How to import bookmarks into Google Chrome browser
Shifting to a new web browser needs many settings to be done before you are all set with it. You have to learn every thing in the new browser, like the keyboard shortcuts and other things. And most of all, you would need every bookmark that you had in the previous browser. And in Google chrome browser you would see an option with which you can import bookmarks from any of your previous browser, which can be Firefox, Internet Explorer etc.
Here is a tutorial on how to import bookmarks and other content such as settings of search, saved passwords and history -
Open the Google chrome browser
Go to the right options menu and click on the “Import Bookmarks and Settings…” to start the importing of data from the other browsers. A pop-up appears with a set of options and for you to select the browser from which the data has to be imported.
The following things can be imported from the other web browser -
- Favorites/Bookmarks
- Search Settings
- Saved Passwords
- Browsing history
Select the ones you want to import and then click Import when you select the browser.
The import process completes very fast and you can stop the import if you need.
You can view the imported bookmarks in the right top of the browser as “Imported from ” under “Imported Bookmarks section.”
September 24th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Help! my window says I can only import bookmarks from IE. there is no option to select Firefox from drop down menu.
September 26th, 2008 at 7:27 am
I have the same problem, it won’t let me import from safari for windows.
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I think we will have to do it twice if we wanna import it from internet explorer and firefox..
but never mind.. i dont think i will do it
i love firefox
October 9th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
cant I import my current google bookmarks (from IE) into goggle chrome?! seems bizarre if you cant!
November 1st, 2008 at 3:02 pm
@Max: I have the same problem, chrome is not recognizing that I have Firefox installed.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Can someone tell me why chrome is not downloading my passwords from IE? I imported it and everything but it’s not showing my passwords!
HELP!!!
January 12th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Why does Chrome NOT import ALL my bookmarks?
January 18th, 2009 at 8:15 am
I don’t have an option for importing data from Flock.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
@lengthofwire: Me too. I imported all of my Firefox bookmarks after installing, but since then it fails to import new ones.
February 18th, 2009 at 4:07 am
we have the same problem! right now I just imported everything from firefox to IE to chrome… but not all my saved passwords were imported… darn…
June 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Thanks for sharing. Yet, there is another way to import bookmarks to Chrome. It’s Tidy Favorites. An easy tool that fulfills any task concerning working with bookmarks – export, import, back up, synchronization between browsers and PCs, etc.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Thanks for the tip. It helped me in importing it from my FireFox.
August 8th, 2009 at 12:26 am
I can’t import my favorites to Chrome is osx developer edition, have you any sugestions
August 9th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Chrome crashed 4 times while trying to import the setting from Firefox, when it finally finished (on the 5th attempt) the bookmarks it had were from a year or more ago!?!? Hmmm, not impressed with it so far.
October 7th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
sorry, but no matter what i did, my bookmarks from IE did NOT import…and i was getting really excited about using Chrome, but if i can’t get my bookmarks to come over then i think, well, this browser software is still in development and shouldn’t go live…
back to IE i guess
December 31st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Revised steps to import Firefox 3.5 bookmarks into Chrome:
1) In Firefox, select Bookmarks / Organize Bookmarks.
2) Select Import and Backup
3) Select Export HTML
4) Enter file name for export.
5) In Chrome, open Bookmark Manager. Select Tools / Import
Bookmarks. Select file exported from step above.
6) Chrome will place all these bookmarks in a folder called “Imported Bookmarks”. Use Bookmark Manager to drag and drop one or all items to rearrange location to your preference.
January 8th, 2010 at 3:14 am
Chrome for Mac refuses to import any settings from either Firefox or Safari. It simply hangs every time I try.
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:35 am
How anyone could take seriously a browser that is unable to perform even this simple task is beyond me. It’s even worse when the OS is Vista where the import process only sees the Favorites folder.
No doubt another of Google’s brilliant ideas which will be quietly dropped without announcement in a few months. And don’t ya just love the array of tools that the Chrome browser comes with! LMAO
February 7th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
I’m using Google Crome version 4.0.249.78
There is NO “Import bookmarks&settings” under Tool button.
I had to go to Options/Personal Stuff/Import data.
Thanks Tim, your comment is the best.
April 8th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
go to Wrench, Options, Personal Data, then hit import. They should show up in your bookmarks (go to the bookmark manager [CTRL+SHIFT+B] to sort them into the toolbar an different menus)
April 28th, 2010 at 11:22 am
@Robai
Thank you! I had the same problem and your suggestion was the only one that worked.
May 24th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Chrome version 4.1.249.1064
1> Wrench
2> Options
3> Browsing Data (2nd option from bottom) Import data from another browser
This is where you will find a pull-down menu for IE, Firefox & Google Toolbar.
Thank you Robai
your comment gave me the hint to keep looking as all I kept coming up with was the bookmark sync tab which wasn’t exactly what was needed.
It is still very unfortunate to have to then drag & drop each separate bookmark from an import folder, but I am very happy not to have lost them entirely.
Happy surfing.