How to Export Bookmarks from Chrome

A simple guide to saving your Chrome bookmarks as an HTML webpage

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: January 12, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to download your Google Chrome bookmarks as a file on your Windows or Mac computer. Once you've exported the bookmarks file, you can upload it to another browser to view the bookmarks in that browser. Keep in mind that you cannot export Chrome bookmarks from within the Chrome mobile app.

Steps

1
Open
Google Chrome. Click or double-click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere.
2
Click ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the window. Clicking it causes a drop-down menu to appear.

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3
Select Bookmarks. This option is near the top of the drop-down menu. Selecting it prompts a pop-out menu.
4
Click Bookmark manager. It's in the pop-out window. Doing so opens the Bookmarks Manager in a new tab.
5
Open the Bookmarks menu. Click the ⋮ icon in the far-right side of the blue banner that's at the top of the Bookmarks window. A drop-down menu will appear.
- 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.
6
Click Export bookmarks. It's in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens a File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window.
- If you don't see Export bookmarks, you clicked the wrong ⋮ icon.
7
Enter a name. Type in a name for your bookmarks file.
8
Select a save location. On the left side of the window, click the folder in which you want to save your bookmarks file (e.g., Desktop).
9
Click Save. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window.

Community Q&A

Question

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

Community Answer

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

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.

Community Answer

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

Can I put the contacts in a PDF file and email to another computer as an attachment?

Community Answer

You can just email it as an html attachment, no need to convert into PDF.