Sometimes the standard fields (like Username, URL, or Notes) aren’t enough. Custom Fields let you add your own labeled info to any entry—so you can store exactly what matters to you, without clutter.
What Are Custom Fields?
Custom Fields are extra, user‑defined fields you can add to an entry. You choose the name and the value. Think of them as “additional labels” for anything you want to remember.
Examples:
- “Security question”
- “Account number”
- “Membership ID”
- “PIN hint”
- “Backup email”
- “SSH key”
- “API token”
Why You Might Use Them
Custom Fields help you keep everything in one place, even if it doesn’t fit the standard form.
Benefits:
- Store unique information per entry
- Keep related details together
- Make entries more complete and easier to reference later
- Add multiple custom fields to a single entry if needed
How to Add a Custom Field
- Open an entry.
- Tap Edit.
- Use the Add menu and choose Custom Field.
- Enter a name (for example: “Security question”).
- A new field appears—add your value.
How to Edit or Delete a Custom Field
- Tap Edit on the entry.
- Update the value of the custom field as appropriate
- Open the ••• menu next to the custom field.
- Choose the action you want:
- Mark Sensitive / Unmark Sensitive
- Delete Custom Field
What “Sensitive” Means
Marking a custom field as Sensitive hides its value when you’re not editing.
It’s useful for private details you don’t want shown at a glance.
Sensitive fields behave like passwords:
- Hidden by default
- Visible while editing (or if “show passwords” is enabled)
Tips
- Use short, clear labels so you’ll recognize them later.
- If you store something private, mark it as Sensitive.
- Custom Fields are saved with the entry and synced just like the rest of your data.
Platform Compatibility
This feature is currently available on iOS and macOS. Password Safe on Windows also supports custom fields.
- You can safely use your safe (containing custom fields) with existing programs on other platforms (Password Safe on Linux, PasswdSafe on Android), or with older versions of pwSafe on iOS or macOS.
- The integrity of custom fields added with pwSafe is ensured, even if you make changes to your database with programs not supporting custom fields.
- When support for custom fields becomes available on another platform, all custom fields automatically become accessible on that platform, as the implementation in pwSafe is fully compatible with the Password Safe database format.
If you have questions or ideas for improvements, we’d love to hear from you!
Comments
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Correct, the feature has not been added to the other platforms (yet). If you are interested in this feature appearing in the Windows version, make sure to subscribe to this pull request: https://github.com/pwsafe/pwsafe/pull/1707
I'll add a comment to the article, thanks for suggesting that!
Password Safe 3.71 was just released, so custom fields are available on Windows now.
I have installed Windows 3.71 app, and can now see “Custom Fields”. However appears only way to copy/view a custom filed marked sensitive is to “Edit”. However Edit button does not work when you open the safe read-only mode. Odd that in read-only they grey out Add button, but not the Edit & Delete Button.
In read-write, using Edit to view (and then manually copy) adds the risk of a sensitive custom field being accidentally edited. So hopefully there is more support/useability for custom fields to come in the Windows version. Until then, think cross-platform users should be cautious with how they are used.
Note: I have not yet tested custom field in the linux variant they offer.
I'll forward you remarks to the Windows developers, I'm sure this will be addressed in one of the next updates.
Received this reply:
If you want to discuss this further, I suggest posting a message on the Windows forum, so I don't need to proxy.
If I File->Change to R/W it does copy (with no visual indication it did).
I am not going to create a SourceForge account, they will catch on/up eventually.
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