Export bookmarks from Firefox

Backing up your bookmarks is a good move - if you have to reinstall Firefox or switch to another internet browser, this process means that you won't lose backlinks to your favorite web pages. Firefox allows you to export your bookmarks in lot of formats which are compatible with various other popular browsers.

Step One

Click the bookmarks icon and select "Show All Bookmarks" to open up the Bookmarks Library window.

Step 2

Simply click "Import and Backup."

Step 3

Select "Backup..." to export your bookmarks as a JSON file, or "Export Bookmarks to HTML" to truly save all of them as an HTML file. Choose the folder to which you want to export your bookmarks and then click "Save."

Tips & Warnings

• By using the back-up solution to export your bookmarks, they are instantly saved as a JSON file, that may perhaps not work in other browsers. For optimum compatibility, you might desire to save yourself bookmarks as an HTML file. Exporting your bookmarks as an HTML file creates a neatly organized, effortlessly browsed directory of your preferred sites, together with file may be imported into nearly some other browser.
• Bookmarks may be brought in into Firefox from the same menu you utilized for exporting. Pick "Restore" to import bookmarks saved as a JSON file, or "Import Bookmarks from HTML" to import an HTML file.