Bookmarks are also known as Favorites in some browsers. They are helpful to access your favorite webpages quickly without much effort. Your browser lets you create bookmarks for as many webpages as you may like. When you create a bookmark, you’re saving the URL of your favorite webpage, and not the page’s content. This is why bookmarks are prone to change. If a web page is deleted or changed, your bookmark may also get affected.

While modern browsers sync and remember your bookmarks, there are times when you may want to export and re-import them again. If you’re looking for ways to manage your bookmarks in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, you’ve got covered.

Exporting Bookmarks to a File

Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click on the Menu icon on the top right corner.
3. Select Favorites.
4. Click on the three dots icon in the Favorites panel.
5. Select Export Favorites.
6. Choose a folder where you want to save the bookmarks file.
7. Click on Save.

Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click on the Menu icon.
3. Select Bookmarks, followed by Bookmark Manager.
4. Click on the three dots icon in the Bookmark Manager.
5. Select Export Bookmarks.
6. Specify a location where you want to save the bookmarks file and then click on Save.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click on the Menu icon on the top right corner.
3. Select the Bookmarks option.
4. Click on Manage Bookmarks.
5. Click on the “Import and Backup” drop-down box.
6. Select “Export Bookmarks to HTML”.
7. Specify a location for the bookmarks HTML file and then click on Save.

Opera

1. Open Opera.
2. Click on the Opera logo icon on the top left side.
3. Select “Bookmarks”, followed by “Export Bookmarks”.
4. Specify a location for your bookmarks file and then click on Save.

Importing Bookmarks

Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click on the Menu icon.
3. Select Favorites.
4. Click on the three dots icon.
5. Select Import Favorites.
6. Choose one of the following options:
   • In the “Import from” drop-down box, choose another browser to import your bookmarks. Check-up “Favorites or bookmarks” and leave other checkboxes unchecked.
   • If you wish to import bookmarks from a file, select the “Favorites or bookmarks HTML file” option. Click on “Choose file” and locate your bookmarks file.

Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click on the Menu icon and select Bookmarks.
3. Choose Bookmark Manager.
4. Select “Import bookmarks and settings”.
5. Select your desired browser from the drop-down box.
6. Check-up Favorites/ Bookmarks.
7. Click on Import.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click on the Menu icon on the top right corner.
3. Select Bookmarks > Manage Bookmarks.
4. Click on the Import and Backup drop-down box.
   • To import your bookmarks from an HTML file, choose “Import bookmarks from HTML”. Locate your file and then click on Open.
   • To import your bookmarks from another browser, choose “Import data from another browser”. In the new wizard, select your browser and then click on Next.

Opera

1. Open Opera.
2. Click on the Opera button, select Bookmarks.
3. Select “Import bookmarks and settings”.
4. In the new dialog, choose your desired web browser to import the bookmarks.
5. Check the checkbox “Favorites/ Bookmarks” and leave other checkboxes unchecked.
6. Click on Import.