To export your Chrome bookmarks, on a computer open More > Bookmarks and lists > Bookmark Manager, then at the top select More > Export Bookmarks. Chrome saves an HTML file with all your bookmarks, which you can import into another browser or keep as a backup.
The steps come from the official help of Google Chrome, Apple and Microsoft, checked on October 7, 2026.
This guide is part of the Guide to saving articles to read later, which organizes every guide on the topic.
How do I export my Chrome bookmarks?
According to Chrome Help on importing and exporting bookmarks:
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select More (the three dots) > Bookmarks and lists > Bookmark Manager.
- At the top, select More > Export Bookmarks.
Chrome exports your bookmarks as an HTML file. Chrome's keyboard shortcuts list adds a shortcut to open the manager: Ctrl + Shift + O on Windows and Linux, and ⌘ + Option + B on a Mac.
What about my phone?
Chrome Help describes exporting only on a computer. If you sign in to Chrome with your Google Account, Chrome Help on your info across devices explains that bookmarks and your reading list are saved in the account and show up on every device where you use that same account. So what you saved on your phone shows up in Chrome on your computer, and you export it from there.
The same page says the account holds up to 100,000 bookmarks; if you hit the limit, Google suggests deleting unused bookmarks or exporting them.
How do I export my Safari bookmarks?
According to Apple's guide to archiving or copying what you store in iCloud:
- On your Mac, open Safari.
- Choose File > Export Browsing Data to File.
- Select the data you want to export, such as bookmarks.
- Click Export (in macOS Sequoia or earlier, Download), choose where to save it and click Save.
And Edge favorites?
The Microsoft Edge Learning Center gives these steps:
- In Edge, open the Settings and more menu (..., top right).
- Go to Favorites.
- Open More options (..., above the list) and select Export favorites.
- Pick a location, give the file a name you will remember and select Save.
What do I do with the exported file?
All three help pages present it as a backup or as the way to move your bookmarks. Chrome explains that when you import an HTML file, if you already have bookmarks, the new ones go to a separate folder ("Other bookmarks"); if you have none, they appear in the bookmarks bar. And according to Safari's guide to importing bookmarks, Safari imports bookmarks exported in HTML from Firefox, Edge, Chrome and other browsers.
How do I move bookmarks between Safari and Chrome?
From Safari to Chrome: export your Safari bookmarks to an HTML file (steps above). Then, according to Chrome Help on importing bookmarks, on your computer open Chrome, select More > Bookmarks and lists > Import bookmarks and settings, select Choose file, pick the HTML file and select Open > Done.
From Chrome to Safari on a Mac: you don't need the file. Safari's import guide says to choose File > Import From Browser > Google Chrome, select the items you want and click Import. Chrome must be installed on the Mac, and imported bookmarks appear after your existing ones.
Before you delete or move: three checks
These checks are an original KeepAnalog suggestion, not steps from Google, Apple or Microsoft:
- Save the file with the date in its name, in a folder you control, so you know when each backup was made.
- Separate what you want to read from what is reference: a short "to read" folder becomes a reading list; the rest is your archive.
- Check the links that matter most, because a page can change or disappear; we cover that in When links disappear.
What next?
If your bookmarks were really unread articles, Saving is not returning: revisit your unread articles helps you pick a few, and How to save web articles to read offline shows how to keep a copy. If you prefer paper, KeepAnalog turns eligible public links chosen by one person (HTML pages or PDFs) into a monthly printed issue. Nothing is printed or charged until that person approves the issue. For now, KeepAnalog's pilot is in Argentina only, with no delivery in the United States.