Import bookmarks and other data from Google Chrome
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Firefox lets you easily import bookmarks and other data from Google Chrome. This article gives you step-by-step instructions for getting it done.
Import data from Library
- Click the menu button
to open the menu panel. Click and then click the bar at the bottom.
- From the toolbar in the Library window, click
and choose .
- Tip: Another way to import from another browser is to enable the Menu bar (press Alt on the keyboard to enable it temporarily), click in Menu bar at the top of the screen and select .
- In the Import Wizard window that appears, select the Chrome profile you wish to import the data from and click
- The import will start. You may be prompted to add your system password to proceed.
- All set! Click
- The import process will transfer the following data from Chrome to Firefox:
- Browsing History: Information on the sites you have visited.
- Saved Form history: Information you use to populate online forms.
- Saved Logins and Passwords: Your usernames and passwords that Chrome remembered.
- Bookmarks: Web pages you have saved in your Chrome bookmarks.
to wrap up the import.
Because Chrome defaults to saving bookmarks in its bookmarks toolbar, you should be able to find your imported bookmarks in a folder named From Google Chrome in the Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar. The Bookmarks Toolbar may be hidden. To show the Bookmarks Toolbar:
- Click the menu
button, click and choose .
- Click the Toolbars dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen and select
- The Bookmarks Toolbar can be set to , , or .
.
- Click .
Tip: You can also turn the Bookmarks toolbar on or off from the Firefox menu bar at the top of the screen: Click
, go down to and select .Import data from Firefox Settings
Starting in Firefox version 113, you can also import your data from Firefox settings:
- Click the menu
button at the top right.
- Select .
- In the
- In the Import Wizard window that appears, select the Chrome profile you wish to import the data from.
- To choose the data you want to import, click on the
- Note: The Payment methods option enables you to import payment methods saved in Chrome to Firefox.
button. Once you've made your selection, click on to kick off the import process.
- All set! Click
- The import process will transfer the following data from Chrome to Firefox:
- Browsing History: Information on the sites you have visited.
- Saved Form history: Information you use to populate online forms.
- Saved Logins and Passwords: Your usernames and passwords that Chrome remembered.
- Bookmarks: Web pages you have saved in your Chrome bookmarks.
to wrap up the import.
Related content
- To import your information from another browser or computer, see Import data from another browser.
- To learn more about customizing Firefox, see Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.
- For more information on using bookmarks in Firefox, see Bookmarks in Firefox.