How to Export Favorites from Chrome: 9 Steps

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How to Export Favorites from Chrome: 9 Steps
How to Export Favorites from Chrome: 9 Steps
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This wikiHow teaches you how to export Google Chrome bookmarks as a file on both Windows and Mac systems. After exporting your bookmark list to a file, you can use that file to import it into another browser. However, keep in mind that Chrome bookmarks cannot be exported using the mobile app.

Steps

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 1
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 1

Step 1. Launch Google Chrome by clicking the icon

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It is characterized by a red, yellow and green circle with a blue sphere in the center.

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 2
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 2

Step 2. Press the ⋮ button

It is located in the upper right corner of the program window. A drop-down menu will appear.

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 3
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 3

Step 3. Choose the Favorites option

It is visible at the top of the drop-down menu that appeared. A new submenu will appear.

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 4
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 4

Step 4. Choose the Manage Favorites item

It is located at the top of the last menu that appeared. The page for managing the entire list of Chrome bookmarks will be displayed.

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 5
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 5

Step 5. Enter the "Organize" menu

Push the button located in the upper right corner of the "Favorites" tab. A small drop-down menu will appear.

Make sure you don't click the icon ("Other actions") located on the right of each element that makes up the list of favorites visible in the main pane of the "Favorites" tab. Do not even select the "Customize and control Google Chrome" button, characterized by the same icon and located in the upper right corner of the browser window, otherwise a different menu will be displayed than the one you will need to use.

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 6
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 6

Step 6. Choose the Export Favorites option

It is one of the items listed in the drop-down menu that appeared. The "File Explorer" (on Windows) or "Finder" (on Mac) window will appear.

If the option Export favorites is not visible, it means that you have clicked the icon wrong.

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 7
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 7

Step 7. Name the file

Type the name you want to assign to the file in the "File name" or "Name" text field.

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 8
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 8

Step 8. Select the destination folder

Use the left sidebar of the dialog box that appeared to select the directory where you want the favorites list to be stored (for example the folder Desktop).

Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 9
Export Bookmarks from Chrome Step 9

Step 9. Press the Save button

It is located in the lower right part of the dialog box.

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