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.



Mac

Exporting Bookmarks from Firefox

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel. Click Bookmarks and then click the Manage bookmarks bar at the bottom.
  2. The Library window will open allowing you to manage your bookmarks. From this window click on the Star button and choose Export HTML....

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  3. The Export Bookmarks File window will appear. Choose a spot to save your exported bookmarks that you can remember.

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Your bookmarks are successfully exported from Firefox, to import them into Safari proceed to the next section.

Importing into Safari

  1. Start Safari
  2. On the menu bar, click on the File menu and choose Import Bookmarks....

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  3. Find the file you saved from Firefox and click Import.

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Windows

Exporting Bookmarks from Firefox

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel. Click Bookmarks and then click the Manage bookmarks bar at the bottom.
  2. The Library window will open enabling you to manage your bookmarks. From this window, click on the Import and Backup button and choose Export HTML....

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  3. 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 Save to confirm.

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Your bookmarks are now successfully exported from Firefox. To import them into Safari, proceed to the next section.

Importing into Safari

  1. Start Safari
  2. At the top of the Safari window, click on the File menu and choose Import Bookmarks....
    • If you don't see the menu bar, press the Alt key.

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  3. Find the file you saved from Firefox and click Open.

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  4. Name the Bookmark folder whatever you would like.

Click on the Bookmarks menu to ensure all of your bookmarks have been successfully imported.