Import Bookmarks

Bring your bookmarks into SupaSidebar from Arc, Chrome, other Chromium browsers, Firefox, or an HTML bookmarks file.

On a managed or corporate Mac? IT policies often block Full Disk Access (needed for Safari import) and can hide browser profiles from other apps (Chromium import). When the native flow fails, the HTML bookmarks export at the bottom of this page works for every browser and needs no special permissions.

Add bookmarks to a linked space

In SupaSidebar 1.3.0 and later, you can add bookmarks directly to the space you are setting up:

In New Space, choose Link a browser or profile.
Click Fetch bookmarks.
Review the available groups and choose what to add.
Create the space with your selection.

For an existing linked space, click its browser/profile label beside the space name and choose Check for new bookmarks in…. Review the results, then add individual bookmarks or all selected new bookmarks.

A named profile fetches that profile’s bookmarks. Linking the whole Chrome, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Firefox, or Zen browser fetches all its discovered profiles without another profile picker. Safari uses its bookmark library, even for a named Safari connection. A warning lists profiles whose bookmark files could not be found or read; you can still review the available results.

This is a manual fetch into the chosen space. Browser bookmarks stay unchanged. It does not continuously sync bookmarks or create a separate space for every profile.

See Link a browser or profile for the connection menu. Using 1.2.x?

Import into separate spaces

Use the following flow when you want a larger import from a browser or an exported file, rather than adding bookmarks to one linked space.

Import steps

Open Preferences → Import & Export
Select your import source
Grant Automation permission if prompted
For Chrome, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, or Firefox - pick which browser profiles to import. Each chosen profile becomes its own space in SupaSidebar.
Select what to import
Click Start Import

Preview an Arc import

Open Preferences → Import & Export and select Arc as the browser source.
Choose the Arc data file from the list, or use Choose File… to select a StorableSidebar JSON file.
Click Preview to see the Spaces in that file.
Select the Spaces you want, then import your selection.

SupaSidebar previews the selected file before importing. Spaces you leave unchecked are excluded from the import.

Picking profiles

When importing from a Chromium browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, other Chromium variants) or Firefox, SupaSidebar shows a profile picker before the bookmark selector. Each profile in the browser appears as a row with its name and avatar.

Pick one or more profiles - Each selected profile is imported into its own space, named after the profile.
Pick none - SupaSidebar skips the profile-specific bookmark trees and imports only the default tree, if any.

Linked browser profiles can then be used with Browser Profiles to keep separate work and personal sessions properly siloed.

No profiles showing up? Some Chrome enterprise installs and sandboxed builds hide their profile folder from other apps. In that case, sign into each profile, run Bookmarks -> Bookmark Manager -> Export Bookmarks for one profile at a time, and use the HTML bookmarks import below. You’ll get one HTML file per profile - import each into its own space.

Supported import sources

Starting in SupaSidebar 1.3.1, Chromium imports check both local and account bookmark stores available in each profile. Firefox and Zen imports include Mobile Bookmarks. Bookmarks must be available on your Mac; a bookmark that has not synced to the profile cannot be imported yet. If a Chromium browser only provides an unsupported encrypted store, use its HTML bookmark export instead.

Source	Imports
Arc	Spaces, folders, pinned tabs, bookmarks
Chrome	Bookmarks Bar, Other Bookmarks, folder hierarchy
Brave	Bookmarks Bar, Other Bookmarks, folder hierarchy
Opera	Bookmarks Bar, Other Bookmarks, folder hierarchy
Vivaldi	Bookmarks Bar, Other Bookmarks, folder hierarchy
Other Chromium browsers	Bookmarks Bar, Other Bookmarks, folder hierarchy
Firefox	Bookmarks imported directly from Firefox’s database (no export needed)
Safari	Bookmarks imported directly from Safari’s database (no export needed)
HTML bookmarks file	All bookmarks and folder structure from the exported file

Importing from Firefox

SupaSidebar reads Firefox bookmarks directly from its internal database - no manual export needed.

In SupaSidebar, open Preferences → Import & Export
Select Firefox
Grant file access when prompted
Choose what to import and click Start Import

In SupaSidebar 1.3.1 and later, the importer reads a consistent bookmark snapshot while Firefox is running, including recently saved changes. If the browser database cannot be read, close Firefox and try again, or use an HTML bookmark export.

Importing from Safari

Safari import reads bookmarks directly from Safari’s internal database. The flow guides you through granting Full Disk Access, which macOS requires for any app to read Safari’s bookmark file.

In SupaSidebar, open Preferences → Import & Export
Select Safari
Follow the prompt to grant SupaSidebar Full Disk Access in System Settings, then return to the import flow
Choose what to import and click Start Import

Managed or corporate Mac? Full Disk Access is often disabled by IT policy and the toggle may be greyed out entirely. Skip ahead to the HTML bookmarks export fallback below - use File -> Export Bookmarks in Safari and import the resulting .html file. No FDA needed.

Importing from an HTML file

Most browsers can export bookmarks as an HTML file. Use this method for any browser not listed above:

In your browser, go to Bookmarks → Export Bookmarks (exact path varies by browser)
Save the .html file
In SupaSidebar, open Preferences → Import & Export
Select Import from HTML File
Choose the exported file

Tips

Imported links keep their original folder structure
Duplicate links are skipped automatically
After import, use Air Traffic Control to route links to the right spaces