How to Export and Import Bookmarks in Google Chrome

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Back up your Chrome web bookmarks to a file you can import

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Last Updated: November 21, 2025 Fact Checked

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Do you want to move your Chrome bookmarks to another browser or computer? You can use Chrome's built-in Export Bookmarks feature to save all of your bookmarks to an HTML file that's easy to import into other web browsers, including Edge, Safari, or another instance of Chrome. Here's how to export bookmarks from Chrome using your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. We'll also show you how to import those exported bookmarks into Chrome on any computer.

Easily Export Chrome Bookmarks on Any Computer

To export bookmarks from Chrome, click the three-dot menu, choose Bookmarks and lists, then select Bookmark manager. In the bookmark manager, click the three-dot menu, choose Export bookmarks, and then click Save.

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It's in the top-right corner of the window.^{[1]
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Another menu will expand.^{[2]
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Click Bookmark manager. This opens the Chrome bookmark manager in a separate window.^{[3]
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- You can also get here by pressing Ctrl + Shift + O (PC) or Cmd + Option + B (Mac) on your keyboard.
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Click the three-dot menu and select Export bookmarks. You'll find the three-dot menu at the top-right corner of the bookmark manager.^{[4]
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- Make sure you don't click the ⋮ icon that's either to the right of an individual bookmark or in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window's grey section, as neither of these will give you the proper options.
- If you don't see Export bookmarks, you clicked the wrong ⋮ icon.
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Enter a name for your exported bookmarks file. Alternatively, you can keep the default name, which is "bookmarks_(date).html."^{[5]
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- If you don't want to save your Chrome bookmarks to the current folder, select a different folder now.
It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Now that you've exported your bookmarks from Google Chrome, you can easily import them into another web browser like Microsoft Edge, Safari, or Firefox.^{[6]
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If you want to import your exported bookmark file into Google Chrome, whether on the same or a different computer, you can do so in the bookmark manager. Start by clicking the three dots at the top-right corner of the window.^{[7]
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Click Bookmark manager. This opens the Chrome bookmark manager in a separate window.
- You can also get here by pressing Ctrl + Shift + O (PC) or Cmd + Option + B (Mac) on your keyboard.
This opens your computer's file browser.^{[8]
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Select your exported bookmark file and click Open. This imports your exported bookmarks into Google Chrome.^{[9]
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- If you import bookmarks into a new Chrome installation before adding other bookmarks, your imported bookmarks will be added to the bookmark bar.
- If you already have at least one bookmark, imported bookmarks will be added to a folder called "Other bookmarks."

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How can I copy my Chrome bookmarks into an Excel spreadsheet so I can remove duplicates and clean up old stuff?

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You can't transfer it to a spreadsheet, but if you want a to cleanup duplicates, Google and install Evernote Extension.

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I am trying to recover favorites from a hard drive. Is there a folder or file that has the favorites? I cannot log in and export.

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Simply go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome application to find your Favorites folder.

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If you want to keep your Chrome bookmarks synced to your Google account so they're available anywhere you use Chrome, check out our guide to enabling sync in Chrome.

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You cannot export bookmarks from the Chrome mobile app.

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