Modern web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Brave etc., offer a ‘bookmark’ feature that allows you to pin websites for later reading. Microsoft Edge also has a bookmarking feature, but it’s available under a different name.
Microsoft Edge’s bookmarking option is called ‘Favorites’, which makes it easy to find websites later. You can add web pages to favorites to read later. Like every other web browser for desktop, the Edge browser also lets you manually export and import bookmarks from other web browsers.
For example, if you plan to switch from Chrome to the Edge browser, you can export bookmarks from the Chrome browser and import them to Edge. That way, you’ll have all your Chrome bookmarks on your Edge browser.
How to Export and Import Bookmarks on Edge Browser
Similarly, you can export bookmarks from the Microsoft Edge browser and import them to Chrome or Firefox. So, this article will share a step-by-step guide to export and import bookmarks on Microsoft Edge browser. Let’s begin.
Export Favorites (Bookmarks) in Edge Browser
This section will show how to export favorites in the Microsoft Edge browser. Follow some of the simple steps we have shared below.
1. First, open the Microsoft Edge browser on your computer. Next, click on the three dots at the top-right corner.
2. From the list of options that appears, click on the Favourites.
3. On the Favourites menu, click on the three dots.
4. From the list of options, click on Export Favourites.
5. Select the Export location and click on the Save button.
That’s it! This is how you can export bookmarks from the Microsoft Edge browser.
Import Favorites to the Microsoft Edge browser
If you want to import bookmarks from another web browser like Chrome, Firefox, Edge Legacy, etc. then you should follow these steps. Here’s how to import favorites (bookmarks) into the Microsoft Edge browser.
1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser and click on the three dots in the top-right corner.
2. From the list of options that appears, click on the Favourites.
3. Click on the Import Favourites option on the Manage Favorites menu.
4. On the Import Import from the drop-down, select Favourites or bookmarks HTML file.
Note: If you want to import Bookmarks from Chrome or Firefox, select Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on the drop-down and follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Click the Choose file button and select the HTML file for bookmarks you want to import.
So, those are a few easy steps to export and import bookmarks on Microsoft Edge browser. If you want greater assist exporting or uploading bookmarks, allow us to understand with inside the feedback below.