How to export your Chrome bookmarks
Chrome can export your entire bookmark library to one HTML file, folder structure included. It's the same file format every browser and bookmark tool reads for import, so it's the standard way to move your bookmarks anywhere else.
What's actually in the export
The HTML file preserves your bookmark titles, URLs, folder hierarchy and the date each one was added. It's a plain, browser-readable page — open it directly and you'll see a list of links organized exactly like your bookmarks bar and folders.
Why export in the first place
The three usual reasons: moving to a new computer without syncing your whole Google account, switching browsers, or backing up your library before doing anything drastic to it. All three end with the same file.
- Switching to Firefox, Safari or Edge — every major browser imports this format
- Moving to a bookmark manager, since almost all of them accept the same HTML import
- A backup before a big cleanup, so you can't lose anything by accident
Where that file can go next
Straight back into another browser's own “import bookmarks” option, or into a dedicated bookmark manager. Linkbry accepts the same Chrome, Firefox and Safari export format directly — bulk import preserves your existing folder structure rather than dumping everything into one flat list, so day one starts from where you already were.
Steps
- Click the three-dot menu in Chrome's top-right corner.
- Hover over “Bookmarks and lists,” then click “Bookmark manager” — or just go to chrome://bookmarks, or press Ctrl+Shift+O (Cmd+Shift+O on Mac).
- In the Bookmark manager, click the three-dot menu at the top and choose “Export bookmarks.”
- Pick a save location. Chrome names the file bookmarks_MM_DD_YY.html by default.
- Open the saved file in any browser to confirm every bookmark and folder came across.
Frequently asked questions
No. The export only contains bookmarks you've explicitly saved — titles, URLs, folders and add dates. It has nothing to do with your browsing or search history.
Chrome's built-in export always exports the whole bookmarks tree. To move just one folder, export everything, then open the HTML file and delete the sections you don't want before importing it elsewhere.
Yes — folders and sub-folders are preserved in the HTML file, and most import tools (including Linkbry's) read that structure back in rather than flattening it.
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