Firefox KeepassXC AutoType

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Hello folks,
i am experiencing some issues with the KeepassXC auto type function and Firefox. I configured everything as explained in the KeePassXC documentation, but it doesn`t work… The thing is if i try the auto type with chromium, everything is working as expected. :face_with_monocle:
Is here someone with the same issue, or someone who can help me?

my setup:

  • Firefox installed from the offical repo (no flat or snappaket)
  • latest Manjaro release with gnome desktop

Hope someone could help me.
Regards izumit

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Link please?

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hxxps://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_UserGuide.html#_auto_type

As you can see, there is not much to do

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I don’t remember having changed any configuration there, and i regularly use it on Firefox without any trouble.

Can you describe your usual use-case (global or entry mode, activation through shortcut or toolbar icon, etc.)?

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i open my firefox, browse to my website, click on the login form and press CTRL+Shift+V (my shortcut set in KeePassXC) and nothing is happening. The same Steps in Chromium are directly running the autotype and login.

Other strange thing is, when i want to add the Auto-Type in KeePassXC for an entry, i only can choose chromium in the “Window Associations” Firefox isn`t shown here…

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Probably because this is also used by Firefox.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly#w_editing

Do you have a Firefox window open?

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I think that is not the problem, I changed it to another and the same problem occurs again

yes :rofl: i can see all windows like chromium discord and so on, but firefox isn`t shown…

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Does it at least work through KeePassXC’s toolbar button?

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no keepass is closing but nothing else happens

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At least i know that is not normal, since it is what i usually use.

Have you tried launching KeePassXC from the terminal, and see if any error is printed there when you try to autotype into Firefox from the toolbar?

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i’ve tried, but no errors shown up

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This hits me only now.

And GNOME uses the Wayland display server instead of X11.
I was thinking, the issue may be with Firefox instead of KeePassXC. You did mention that Firefox windows do not show in the list for the autotype configuration. And reading this :point_down: Firefox may run on X11 by default, which would explain everything.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox#Wayland

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i think that’s the error… when i look up about:support it reports this:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:94.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/94.0

Now i am trying to change it to wayland, but at the moment it isn’t working and always starts with X11 again

Edit: Now it starts with wayland, but KeePass still doesn’t show firefox.

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I’m getting out of ideas.
From what i find, Wayland isn’t officially supported yet, even though many people don’t have trouble using KeePassXC with it.
Alternatively, you could try using an add-on in order to use Autotype in Firefox: KeePass - ArchWiki

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You can try if autotyping works with wayland:

keepassxc  -platform xcb
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Yeah i am also running out of ideas. Maybe i will make a new clean setup and try it again.
I will let you guys know.

no changes…

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Hello.
I use KeePassXC too, but for auto typing in Firefox I use KeePassXC-Browser extension: GitHub - keepassxreboot/keepassxc-browser: KeePassXC Browser Extension

In KeePassXC in Settings → Browser Integration, enable for Firefox.
You can try this option, although I have not tested it on Wayland.

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For the record, i use Xfce, so not Gnome nor Wayland.