets the website's rules. Use Use on this page when it is available for the new-password field.
Complete the registration yourself. If the extension offers to save the login, check the saved record afterward. Confirm the URL and username, then try a normal sign-in. Some websites collect the username and password on different pages, so the final saved entry deserves a check.
A passphrase can help when you must type a secret manually. A random password suits a form that Vault will fill. In either case, make a separate secret for each account. A site that rejects a character or length needs a compatible password, not a reused one.
What else can Vault hold?
The browser view also supports secure notes, cards, and identities. An identity can hold address details for a form. A card entry can hold payment details; an entry with only the last four digits cannot supply a complete card number.
These are separate actions from an AI browser task. Selecting a saved item to fill a form does not authorize a purchase. Read the completed form before you submit it.
A login can also contain a supported authenticator setup key and show its current one-time code. Keep the account's recovery method accessible. Do not assume that saving a code in the same Vault provides an independent recovery route if you lose access to that Vault.
Desktop Vault has additional item types, including files and keys. Their presence on the desktop does not mean every type is available to browser forms.
Move existing passwords in small steps
The browser import route supports a specific LastPass-style CSV format. It is not a general promise that any password CSV will work. Start with a small sample in the supported format, then inspect the imported title, URL, username, and notes.
An exported CSV can contain readable passwords. Keep it out of shared folders, and remove the temporary export after you have checked the import and your recovery plan. Keep access to your previous password collection until you have confirmed the entries you need.
If a login does not fill
| What you see | What to check |
|---|---|
| Vault is unavailable in the panel | OGAD is running, Pro is active, and pairing is approved |
| The entry is hidden after it worked earlier | Unlock desktop Vault again |
| No matching login appears | Check the saved URL against the website you opened |
| The wrong account appears | Select the entry with the correct username |
| A form remains empty | Use the entry's copy controls, then check each field before submitting |
Locking desktop Vault also closes browser access to its contents. Treat that as part of your normal work routine when you leave the computer.
Start with one account you use often. Set up OGAD, pair the extension, and confirm one complete sign-in before you move the rest of your passwords.
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