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===From MSN Explorer===
===From MSN Explorer===
See [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=307572 this MozillaZine forum thread].
Locate the MSN Explorer favorites file, "favorites.xml" on your computer (read [[show hidden files and folders|this article]] if you need help finding it).  Next, go to this web page, http://www.linkagogo.com/go/Convert?informat=aol&outformat=netscape to convert the  MSN Explorer favorites.xml file (input file) into a "Netscape (also Mozilla and Firefox)" HTML file.  Use "File -> Save Page as"  to save the output, then import the file you just saved into your Mozilla browser using the [[#From file |"Import from file"]] feature of the Bookmarks Manager (see above).  You can alternately try the MSN Favorites Export Toolkit, available from http://www.mainsoft.fr/en/downloads.htm to convert the MSN Explorer file (favorites.xml) into a Netscape bookmarks file (bookmark.htm) which you can then import into your Mozilla browser (details [http://www.tutorials-win.com/IE/favourites-1835/ here]).
 
See [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=307572 this MozillaZine forum thread] for additional information.


===From Netscape Navigator 9===
===From Netscape Navigator 9===

Revision as of 15:42, 27 May 2008

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

Import from file

You can import bookmarks from a file, using the Import feature of the Firefox/Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey Bookmarks Manager:

  • Firefox 2 and earlier: "Bookmarks -> Organize (or Manage) Bookmarks -> File -> Import -> From File"
  • Firefox 3: "Bookmarks -> Organize Bookmarks -> Import and Backup -> Import HTML... -> from an HTML File"
  • Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey 1.x: "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks -> Tools -> Import"
  • SeaMonkey 2: "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks -> Tools -> Import -> File"

Browse to the folder containing the bookmarks file, select the bookmarks file you wish to import and click "open". The imported bookmarks will be added to your existing bookmarks.

You can import a bookmarks file from a number of different sources, as long as the file is in HTML format. Examples include:

  • Bookmarks file created using the Export feature of the Bookmarks Manager.
  • bookmark.htm file exported from Internet Explorer (see below).
  • bookmarks.html file from another Mozilla Suite, SeaMonkey, or Firefox profile or profile backup.
  • bookmarks.html file from a Netscape Navigator 9 profile (see below)
  • bookmarks-(date).html file from a Firefox bookmarkbackups folder.
    Note: Starting in Firefox 3, files in the bookmarkbackups folder are stored in JSON format and cannot be imported.

Important: On Windows and Linux, the profile folder for Mozilla applications, including the Firefox profile and bookmarkbackups folder, is hidden by default. See this article if you need help viewing hidden files and folders.

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, Opera, and Netscape 6-7-Mozilla Suite (which includes SeaMonkey 1.x). Only use the following instructions in Firefox if the Import Wizard doesn't work.

From Internet Explorer

On Windows, Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey will automatically import Internet Explorer "Favorites" when first installed and (in Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey 1.x) 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 SeaMonkey 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

Locate the MSN Explorer favorites file, "favorites.xml" on your computer (read this article if you need help finding it). Next, go to this web page, http://www.linkagogo.com/go/Convert?informat=aol&outformat=netscape to convert the MSN Explorer favorites.xml file (input file) into a "Netscape (also Mozilla and Firefox)" HTML file. Use "File -> Save Page as" to save the output, then import the file you just saved into your Mozilla browser using the "Import from file" feature of the Bookmarks Manager (see above). You can alternately try the MSN Favorites Export Toolkit, available from http://www.mainsoft.fr/en/downloads.htm to convert the MSN Explorer file (favorites.xml) into a Netscape bookmarks file (bookmark.htm) which you can then import into your Mozilla browser (details here).

See this MozillaZine forum thread for additional information.

From Netscape Navigator 9

Use the "Import from file" feature of the Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey or Firefox Bookmarks Manager as explained above, to import the "bookmarks.html" file from the Netscape Navigator 9 profile folder. On Windows 2000/XP, the profile folder is located here:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\<Windows login user name>\Application Data\Netscape\Navigator\Profiles\<Profile name>

See the Netscape release notes for other Navigator 9 profile folder locations. Important: On Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux, you will need to show hidden files and folders.

From Netscape 8

Use the "Import from file" feature of the Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey or Firefox Bookmarks Manager (explained above) to import the "bookmarks.html" file from the Netscape 8 profile folder. On Windows 2000/XP, the Netscape 8 profile folder is located here: [1]

  • C:\Documents and Settings\<Windows login user name>\Application Data\Netscape\NSB\Profiles\<Profile name>

Important: On Windows 2000 and later you will need to show hidden files and folders .

From Opera

If Firefox Import Wizard doesn't work, you can use a third-party bookmarks manager like Bookmark Converter (alternate link) to import your Opera bookmarks and export them back out as a HTML file. You can then import the bookmarks HTML file into Firefox or Mozilla Suite by using the Import feature of the Bookmarks Manager, as explained above.

From Safari

Firefox imports Safari settings automatically. Just go to File > Import... and select Safari. In the next window, check the boxes of what you want to import. For example, your Safari Bookmarks will appear in Firefox's Bookmarks menu as "From Safari." Whatever other bookmarks you had on your Safari Bookmarks Bar will automatically appear on your Firefox Bookmarks Bar, too.

Other possibilities, if you're using older versions of Firefox, Mozilla Suite and/or Safari, are given below.

You need third-party software to export Safari bookmarks such as Safari Bookmark Exporter (works with Mac OS X Tiger) [2] [3].

But why use software when you have what you need, activate Debug...
Quit Safari and launch the Terminal.
Enter this in the Terminal window:

defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1

This adds a Debug menu to Safari.

Launch Safari and from this self-same Debug menu choose Export Bookmarks and save the resulting Safari Bookmarks.html file to a convenient location.

Launch Firefox or Mozilla Suite and import the bookmarks file as explained above. In Firefox, choose Manage (or Organize) Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu. When the Bookmarks Manager window appears, choose Import from the File menu. In the resulting sheet, choose From File and click Next. In the Import Bookmark File dialog box that appears, navigate to your saved Safari Bookmarks.html file and click Open.

From SBC Yahoo! Browser

How do I import/export my bookmarks?

From Avant Browser

Avant Browser uses the same Favorites as Internet Explorer [4] [5] so you would open Internet Explorer, go to "File > Import and Export...", then click Next and export your IE Favorites to an HTML file, as explained above. Then you would import that file using the Import feature of the Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey or Firefox Bookmarks Manager.

From AOL 8 or 9

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

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