How to export your Chrome bookmarks
Chrome can export your entire bookmark library to one HTML file, folder structure included. It's the same file format every browser and bookmark tool reads for import, so it's the standard way to move your bookmarks anywhere else.
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Quick answer
Open the Bookmark manager (Ctrl+Shift+O, or Cmd+Shift+O on Mac), click the three-dot menu at the top right of that page, choose “Export bookmarks,” and save the .html file.
- Open the Bookmark manager: go to chrome://bookmarks, or press Ctrl+Shift+O (Cmd+Shift+O on Mac).
- Click the three-dot menu at the top right of the Bookmark manager page, next to its search box — not the one in Chrome's toolbar.
- Choose “Export bookmarks.”
- Pick a save location. Chrome names the file bookmarks_MM_DD_YY.html by default and suggests your Downloads folder.
- Open the saved file in any browser to confirm every bookmark and folder came across.
What's actually in the export
The HTML file preserves your bookmark titles, URLs, folder hierarchy and the date each one was added. It's a plain, browser-readable page — open it directly and you'll see a list of links organized exactly like your bookmarks bar and folders. It is not the same file as Chrome's internal Bookmarks file, which is JSON and lives in your profile folder.
Exporting just one folder (or just the bookmarks bar)
Chrome's export always includes everything. To move one folder, export the whole library, then either delete the sections you don't want from the HTML file in a text editor, or import the full file into the destination and delete the extra folders there — usually the faster option.
On Android or iPhone
Chrome's mobile apps have no export option. The workaround is sync: turn on sync in Chrome on your phone, sign into Chrome with the same Google account on a computer, wait for bookmarks to appear under “Mobile bookmarks,” and export from the computer using the steps above.
Importing the file somewhere else
Every major browser reads the same file. Microsoft Edge can also pull bookmarks straight from Chrome on the same computer without a file at all.
- Edge: Settings → Profiles → Import browser data (or edge://settings/importData), then pick Chrome or the HTML file
- Firefox: Bookmarks → Manage bookmarks → Import and Backup → Import Bookmarks from HTML
- Safari: File → Import From → Bookmarks HTML File
- Another Chrome profile: Bookmark manager → three-dot menu → Import bookmarks
Only have a Bookmarks.bak file?
A .bak file is Chrome's automatic backup of its internal bookmarks file, not an export. You can't import it directly: quit Chrome, rename the profile folder's “Bookmarks” file to “Bookmarks.old” and “Bookmarks.bak” to “Bookmarks,” reopen Chrome, then export normally.
Exporting to share bookmarks with your team?
An exported file is a one-time copy: the moment anyone adds a link, everyone else's version is out of date. If the goal is a set of links your team keeps using, import the file into a shared workspace instead of passing it around: Linkbry reads this exact file, keeps its nested folders and tags, skips duplicates, and gives the team one live library with roles and free viewers. (The Free plan holds 100 links; the paid plan has no limit.)
Frequently asked questions
No. The export only contains bookmarks you've explicitly saved — titles, URLs, folders and add dates. It has nothing to do with your browsing or search history.
Not directly — Chrome always exports the whole bookmarks tree. Export everything, then delete the folders you don't want either from the HTML file or after importing it elsewhere.
Not from the Chrome app itself. Turn on sync on your phone, then export from Chrome on a computer signed into the same Google account — your phone's bookmarks appear there under “Mobile bookmarks.”
Yes — folders and sub-folders are preserved in the HTML file, and every major browser reads that structure back in when you import it.
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