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EchoFill vs. Chrome's built-in autofill
Chrome has had autofill for years, and for a shipping address or a saved card it works well. So why install anything else? Because most of the forms that waste your time aren't address forms. They're job applications, permit requests, listings, onboarding wizards and internal tools, with fields Chrome has never heard of and controls it can't operate. Here is where the two differ.
| Chrome's built-in autofill | EchoFill | |
|---|---|---|
| Names, emails, phone numbers, addresses | Yes | Yes |
| Payment cards | Yes | No, by design. Cards are never recorded. |
| Any other field: descriptions, licence numbers, "why do you want this role", project codes | No. Chrome only fills field types it recognises. | Yes. It records whatever you typed. |
| Dropdown menus | Standard ones only, when it recognises the field | Standard and custom (searchable, framework-built) menus, chosen by visible text |
| Checkboxes and radio buttons | No | Yes |
| Multi-page forms | Each page separately, if recognised | Learns later pages as you go; next time every step fills |
| Profiles per site or purpose | One list of addresses | Named profiles ("Job applications", "Office", "Oak table listing"), ranked by best match for the page |
| How it fills | One field at a time as you focus it | The whole form at once, automatically on sites you approve or with one click |
| Undo | No | One click puts every field back |
| Edit all your answers in one place | Address list in settings | Full editor, plus CSV export and import |
| Where your data lives | Chrome profile; synced to your Google account when sync is on | Only in your browser on your device, never synced or uploaded |
| Price | Free | Free (unlimited fills, 3 profiles). Pro from $2.99/mo or $29.99 once. |
Use both
EchoFill doesn't replace Chrome's autofill, and it doesn't fight with it. Keep Chrome for payment cards and passwords, where its security model is the right one. Use EchoFill for everything a form asks that Chrome can't answer. If both offer to fill a field, EchoFill fills only empty fields by default, so nothing gets overwritten.
What about other form-filler extensions?
There are many. The usual trade-offs to check before you install one:
- Does it work on modern sites? Tools that inject values behind the scenes often don't register on React, Vue or Angular pages, and can't open custom dropdowns. EchoFill fills like a person types and operates the menus.
- Is there a daily cap or metered free plan? EchoFill's free plan has unlimited fills. The paid plan is about profiles and extras, never about how often you fill.
- Do you have to write rules? Some tools expect you to configure field names in a table. EchoFill learns from a form you filled by hand.
- Where does the data go? EchoFill stores everything locally with no account. Check the privacy policy of anything else before you type your address into it.
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