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* <tt>Bookmarks.html</tt> file from another Firefox or Mozilla Suite [[profile folder]] (see the linked article for locations).
* <tt>Bookmarks.html</tt> file from another Firefox or Mozilla Suite [[profile folder]] (see the linked article for locations).
* <tt>Bookmarks.html</tt> file from a Firefox or Mozilla Suite [[profile backup]].  
* <tt>Bookmarks.html</tt> file from a Firefox or Mozilla Suite [[profile backup]].  
* <tt>[[Bookmarks-(date).html]]</tt> file from a Firefox 1.5 or later [[bookmarkbackups folder]].
* Exported Internet Explorer <tt>bookmark.htm</tt> file saved to the desktop or other location (see below).
* Exported Internet Explorer <tt>bookmark.htm</tt> file saved to the desktop or other location (see below).



Revision as of 18:30, 23 November 2006

This article explains how to import bookmarks from a file or from another browser into Firefox or Mozilla Suite. The imported bookmarks will be added to the current bookmarks.

Import from file

Firefox and Mozilla Suite allow you to import bookmarks from a file, using the Import feature of the Bookmarks Manager:

  • Mozilla Suite: "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks -> Tools -> Import"
  • Firefox: "Bookmarks -> Manage (or Organize) Bookmarks -> File -> Import -> from File"

Browse to the folder containing the bookmarks file, select the file you wish to import (for example, "bookmarks.html") and click "open" to import the bookmarks. The imported bookmarks will appear inside the Bookmarks Manager along with the existing bookmarks.

You can import a bookmarks file from a number of different sources, such as,

  • Bookmarks.html file from another Firefox or Mozilla Suite profile folder (see the linked article for locations).
  • Bookmarks.html file from a Firefox or Mozilla Suite profile backup.
  • Bookmarks-(date).html file from a Firefox 1.5 or later bookmarkbackups folder.
  • Exported Internet Explorer bookmark.htm file saved to the desktop or other location (see below).

Import from another browser

Firefox includes an Import Wizard that can be accessed via "File -> Import". You can use the Firefox Import Wizard to automatically import bookmarks and other data from installed browsers such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla Suite and Opera. Only use the following instructions in Firefox if the Import Wizard doesn't work.

From Internet Explorer

On Windows, Mozilla Suite will automatically import Internet Explorer "Favorites" when first installed and whenever you create a new profile. You can manually import your IE Favorites but you have to first use Internet Explorer to export the Favorites to a file, then use the Mozilla Suite or Firefox Bookmarks Manager to import it.

To export your IE Favorites to a file

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Go to "File > Import and Export...", then click Next.
  3. Select "Export Favorites", click Next, click Next again (unless you only want to export a subfolder of your Favorites, in which case, select that subfolder now).
  4. Click "Export to a File or Address", click "Browse" to choose a location such as the desktop (or accept the default location) and save the file, which is named "bookmark.htm" by default.
  5. Click Next, then Finish to complete the export.

After you've finished exporting your IE Favorites to a file, use the Mozilla Suite or Firefox Bookmarks Manager and import the file.

From MSN Explorer

See this MozillaZine forum thread.

From Opera

If Firefox Import Wizard doesn't work, you can use a third-party bookmarks manager like Bookmark Converter to import your Opera bookmarks and export them back out as a HTML file. Then you can import it into Firefox.

From Safari

You need third-party software to export Safari bookmarks such as Safari Bookmark Exporter (works with Mac OS X Tiger) [1] [2].

From SBC Yahoo! Browser

How do I import/export my bookmarks?

From Avant Browser

Looks like you open IE and File > Export. Then open Firefox and bookmarks > manage > file > import > from file. Based on [3] [4]

From AOL 8 or 9

Use this widget http://www.linkagogo.com/go/Convert?informat=aol&outformat=netscape

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