As the sibling comment states, it's not stored as plain text. You're right that external storage lets you use it elsewhere, but IMO using keepass has a lot of

As the sibling comment states, it's not stored as plain text. You're right that external storage lets you use it elsewhere, but IMO using keepass has a lot of friction I personally don't mind but wouldn't initially recommend to most people. Browser password storage fills 99% of most people's needs.