Import bookmarks & settings

You can switch browsers without losing your settings and all the bookmarks for your favorite websites. Depending on the browser you used, your settings can include the following info:

• browsing history
• default homepage
• bookmarks
• default search engines
• saved passwords

Add bookmarks to Chrome

To import bookmarks from most browsers, like Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari:

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Select Bookmarks Import Bookmarks and Settings.
4. Select the program that contains the bookmarks you'd like to import.
5. Click Import.
6. Click Done.

Open your bookmarks

1. At the top right, click More   Bookmarks.
2. If you already had bookmarks in Chrome, look for a new folder named "Other bookmarks."

Learn more about saving, viewing, and editing bookmarks.

Get bookmarks on all your devices

Turn sync on in Chrome with the same Google Account on all your devices. By default, your bookmarks will sync on all of them.

Learn more about getting your bookmarks on all your devices.

How bookmarks are imported

If you didn't have any bookmarks in Chrome, the imported bookmarks appear in the bookmarks bar.

If you already had bookmarks in Chrome, the imported bookmarks are added to the "Other bookmarks" folder at the end of the bookmarks bar.

Learn more about using the bookmarks bar.

Move bookmarks to another browser

If you decide to use a different browser, you can take all your Chrome bookmarks with you.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Select Bookmarks Bookmark Manager.
4. At the top, click More Export Bookmarks.

Chrome exports your bookmarks as an HTML file. Use this file to import your bookmarks into another browser.