Free tool
Username generator
Make a random username that says nothing about you, for any site you sign up to. It's made right here in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Same styles as the username generator in the Passyble app. It runs in this page with crypto.getRandomValues: nothing is sent anywhere and nothing is saved.
Need a password for it too? Try the password generator.
Why a different username everywhere?
The same reason you use a different password: so one site can't give away the others.
Harder to track
When you're "alex.rivera87" everywhere, a quick search ties your shopping, gaming and dating accounts together. A new name on each site keeps them apart.
Says nothing about you
Your real name, birth year or home town in a username helps strangers find you, and helps scammers guess security questions. A random one gives nothing away.
Leaks stay small
If a site leaks its list of users, a username you use nowhere else can't be matched to your other accounts, so the damage stops there.
Which style?
All three work on almost any sign-up form. Pick by where you'll see the name.
Two words
Friendly and easy to read, for places where people see your name, like forums, games and comments. Add the number if the name is taken. Example: Swift-Otter, or swift_otter4821
Word + number
Short and simple to type, for sites that want a plain name without dots or dashes. Example: Otter4821
Random characters
For accounts nobody else sees, like a shop or a newsletter. It says nothing at all about you. Example: k3vq9tmz2c
Keep your accounts apart.
A few habits that keep your name, and your inbox, out of other people's lists.
- A new username for each site. Don't reuse one, just as you wouldn't reuse a password.
- Leave your real name out. No full name, birthday or e-mail name in usernames you don't need people to recognise.
- Give each site its own e-mail address. An e-mail alias forwards to your real inbox, so you can tell who shared your address and switch it off if spam starts.
- Try a plus tag. Many providers deliver [email protected] to [email protected]. It's quick, but your real address is still easy to see.
- Let an app remember them. Different usernames, aliases and passwords for every site are only easy when an app keeps track.
Questions
About usernames.
Is a username a secret?
Not really. Sites often show it to other people, and it isn't meant to protect your account the way a password does. But a username that's different on every site, and says nothing about you, keeps your accounts from being linked together.
Is it safe to make a username on a website?
Here, yes: the username is made by your own browser, using its built-in secure random numbers, and it never leaves this page. Nothing is sent to us or anyone else, and nothing is saved. You can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it keeps working.
What if the username is already taken?
Press Again for a new one, or turn on the 4-digit number. Two words alone give about 54 thousand names; with the number it's about 540 million, so a free one is easy to find.
Which characters work on sign-up forms?
Letters, digits, and the hyphen, underscore and dot between the words work on almost every sign-up form we know of. If a site doesn't allow one of them, pick None or try another style.
What's an e-mail alias?
An extra e-mail address that forwards to your real inbox. Give each site its own, and you can see who shared your address and switch it off if it starts getting spam. Many providers accept a plus tag, like [email protected], and alias services such as SimpleLogin, addy.io and Firefox Relay make addresses that don't show your real one at all.
Do I have to remember these usernames?
No. That's what a password manager is for. Passyble saves each username with its password and fills both in for you.
Let Passyble keep track of them.
Passyble saves each username with its password and fills both in for you. When you sign up somewhere new, it makes a username, a strong password and, with the alias service you already use (SimpleLogin, addy.io, Firefox Relay and more), a fresh e-mail alias. No account needed.