Import browser logins

In the desktop app, open Settings → Integrations → Browser profiles → Add profile and choose a browser under Import from. The import copies cookies into a Scient browser profile so you can use existing logins in the preview browser. Changes made afterward stay separate from the source browser.

Linux discovery includes Helium and both native and Snap installations of Firefox. Windows discovery includes Firefox and Helium builds that still use Windows’ standard profile encryption. Other Chromium-based browsers on Windows use app-bound cookie encryption and cannot be imported. A browser appears once it has a profile with a cookie database. Close the source browser before importing; the import wizard will prompt you if it is still running.

On Linux, Chromium-based browsers use your desktop keyring to protect their cookies. Scient includes the keyring reader; no separate command-line tool is needed. Allow the desktop unlock prompt if one appears. If the keyring cannot be accessed, Scient reports that failure when no cookies can be imported. Partitioned cookies are skipped.