How to Export Chrome Bookmarks & Import to Web Highlights

Learn how to export bookmarks in Chrome, restore them in any browser, and import them into Web Highlights — a powerful bookmark manager and research tool.

Marius Bongarts

Jun 1, 2025 • 6 min read

Export Chrome Bookmarks to Web Highlights

If you want to back up your Chrome bookmarks, switch to a new browser, or simply keep all your saved pages and highlights in one place, exporting your Chrome bookmarks is a quick and easy process.

This guide will show you how to export bookmarks from Chrome (or any other browser) and import them into Web Highlights—so you can keep all your research, notes, and favorite sites in one spot.

Why Export Bookmarks in Chrome?

Exporting your Chrome bookmarks can be helpful if you:

Want to back them up so you don’t lose anything
Plan to switch to a different browser or device
Want to manage your bookmarks together with highlights and notes in another tool, like Web Highlights

How to Export Bookmarks in Chrome

Here is a step-by-step guide for exporting bookmarks in Chrome:

Step 1: Open Google Chrome.

Step 2: Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner.

Step 3: Go to Bookmarks and lists → Bookmark manager. Alternatively, enter chrome://bookmarks in your address bar.

Step 4: In Bookmark Manager, click the three-dot menu (⋮) again.

Step 4: Click three dots in Bookmark Manager

Step 5: Click Export bookmarks and save the HTML file to your computer.

Step 5: Click Export bookmarks and save .html file to computer

How to Export Bookmarks in Any Other Browser

Luckily, all browsers use the same format to export bookmarks as a HTML file. That’s why you can easily export and import your bookmarks across any browser.

Here are step-by-step guides for all major browsers on how to export your bookmarks:

How to Restore Bookmarks in Chrome

If you already have a bookmark file and want to restore it in your Chrome browser, that’s easy to do as well.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you restore your bookmarks in Chrome:

Step 1: Open Google Chrome.

Step 2: Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner.

Step 3: Go to Bookmarks and lists → Import bookmarks and settings.

Step 1-3: Open "Import Bookmarks and Settings"

Step 4: Choose Bookmarks HTML File from the dropdown.

Step 5: Navigate to your local backup file (HTML format), select it, and click Open.

Step 6: Click Done to complete the import.

Note: If you already have bookmarks in Chrome, the imported ones will appear in a new folder called "Other bookmarks" or "Imported."

Alternative method to restore bookmarks in Chrome:

Step 1: Open Google Chrome.

Step 2: Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner.

Step 3: Go to Bookmarks and lists → Bookmark manager. Alternatively, enter chrome://bookmarks in your address bar.

Step 4: In Bookmark Manager, click the three-dot menu (⋮) again.

Step 5: Click Import bookmarks and choose the exported HTML file from your computer.

How to Restore Bookmarks in Any Other Browser

Since all browsers use the same export format, you can easily restore your bookmarks on any browser.

This means you can import your highlights from Chrome to Firefox, vice versa, or between any other browsers without any hassle.

Below are step-by-step guides for all major browsers on how to restore your bookmarks using your exported HTML file:

Import Chrome Bookmarks to Web Highlights

Now that you have your bookmarks exported, you can easily import them into Web Highlights and organize them alongside your highlights and notes.

Here is a step-by-step guide for exporting bookmarks in Chrome:

Step 1: Open Web Highlights settings

Step 2: Go to Integrations

Step 3: Go to Bookmarks Import.

Step 4: Click Upload bookmarks file and select the HTML file you exported.

Step 5: Click Import to add your bookmarks to Web Highlights.

Why Use Web Highlights for Bookmarks?

Web Highlights is a Chrome Extension with over 180K users and an average rating of 4.8⭐️.

It’s loved by users who want to keep their online research and saved pages in one place to stay better organized.

Here are the main benefits of using Web Highlights as your bookmark manager:

All-in-one research hub: Keep bookmarks, highlights, and notes together.
Tag and organize: Easily find and group your saved pages.
Cross-browser support: Import bookmarks from Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and more.
Seamless workflow: Add notes and highlights to your bookmarks for better research and productivity.

You can install our bookmarking & highlighting extension here: