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• How to Access the Safari Sidebar
• Understanding the Favorites Bar
• What Does the Bookmarks Menu Do?

Add a Folder to the Favorites Bar or Bookmarks Menu

• Step-by-Step: Name Bookmarks
• Step-by-Step: Add Subfolders to Folders

Organize Folders in the Favorites Bar

Organizing, deleting, and renaming folders.

Bookmarks tend to get out of hand. One way to get and keep them under control is to store them in folders. Of course, the process is easier if you set up folders before you start adding and editing bookmarks , but it's never too late to get organized.

The steps and screenshots here were performed in version 13.0.3 of Safari, but they should apply to older versions as well.

The Safari Sidebar

The easiest way to manage your bookmarks is through the Safari sidebar (sometimes referred to as the bookmarks editor). To access the Safari sidebar, click Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks . In older versions of Safari, the menu item might say Show All Bookmarks .

An alternative method to reveal the Safari sidebar is to use the Sidebar button in the Safari toolbar.

With the Safari Sidebar open, you can add, edit, and delete bookmarks, as well as add or delete folders or subfolders.

There are two main places to save bookmarks and bookmark folders : the Favorites bar and the Bookmarks menu.

The Favorites Bar

The Favorites bar is located near the top of the Safari window. It might not be visible depending on how you have Safari set up, but it's easy to enable: Simply select the View > Show Favorites Bar .

The Favorites bar is a great place to keep your favorite websites handy, either as individual links or in folders. The number of individual links you can store horizontally across the toolbar is limited to your screen width, of course, but it allows you to see and access them without clicking a drop-down menu. If you put links rather than folders in the Bookmarks bar, you can access the first nine of them using keyboard shortcuts rather than the mouse.

Using folders rather than links in the Favorites bar makes an almost endless array of websites immediately available from the bar. Otherwise, consider reserving the Favorites bar for sites you visit daily or at least once a week, and store everything else in the Bookmarks menu.

The Bookmarks Menu

The Bookmarks menu provides drop-down access to bookmarks and/or folders of bookmarks, depending on how you decide to organize it. It also provides a second way to access the Favorites bar, as well as bookmark-related commands. If you turn off the Favorites bar, perhaps to gain more screen real estate, you can still access it from the Bookmarks menu.

Adding a folder to the Favorites bar or the Bookmarks menu is easy; the trickier part is deciding how to set up your folders. Some categories, such as News, Sports, Weather, Tech, Work, Travel, and Shopping, are universal, or at least pretty obvious. Others, such as Crafts, Gardening, Woodworking, or Pets, are more personal.

Consider adding a Temp category to hold the sites you might visit briefly but want to return to later, when you have more time. These should be sites you wouldn't bookmark permanently but are interesting enough to check out—just not at the moment. If you corral them in a Temp folder, they will still pile up frighteningly fast, but at least they'll all be in one place.

Naming Your Bookmarks

To add a folder:

Select Bookmarks > Add Bookmark Folder . A new folder named untitled folder will appear at the bottom of the Bookmarks section, ready for you to change it.

Type in a new name, and press Return or Enter .

If you accidentally click away from the folder before you get a chance to name it, right-click the folder and select Edit Name from the pop-up menu. If you change your mind about the folder, right-click it and select Remove (or Delete , depending on your version of Safari) from the pop-up menu.

Select and drag the folder to the Favorites bar or the Bookmarks menu entry in the sidebar, depending on where you want to store it.

Whether you decide to add individual bookmarks or folders to the Favorites bar, keep their names short, so you can fit more of them in. Short names aren't a bad idea in the Bookmarks menu, either, but you have more leeway here because the links display in a hierarchical list.

Adding Subfolders to Folders

If you tend to collect a lot of bookmarks, consider adding subfolders to some of the folder categories. For example, you might have a top-level folder called Home that includes subfolders called Cooking , Decorating , and Gardening . To add a subfolder:

Open the Safari sidebar ( Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks ).

Select the Favorites Bar or the Bookmarks Menu entry, depending on the location of the top-level folder.

Select the target folder and then the right-facing arrow to the left of it to display the folder's contents (even if the folder is empty). If you don't do this, a new folder you create will be added at the same level as the existing folder, rather than within the folder.

From the Bookmarks menu, select Add Bookmark Folder . A new subfolder will appear in the selected folder, with its name ( untitled folder ) highlighted and ready for you to edit. Type in a new name, and press Return or Enter .

If you're having problems getting the subfolders to appear in the selected folder, simply drag the subfolder to the folder you wish to have the subfolder occupy.

To add more subfolders to the same folder, select the folder again, then select Bookmarks > Add Bookmark Folder . Repeat the process until you've added all of the desired subfolders, but resist the urge to get carried away.

Rearranging the folders in the Favorites bar is easy. You can do this two ways: directly in the Favorites bar itself or in the Safari sidebar:

• Select the folder you want to move, and drag it to its target location in the Favorites bar. The other folders will move out of the way to accommodate it.
• Select Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks . In the Safari sidebar, click Favorites. To move a folder, click and hold the folder's icon, then drag it to the desired location. You can move a folder to a different position at the same level in the hierarchy, or drag it into another folder.

The first option is easiest if you're rearranging top-level folders; the second option is the one to choose if you want to rearrange subfolders.

To rearrange your bookmark folders, open the Bookmarks sidebar and simply drag the folders to the desired positions.

To delete a folder from your Bookmarks menu or Favorites bar, right-click on the folder, and select Remove from the pop-up menu.

Check the folder first to be sure that it doesn't contain bookmarks or subfolders that you'd like to save elsewhere.

To rename a folder, right-click it and select Rename ( older versions of Safari used Edit Name instead) from the pop-up menu. The folder's name will be highlighted, ready for you to edit. Type in a new name, and press Return or Enter .

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How to Transfer Bookmarks To And From All Major Browsers

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When you browse the internet and come across a helpful resource, one of the ways you can save it for later is to use apps like Google Keep or Evernote . However, you can also use your browser’s built-in tool to create a bookmark.

Bookmarks are saved shortcuts that store the title, favicon, and URL of a specific webpage. This way, you don’t have to remember the URL and next time you want to go to that specific web page, you can access it on the web via the saved bookmark.

Whether you’re using Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge, this guide explains the steps you can take to transfer bookmarks to and from all major browsers. 

How To Transfer Bookmarks To & From Google Chrome

You can transfer your personal data to Google Chrome from another browser. This data includes your browsing history, saved passwords, default search engine, and bookmarks.

• To move your bookmarks from Chrome, open Chrome and click the menu (three dots) at the upper right side of the browser screen. Select Settings .

• Under the You and Google section, click Import bookmarks and settings .

• Select the menu on the Import bookmarks and settings window, and click the Favorites/Bookmarks box.

• Click the drop down arrow at the top to select the browser you’d like to transfer your bookmarks from and bring them into Chrome.

• If you have a Bookmarks HTML file, select the option from the drop down menu and upload the file from your drive. Click Open .

Chrome will transfer the contents of the HTML file and they’ll appear in the bookmark manager.

To transfer bookmarks from Chrome to another browser:

• Click the menu and select Bookmarks . 

• Select Bookmark manager .

• The Bookmarks window will open in a new tab. Click the menu (three dots).

• Select Export Bookmarks .

• Select a destination for the HTML file and then import them to your new browser.

How To Transfer Bookmarks To & From Microsoft Edge

You can transfer your bookmarks to Microsoft Edge from another browser without using an import or export file.

• Open Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots (horizontal) at the top right side of the screen. Click Settings.

• In the Settings window, click Import browser data on the right pane.

• Click the drop down arrow in the Import from box, and select the browser you’re transferring bookmarks from into Microsoft Edge.

• If you’re transferring bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge Legacy or Internet Explorer, select bookmarks and then click the blue Import button.

• If you’re moving bookmarks from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge, you have to select your profile, select Favorites and Bookmarks , and then click Import .

• You’ll get a confirmation that says “We’ve brought your data over” meaning the transfer was successful.

To transfer bookmarks from Microsoft Edge to other browsers:

• Open Microsoft Edge and click on the Menu > Favorites > Manage Favorites .

• In the Manage Favorites window, click the menu and select Export Favorites .

• Save the HTML file to your preferred location and then export the file to another browser. 

How To Transfer Bookmarks To & From Firefox Browser

• To transfer your bookmarks to Firefox, open the browser and click on the three-line menu at the top right corner of the screen. Select Library . Alternatively, click on the Library icon on the browser menu.

• Click Bookmarks .

• Next, click Show All Bookmarks .

• Click Import and Backup .

In the drop down menu, you’ll get the following options:

• Backup , which backups up your bookmarks as a JSON file
• Restore , which restores bookmarks from a saved JSON file or previous date/time
• Import Bookmarks from HTML , which allows you to import bookmarks saved from Firefox or another browser in HTML format
• Export Bookmarks to HTML , which lets you store all your bookmarks in an HTML file
• Import Data From Another Browser , which lets you import bookmarks and other personal data from another browser

4. Select the Import Data from Another Browser option.

• From the Import Wizard , select the browser you want to transfer your bookmarks from and into Firefox. The browser options available will depend on the browsers installed on your computer, and those that are compatible with the Firefox import functionality.

• Click Next and repeat this step depending on the number of browsers you’re transferring your bookmarks from.

• In the Items to Import window, select the data you’d like to transfer to Firefox, in this case it would be Favorites/Bookmarks (the term used depends on the source browser and available data).  Click Next to start transferring the bookmarks.

• When the transfer process is completed, click Finish to go back to the Firefox Library interface. Your bookmarks folder should now be in the Firefox browser with all the transferred sites and any other data you chose to transfer.

To transfer bookmarks to another browser, use the same steps, but select Export Bookmarks to HTML in the Import and Backup section.

How To Transfer Bookmarks To & From Safari

When you first start using Safari and your default browser is Chrome or Firefox, you can import your bookmarks and other personal data manually or automatically. You can also import bookmarks exported from Safari and other browsers in HTML format.

To automatically transfer bookmarks from Chrome and Firefox to Safari, open Safari and select an option from the following:

• Keep your imported items
• Remove your imported items
• Decide later
• If you prefer to transfer bookmarks to Safari manually, open Safari and select File > Import From and click Google Chrome or Firefox .

• Select the items you want to import and then click Import .

Note : You must install Chrome or Firefox on your Mac if you want to import bookmarks to Safari.

• You can also import a Bookmarks HTML File to transfer bookmarks from Chrome or Firefox to Safari. To do this, open Safari and click File > Import From > Bookmarks HTML File .

• Choose the file you want to import, and then click Import . Once the bookmarks are imported, they’ll be saved in the Imported folder at the bottom of the sidebar.
• To transfer bookmarks from Safari to other browsers, open Safari and click File > Export Bookmarks .

The exported file will be labeled Safari Bookmarks.html , and you can use it to transfer the bookmarks to another browser.

How To Transfer Bookmarks To & From Opera Browser

• Type opera://settings/importdata in the address search bar to open Opera Settings.
• In the Import bookmarks and settings popup, select the browser containing the bookmarks you’d like to transfer.

• Add a checkmark to select Favorites/Bookmarks . You can select other options such as browsing history, cookies, or saved passwords if you want those moved along with the bookmarks to the new browser. Click Import .

You can also transfer bookmarks to Opera via an HTML file you exported from another browser. Select Bookmarks HTML File from the drop down menu and click Import to import the bookmarks file directly from another browser.

To transfer bookmarks from Opera to another browser,you can use an add-on if your version of the browser doesn’t have the export tool.

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How to Sync All of Your iCloud Passwords and Data to Windows

Syncing all of your Apple data and files to devices that aren’t made by Apple isn’t the exercise in futility that it once was. T here are now several signs that Apple is ready to cautiously welcome users of other hardware to its services, including tools for Chrome, Windows, and Android. Here’s how to get your bookmarks, passwords, and all of your other iCloud data on a non-Apple device.

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Chrome extensions.

Apple just pushed out an iCloud Passwords extension for Chrome (and other Chromium-based browsers like Edge), which syncs your iCloud password manager to and from Safari on an iPhone, iPad or Mac. If Safari knows all your login details on your Mac, now Chrome will on Windows. It joins the existing iCloud Bookmarks extension for Chrome and Firefox , which does the same job with bookmarks.

Install either the passwords or the bookmarks extensions and you’ll see that they rely on the existing iCloud for Windows client, which you’ll need to install (if you don’t already have it) to use those browser add-ons . Once you’ve signed in with your Apple ID credentials, the syncing happens in the background automatically.

You might need to restart your browser after installing the desktop client, but your Chrome or Firefox bookmarks should then match your Safari bookmarks and vice versa, folders and all. There’s no interface to the bookmarks extensions, everything is just handled behind the scenes as if you were using Safari on Windows (or Chrome or Firefox on a Mac ).

With the passwords extension, you need to go into the iCloud for Windows desktop client and make sure the Passwords option is ticked, and that the setting is applied—you’ll get a verification code to enter in your browser, and the add-on will then pop up whenever you’re entering login credentials on a site that iCloud recognizes.

iCloud for Windows

The iCloud Passwords extension is the newest Windows tool released by Apple, but together with the bookmarks extension it’s really just a plug-in for the iCloud for Windows client that’s been around for some time. Besides bookmarks and passwords, it can handle your iCloud Drive files, your Apple Photos, and your Apple emails, contacts, calendars, and tasks (through Microsoft Outlook).

The client adds new iCloud Drive and iCloud Photos entries to File Explorer in Windows, so you can easily get at all of the images and other files you’ve got stored in iCloud. There are even some sharing options you can access right from within Windows, as well as offline syncing capabilities—right-click on a file and choose Always keep on this device to store a local copy, rather than just a shortcut to the file in iCloud.

Like the new extensions for Google Chrome, everything is designed to just work—there’s not much here in the way of customization or configuration. Any new files or folders that you drop into the iCloud folders in File Explorer will make their way to iCloud and across to your Apple devices, just as they would if you had added them on a Mac.

If you open up the main iCloud for Windows interface, you’ll see there are two Options buttons for photos and storage, covering a limited number of settings, like w hether or not shared photo albums are available on your Windows PC, for example, and which browsers your bookmarks get synced to. It’s pretty much a set it and forget it situation.

iCloud on the web

Apple’s iCloud web portal has slowly been getting better and better, and you might actually find it easier just to use this rather than installing any extra software on top of Windows. It’s also an option for getting your iCloud data on Chromebooks, including emails, contacts, calendars, photos, iCloud Drive, notes, reminders, and even lightweight versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.

When it comes to files, for example, you can use the web interface to manually upload files from Windows, create new folders, and so on—these files then sync to all of your other devices that are also syncing with iCloud. It’s not quite the seamless syncing experience that you get with the desktop client, but it might fit your needs better.

It’s also easy enough to upload any photos and videos hanging around on your Windows computer to your Apple Photos library. F iles can be viewed right inside your browser, and while it doesn’t reach Google Photos levels of slickness, it’s not bad. If you’re doing most of your photo management on a Mac or an iPhone and just need to add the occasional file from Windows, iCloud on the web is enough.

With Apple Music now on Android and Apple TV+ accessible in any browser , you can use iCloud and Apple’s services from more devices than ever before—though Apple would of course prefer you to be using iPhones, iPads, and Macs . iTunes for Windows still lags behind the separate Music, TV, and Podcasts applications for macOS at the time of writing, but fingers crossed an update will make that software much more usable in the near future.

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First click on the "open-book" icon located on the bookmarks toolbar.

This will open up Safari's bookmark organizer.  You will see there are several bookmarks already included from the default install.  On the left section is the categories or 'Collections' headers.  Clicking on each collection will display the book marked pages on the right side with the site name and URL.

You can really do a lot in this bookmark manager.  If you right click an entry in either section you will be able to choose from many different options such as Open, Delete, Edit, etc...

To create a new Collection simply click the '+' button.  This will start a new field for you to custom name.  You can also drag and drop folders into other categories or change the order.

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How to organize and sync your bookmarks across browsers

If you use several browsers across your devices, you can sync your bookmarks for easy access to the sites and info you need most. Whether you’re using a home laptop or checking your smartphone on the road, you can keep all your bookmarks and favorites synced up and available right at your fingertips.

Learn to merge, combine, and sync your saved web pages and keep your online life organized.

How to organize bookmarks within a browser

All modern browsers, like Microsoft Edge , feature a Bookmarks or Favorites Manager where you can add and delete links, create folders for similar bookmarks, and weed out duplicate or dead links.

To organize your favorites  in Microsoft Edge, go to the three dots in the upper right corner and click on Favorites (you can also select Ctrl + Shift + Option on your keyboard). Here, you can create new folders and drag-and-drop existing links into new folders.

Nest folders inside each other and delete links. It works just like the folders on your computer desktop—which makes it all the easier to sort through your saved links.

Clean up outdated or expired URLs using a bookmark checker . That way, you can stay ahead of any potential duplicates, misplaced folders, or dead links.

Three ways to sync your bookmarks across browsers

Every major browser has their own ways of saving and loading bookmarks, but they all import bookmarks as HTML web pages. This makes it easy to save your bookmarks and import them into another browser. Here are three ways you can sync your bookmarks: 

1. Export and edit your bookmarks

You can export bookmarks as an HTML page  which will list all of your favorites in lists and nested folders. In the Favorites menu in Microsoft Edge, select the three dots for More options and select Export favorites .

2. Automatically import bookmarks into Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge makes it easy to sync your bookmarks. Select the three dots in the top right . Then, select Settings to access the Profiles menu. Near the bottom, select Import browser data . Here, you can add bookmarks from any supported browsers that are already downloaded onto your device. You can even import saved data and passwords from other browsers into Microsoft Edge, so you won’t have to go through the hassle of resaving your information.

3. Use free software to sync your bookmarks

There are tools and Microsoft Edge add-ons  that allow you to comprehensively sync and manage your bookmarks. Whether you’re importing from Microsoft Edge to another browser or merging across different devices, these advanced managers can allow you to get even more specific about what you choose to save.

Easily remove duplicate favorites

With Microsoft Edge, there’s no need to open every bookmark and scour your saved pages for duplicate links. Under the Favorites menu, select Remove duplicate links . Microsoft Edge will highlight any duplicate links across all of your synced devices, and you will have a chance to inspect them before they’re deleted.

Keeping your digital life organized is vital to staying productive and enjoying your time online. Try Microsoft Edge today  to see how its built-in tools can enhance your online life.

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How To Bookmark Websites in Safari

Sometimes you want to bookmark a website for one reason or another. Maybe it is just one of your favorite websites, or maybe you want to bookmark it for later viewing. Either way, you can easily bookmark websites in Safari.

Safari comes with a full set of tools that make navigating the web easy. You can easily set a home page , or even clear your search history with just a few clicks.

Let’s take a look at how to bookmark websites in Safari.

Bookmark Websites in Safari

First you want to launch the Safari browser on your desktop. It’s a blue and white app with a compass icon.

When the Safari browser is launched, type in the URL of the site you want to visit and bookmark.

When you are on the site you want to bookmark, click “bookmarks” in the top menu bar and a dropdown menu bar will appear.

In the dropdown menu click on “Add Bookmark” and a popup box will appear.

You can add your new bookmark to any folder you want or simply add it to favorites. You can also give it a description.

If you want to add a new folder for bookmarks Click “Bookmarks” in the top menu again and then click on “Add Bookmark Folder.” This will add an “untitled folder” to the sidebar in Safari. Long-click the folder to edit the name.

Other Safari Bookmark Functions

A few other Safari bookmark functions to remember.

• To access your bookmarks, click “Bookmarks” in the menu bar and click on the bookmark you want to open.
• Click “Bookmark” in the menu bar and click “Show Bookmarks” to display the bookmarks sidebar.
• Click “Bookmarks” in the menu bar and click “Edit Bookmarks” to move, delete, or rename your bookmarks.

There you have it. You can easily bookmark websites in Safari whenever you want. If you are using Firefox you can add, edit, and modify bookmarks in that browser as well.

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Import browser data from Safari to Microsoft Edge in macOS Mojave

To import browser data—such as favorites, history, and bookmarks—from Safari to the new Microsoft Edge  in macOS Mojave, new security features in the macOS require you to first give Microsoft Edge full disk access permission. 

Step 1: Give Microsoft Edge full disk access

Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access .

At the bottom of the Privacy page, select Click the lock to make changes .

Type your computer username and password.

Select Unlock .

After authentication, the lock icon will become unlocked.

Select plus ( + ), then Applications > Microsoft Edge  > Open .

You should now see Microsoft Edge in the list of applications that have full disk access.

Step 2: Import Safari data

In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more    > Favorites   .

Select Import to open Import browser data .

Under Import from , select Safari .

Choose the items you want to import and then select Import .

Step 3: Remove Microsoft Edge from full disk access

Once you’re done, we suggest you remove Microsoft Edge from the list of apps with full disk access. It’s a good security practice to give this privilege to apps sparingly and on an as-needed basis.

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How can I transfer my Safari bookmarks with my iPhone Safari?

How can I share my Safari bookmarks with my iPhone Safari?

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Posted on Dec 24, 2022 9:54 AM

Hello gbailie,

To transfer Safari bookmarks from your iPhone to another device, you can use the iCloud service provided by Apple. Here's how to do it:

• On your iPhone, open the Settings app.
• Tap on your name at the top of the screen to access your iCloud settings.
• Tap on iCloud.
• Scroll down and tap on Safari.
• Turn on the toggle next to "iCloud Bookmarks".

This will sync your Safari bookmarks to your iCloud account, which you can then access on other devices by signing in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.

To access your bookmarks on another device:

• On the other device, open the Safari app.
• Tap on the bookmarks icon (it looks like an open book).
• Tap on the iCloud tab at the top of the screen.
• Your bookmarks will be listed here.

Alternatively, you can also transfer your bookmarks by exporting them from Safari on your iPhone and importing them into the browser on your other device. To do this:

• On your iPhone, open the Safari app.
• Tap on the bookmarks icon.
• Tap on the bookmarks tab at the bottom of the screen.
• Tap on the Edit button in the top-right corner of the screen.
• Tap on the bookmark you want to export.
• Tap on the Share button (it looks like a box with an arrow coming out of it).
• Tap on the "Add to Home Screen" option.
• Enter a name for the bookmark and tap on the Add button.

This will create a bookmark on your home screen that links to the page. You can then transfer this bookmark to your other device by emailing it to yourself or using a file-sharing app.

If this doesn't help please view this link --> If your iCloud or Safari bookmarks aren’t syncing - Apple Support

If none of these work please contact Apple Customer Service.

Best regards,

KevTechSupport

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How to Export iPad Safari Bookmarks

When you use your Apple ID on your iPad, iPhone, and Mac computer you make it much easier to share information between all of those devices.

One type of information that is shared is the bookmarks that you save in Safari.

Our guide below will show you how you can use the Safari browser on your Mac computer to export the bookmarks from your iPad to your Mac.

How to Export Browser Bookmarks from an iPad

• Confirm that you are signed into iCloud and your Apple ID on your iPad.
• Go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud and make sure that Safari is checked.
• Select the Apple icon at the top of the screen > System Preferences > Apple ID > iCloud and make sure the Safari option is checked.
• Open the Mac Safari Web browser.
• Click File , then Export Bookmarks .
• Give the file a name and click Save .

Our guide continues below with additional information on how to export iPad Safari bookmarks, including pictures of these steps.

Related: Visit this page about Chrome bookmarks location if you use Google’s browser and would like to save or back up your bookmark file.

Do you find that you are doing more and more Web surfing on your iPad?

You are definitely not alone, as an increasing number of people are finding that the ease of using an iPad for normal Web browsing is far more convenient than getting out a laptop computer and waiting for it to boot up.

As a matter of fact, I find that I use my iPad more frequently than my laptop, and tend to only use my laptop if I need to specifically use a powerful program on the computer, like Photoshop, or if I have to do a lot of typing.

But my increase in iPad Web browsing has led to the majority of my bookmarks being located on the iPad, which can make it inconvenient to find that bookmark later on my computer.

You can rectify this problem by using iCloud to export bookmarks from your iPad to your computer.

Check out our how do I delete favorites in Safari article if you would like ot learn more about managing the favorites in the Safari Web browser on your MacBook.

How to Export Safari Bookmarks from iPad (Guide with Pictures)

The first thing you need to do is configure iCloud on your iPad. You can do this by tapping the Settings icon on your iPad. Note that this process is also a good way for you to learn how to backup your iPad Safari bookmarks .

Tap the iCloud option at the left side of the window, type your Apple ID and password into the fields at the center of the window, then tap the Sign In button. You will receive a few notifications about merging contacts and uploading some data to iCloud, so choose the options that you would like to use.

Tap the Bookmarks button so that it says On .

You are now done configuring your iPad to share the bookmarks from your Safari browser. The next step is to get iCloud on your PC and configure that to store your iPad Safari bookmarks.

How to Transfer Bookmarks from iPad to PC

While it would seem like you could control iCloud from iTunes, that is not the case. You actually need to download an extra program to your Windows PC called the iCloud Control Panel. Fortunately this program is available for free, and you can download it at Apple’s website from this link .

Click the Download button at the right side of the window, then save the file to your computer.

Double-click the downloaded file, then follow the instructions until the installation process has completed.

Once the iCloud Control Panel has been installed, you can click the Start button at the bottom-left corner of your screen, then click the Control Panel button at the right side of the menu.

Click the drop-down menu at the top-right corner of the window, click the Small icons option, then click the iCloud option. Take note of this location, as you may be inclined to look for the program in the All Programs menu.

Type your Apple ID and password into their respective fields at the center of the window (these need to be the same values that you used when you set up iCloud on your iPad) then click the Sign In button at the bottom of the window.

Check the box to the left of Bookmarks , then click the Merge button to merge the bookmarks on your computer with the bookmarks on your iPad.

Click the Options button to the right of Bookmarks , then select the browser that you want to use your iCloud bookmarks with. After selecting the desired browser, click the OK button.

This will return you to the original iCloud Control Panel window. Click the Apply button at the bottom of this window to apply the changes that you have just made.

You should now be able to open the browser that you selected and see all of your iPad Safari bookmarks have been exported to the chosen browser on your PC.

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How to Import Chrome Bookmarks into Safari for iOS

Safari has been a real treat on iOS 13 and iPadOS. It’s chock-full of amazing features such as an always-on desktop mode, full-fledged support for downloads , and personalized site settings. I’m starting to use it more and more, which is surprising considering my history as a Chrome fanatic .

But moving between browsers isn’t easy. While I don’t mind copying over my passwords from Chrome to Safari gradually as when needed, I can’t work without my bookmarks. However, neither Safari nor Chrome for iOS offer the ability to import or export bookmarks. That is maddening.

Thankfully, there’s are workarounds. As long as you have access to either a PC or a Mac, you can get your Chrome bookmarks imported to Safari pretty quickly. Let me show you how.

Windows: Sync to Safari with the iCloud Bookmark Extension

On Windows, you can easily use the iCloud Bookmarks extension for Chrome to sync your bookmarks over to Safari via iCloud. Yeah, it’s that easy. But on the downside, you must also install the iCloud app on your computer — it measures around 200MB. You can choose to either keep it around once you’ve got your bookmarks synced over to Safari or delete it afterward.

iCloud for Windows comes in two different versions — as a traditional desktop application and as a Windows Store app. However, I recommend installing the latter since it carries far fewer bugs compared to the desktop version. If you are interested, you can also read my comparison of both versions .

And one more thing — this procedure is a two-way street. Remember that I said ‘sync,’ not ‘import.’ So any bookmarks already present within Safari will also sync over to Chrome.

Since you now know what’s involved, let’s go through the steps required to get your bookmarks synced over to Safari.

Step 1: Open Chrome, and then install the iCloud Bookmarks extension via the Chrome Web Store.

Download iCloud Bookmarks

Once you’ve finished installing the extension, exit Chrome.

S tep 2: Install the iCloud Windows Store app.

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Alternatively, you can install the iCloud desktop app by downloading the iCloud installer from the Apple website.

S tep 3: Once the iCloud app finishes installing, sign into it with your Apple ID when prompted.

On the iCloud window that shows up subsequently, click Options next to Bookmarks, and then select Chrome. Finally, click Apply, and then restart your computer.

Step 4: Open Chrome after the reboot, and then click on the iCloud Bookmarks extension next to the address bar. You should see the message ‘Your Chrome bookmarks are synced with iCloud.’ This means that your Chrome bookmarks are now available in iCloud.

S tep 5: Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Next, tap your profile, tap iCloud, and then make sure that the toggle next to Safari is enabled. That is to verify that iCloud syncing is active for Safari.

Launch Safari. Head over to the Bookmarks screen, and you should see your Chrome bookmarks listed within. That wasn’t hard at all.

You can now choose to either keep the iCloud Bookmarks extension on Chrome or just delete it altogether. Same applies to the iCloud app. If you retain them, then both browsers will sync your bookmarks with each other whenever you launch Chrome on your PC. That would be nice to have if you intend to keep switching between both browsers on your iPhone or iPad.

Mac: Import to Safari and Sync via iCloud

On a Mac, things are much easier compared to Windows. It simply involves importing your Chrome bookmarks to Safari (which is just super-easy) and then syncing them over iCloud. Let’s check the steps.

Step 1: If you don’t have Chrome installed on your Mac , then do it now. You can remove it once you’ve finished importing your bookmarks over to Safari if you want to.

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Afterward, open Chrome, and then sign in with your Google Account credentials to download your bookmarks.

Step 2: Open Safari, and then click File on the menu bar. Point to Import From, and then click Google Chrome.

S tep 2: On the pop-up box that shows up, check the box next to Bookmarks, and then click Import. You can also import your Chrome history if you want to.

Step 3: Verify that iCloud syncing is enabled for Safari. To do that, open the Apple menu, click System Preferences, and then click iCloud. The box next to Safari should be checked.

S tep 4: The same goes for your iOS device. On the Settings app, tap your profile, tap iCloud, and then verify that the switch next to Safari is enabled.

Now, it’s just a matter of launching Safari on your iPhone or iPad and seeing your Chrome bookmarks in all their glory.

Chrome Bookmarked!

It’s just ridiculous that the major browsers on iPhone and iPad lack any sort of export/import functionality for bookmarks. That’s just basic stuff, right? But at least, it doesn’t take long to get you bookmarks imported to Safari using the methods above.

Next up: On iPadOS, Safari is a force to be reckoned with. Here are seven awesome tips and tricks that you can try out to enhance your browsing experience even more.

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Last updated on 03 February, 2022

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• Change your homepage
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• Make Safari your default web browser
• Go to websites
• Find what you’re looking for
• Bookmark webpages that you want to revisit
• See your favorite websites
• Use tabs for webpages
• Pin frequently visited websites
• Play web videos
• Mute audio in tabs
• Pay with Apple Pay
• Autofill credit card info
• Autofill contact info
• Keep a Reading List
• Hide ads when reading articles
• Translate a webpage
• Download items from the web
• Share or post webpages
• Add passes to Wallet
• Save part or all of a webpage
• Print or create a PDF of a webpage
• Customize a start page
• Customize the Safari window
• Customize settings per website
• Zoom in on webpages
• Get extensions
• Manage cookies and website data
• Block pop-ups
• Clear your browsing history
• Browse privately
• Autofill user name and password info
• Prevent cross-site tracking
• View a Privacy Report
• Change Safari preferences
• Keyboard and other shortcuts
• Troubleshooting

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To copy a bookmark, Option-drag it.

To sort bookmarks in a bookmarks folder, Control-click the folder in the sidebar, then choose Sort By > Name or Sort By > Address. Address is the website URL.

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Quickly search Safari bookmarks and history

If you frequently dig through your browser history to find a Web page you looked at a few days earlier (or accidentally closed a few seconds ago), or peruse your bookmarks to revisit a page you saved months ago, today’s hint can help you find those pages more quickly than by browsing menus or venturing into Safari’s Bookmarks screen.

You could do this using Mac OS X’s Spotlight feature, which searches your Safari bookmarks and history; however, Spotlight also searches everything else on your hard drive, making it an inefficient way to find something specific to your browser. What few people know is that Safari has its own “quick search” feature, hidden in an unexpected location.

To perform a Safari-specific search, you simply click on Safari’s Help menu—or, if your fingers prefer to remain on the keyboard, press Command+?—and enter your search term. Instead of searching just Help documents, OS X also searches your Safari history and bookmarks—or, more specifically, the title of each Web page in your History and Bookmarks menus.

The results of your search appear instantaneously in the Menu Items section of the Help menu—listed first are history items, followed by bookmarks. (Results from Mac OS X Help are listed at the bottom of the menu next to Help Topics.) Mouse over a result, or use the up- and down- arrow keys to highlight it, and OS X will show you exactly where in the History or Bookmarks menus that Web page resides. Click the page name—or press Return—to open the Web page in Safari.

(This “feature” is really just a side effect of the fact that the OS X Help system searches the current application’s menu commands to make it easier to find a particular command; since your bookmarks and history items are listed in Safari’s menus, they get searched, as well. This means that to include Safari’s bookmarks bar in these searches, you must enable the Safari setting to include the bookmarks bar in the bookmarks menu. Of course, if you’ve created additional bookmark folders outside of the bookmarks menu or bar, those folders won’t be searched.)

For example, in the screenshot below, I was looking for a specific site I visited while checking for the latest versions of the screen savers I covered last week. The search for “screen saver” found six results in my history and two in my bookmarks; when I highlighted one of the history results, OS X showed me the name of the site and the date on which I visited it.

There are a couple limitations to this approach to searching Safari compared to a full-blown Spotlight search. The first is that whereas standard Spotlight queries, as well as queries you initiate in Safari’s Bookmarks/History screen, search both the title and the content of every Web page, the Help-menu version searches only the title. The second issue is that the Help menu is often too narrow to view each site’s name, especially for history results, where each site’s name is preceded by the day and date you visited it; in these cases, you need to highlight an item to view its name. (Bookmarks are displayed with the folder name preceding the name of the page, so you’ll have the same issue with long bookmark-folder names.)

I find myself using Safari’s “hidden” search feature several times each day to quickly revisit a site. It’s also useful when I accidentally close a tab or window, and it’s especially convenient if, like me, you prefer keyboard shortcuts to mousing about: just press Command+?, type a few characters, and then use the arrow keys to select the desired site from the search results.

Oh, and here’s a related bonus hint: If you’re using 1Password 3, and you enable 1Password’s Show In Top Menu Bar setting, Safari’s Help-menu search will also search your 1Password logins, letting you quickly open and log in to a Website.

Author: Dan Frakes

Dan is former Macworld senior editor. You can find him on the web at danfrakes.com .

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