Free3 min read· Updated 2026-10-27

Import a bookmarks file

Bring bookmarks from any browser or app: HTML, CSV or JSON, folders and all.

Bring your bookmarks from another browser or app, folders and all. LinkVolv reads standard bookmarks files (HTML), CSV or TSV spreadsheets, and JSON exports.

From this browser, no file

In the browser extension, Browser Bookmarks reads the bookmarks of the browser you are in directly. Open Import / Export at the bottom of the sidebar, choose Browser Bookmarks, untick any folders you don’t want, and import. Your browser’s own bookmarks stay as they are.

Get a bookmarks file

From a browser

  • Chrome, Brave, Edge, Opera: open the bookmarks manager (Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + O in Chrome), open its ⋮ menu and choose Export bookmarks.
  • Firefox: Bookmarks › Manage bookmarks › Import and Backup › Export Bookmarks to HTML.
  • Safari: File › Export › Bookmarks.

You get an .html file. That is the one to import.

From another app

Look for Export or Backup in the app’s settings and pick HTML or CSV. A CSV needs a column for the link (named url, link or href). Columns for the title, folder, tags and a note are read too when they have common names (title, folder or collection, tags, note or description).

Only have a list of links?

Paste it into Text List instead. See Import a list of links.

Import the file

  1. 1

    Open Import / Export

    Click Import / Export at the bottom of the sidebar.

  2. 2

    Choose the file type

    HTML File, CSV / TSV File or JSON File, then drop the file in or pick it.

  3. 3

    Choose what to bring in

    The preview shows the folders and how many bookmarks each holds. Untick what you don’t need, then import.

After the import

  • Your folders keep their tree. Cover images load in as you browse.
  • Search by meaning works on everything you imported right away, on every plan.
  • On Plus and Pro, LinkVolv asks once whether to summarize the newest bookmarks now, when you open them, or later. On Free, summaries run only when you press Generate.
  • An import always brings everything in, even past 1,000 bookmarks on Free. Only new saves after that need Plus.
  • Moving again later? Export your whole library any time, as a backup or a bookmarks file any browser can read. See Data Export.
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