With the launch of the Passwords app in macOS Sequoia and iOS 18 (currently in Developer beta), Apple made it easy to find and access all your passwords, Passkeys, and even two-factor authentication codes. What used to require a trip through various Settings app menus is now just a click away.

But as good as the Passwords app is, it’s little more than an app wrapper for iCloud Keychain. While that’s a huge improvement in itself, we can make your Mac’s Passwords app even better by enabling a menu bar list that’s hidden by default.

You’ll see a key icon in the menu bar. That’s your Passwords app. Click the icon to reveal a drop-down menu. Authenticate with Touch ID or your Mac password, and you’ll see a list of all your passwords.

The really cool thing about this menu bar app is that it’s context-aware, so it automatically finds a login that matches the app you have open. This works for desktop apps and also for websites in third-party browsers like Chrome, Arc, and more.