Chrome and Safari: sync bookmarks
If you use multiple browsers, you should also synchronize the bookmarks. Learn how to do this on Chrome and Safari.
Sync Chrome and Safari bookmarks
A synchronization of the bookmarks under Google Chrome and Safari is not possible with the standard functions, but it is still relatively easy:
- Go to this page and create a new account.
- You then need to download the XMarks browser extension for Chrome and for Safari.
- Install the extensions in the respective browser. You can install Safari extensions with a simple double click on the file. You can find out how to install Chrome extensions in this picture gallery.
- Then click on the XMarks icon in the respective browser at the top right.
- Enter your login data in the "Account" tab and confirm with "Login".
- Make sure that you have logged in with your account on both browsers.
- Then click on "Synchronize Now" to synchronize the bookmarks of the browsers.
- Note: The tool synchronizes the bookmarks every hour. However, this can be deactivated in the settings. To do this, remove the checkmark under "Status" under "Enable Automatic Synchronization".
iCloud: Sync bookmarks from Chrome and Safari
If you have an iCloud account, you can also synchronize your bookmarks via the Apple server. The advantage: This means that your Chrome bookmarks also appear on the iPad and iPhone.
- For this you need the free Chrome plugin "iCloud Bookmarks". In our picture gallery we show you how to install the plugin in the Chrome browser.
- After installation, the plugin settings open automatically.
- Enter your iCloud login data here and activate the "Bookmarks" checkbox to synchronize your data with iCloud.
- If the registration is successful, you can log in to Safari with this account and synchronize all bookmarks of the two browsers.
- Note: The tool automatically syncs your bookmarks every hour. However, you can deactivate this in the add-on settings.
In the next practical tip, you will read how to synchronize Chrome bookmarks with Opera. This practical tip is based on Chrome 40, Safari 5.1.7, XMarks for Chrome 1.0.28, XMarks for Safari 2.0.18 and iCloud bookmarks for Chrome 1.4.14.