---
title: "How to export bookmarks in every browser: Chrome, Edge, Chromebook."
description: "Every desktop Chromium browser exports bookmarks to one HTML file from its bookmark manager (Chrome, Brave: ⋮ -> Export bookmarks; Edge: ... -> Export favorites."
url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/export-bookmarks
lang: en
published: 2026-11-03
updated: 2026-11-03
author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team"
publisher: VaultForYou
---

# Export bookmarks: 6 browser guides

> The HTML file every browser can write and read, and what it does and does not contain.

Published 2026-11-03 - Updated 2026-11-03 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against each browser's help pages, November 2026

## Quick answer

Every desktop Chromium browser exports bookmarks to one HTML file from its bookmark manager (Chrome, Brave: ⋮ -> Export bookmarks; Edge: ... -> Export favorites; Opera: Import/Export; Vivaldi: File -> Export Bookmarks). The file opens in any browser and is the simplest backup.

- **Browsers:** Chrome, Edge, Chromebook, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi
- **Head query:** export bookmarks

Every desktop Chromium browser exports bookmarks to one HTML file from its bookmark manager (Chrome, Brave: ⋮ -> Export bookmarks; Edge: ... -> Export favorites; Opera: Import/Export; Vivaldi: File -> Export Bookmarks). The file opens in any browser and is the simplest backup.

Below, one guide per browser (6 of them). Each gives the shortcut, the menu path and the internal URL, says what the browser can't do, and, where it matters, shows where [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks) fits.

## Export bookmarks, browser by browser

| Browser | The short version | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | Bookmark Manager -> ⋮ (top right of the manager) -> Export bookmarks | [How to export bookmarks in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chrome) |
| Microsoft Edge | Favorites panel (Ctrl+Shift+O) -> ... -> Export favorites | [How to export favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/edge) |
| Chrome on a Chromebook | Bookmark Manager -> ⋮ (top right of the manager) -> Export bookmarks; the HTML file lands in your Downloads or Files app | [How to export bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chromebook) |
| Brave | Bookmark manager -> ⋮ (top right of the manager) -> Export bookmarks | [How to export bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/brave) |
| Opera | opera://bookmarks -> Import/Export (bottom left) -> Export bookmarks | [How to export bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/opera) |
| Vivaldi | Vivaldi menu -> File -> Export Bookmarks | [How to export bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/vivaldi) |

## Guides

- [How to export bookmarks in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chrome)
- [How to export favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/edge)
- [How to export bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chromebook)
- [How to export bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/brave)
- [How to export bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/opera)
- [How to export bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/vivaldi)

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## Frequently asked questions

### Does the export include private bookmarks?

Only the browser's own bookmarks go into the HTML file. Bookmarks saved in Private Bookmarks are not part of it; they have their own encrypted .pvb backup that only opens with your password.

### Do the steps differ between Windows and Mac?

Only the modifier key: Ctrl on Windows, Linux and ChromeOS becomes ⌘ on a Mac. Menu paths and internal URLs are the same.

### Why do Edge pages say favorites?

Microsoft Edge calls bookmarks favorites and the bar the favorites bar. Everything else, down to the Bookmarks file in the profile folder, works the same way as in Chrome.

## Sources

- [Google Chrome Help: Create, view, and edit bookmarks](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/188842)

## Other bookmark tasks

- [Show the bookmarks bar](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar)
- [Bookmark a page](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/add-bookmark)
- [Delete bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks)
- [Import bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/import-bookmarks)
- [Where bookmarks are stored](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored)
- [Restore lost bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks)
- [Organize bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks)
- [Edit bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks)
- [Sync bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks)
- [Hide bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks)
- [Password-protect bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks)
- [All bookmark guides](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks)

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