Export bookmarks to Safari
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You can export your Firefox bookmarks for use in other browsers. This article shows you how to export your Firefox bookmarks and import them into Safari on Mac and Windows. The Safari browser is not currently available for Linux.
- For instructions moving your Firefox data to another installation of Firefox, see Moving your Firefox bookmarks and settings.
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Mac
Exporting Bookmarks from Firefox
- Click the menu button
to open the menu panel. Click and then click the bar at the bottom.
- The Library window will open allowing you to manage your bookmarks. From this window click on the
button and choose . - The Export Bookmarks File window will appear. Choose a spot to save your exported bookmarks that you can remember.
Your bookmarks are successfully exported from Firefox, to import them into Safari proceed to the next section.
Importing into Safari
- Start Safari
- On the menu bar, click on the
menu and choose . - Find the file you saved from Firefox and click
.
Windows
Exporting Bookmarks from Firefox
- Click the menu button
to open the menu panel. Click and then click the bar at the bottom.
- The Library window will open enabling you to manage your bookmarks. From this window, click on the
button and choose . - The Export Bookmarks File window will appear - choose a spot to save your exported bookmarks to that you can quickly find again. The desktop or your Documents folder are usually good spots that are easy to remember. Click on
to confirm.
Your bookmarks are now successfully exported from Firefox. To import them into Safari, proceed to the next section.
Importing into Safari
- Start Safari
- At the top of the Safari window, click on the
- If you don't see the menu bar, press the Alt key.
menu and choose .
- If you don't see the menu bar, press the Alt key.
- Find the file you saved from Firefox and click
. - Name the Bookmark folder whatever you would like.
Click on the
menu to ensure all of your bookmarks have been successfully imported.