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.

Import steps

Open Preferences → Import
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

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

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
Select Firefox
Grant file access when prompted
Choose what to import and click Start Import

Firefox must be closed during import for best results, as the database may be locked while Firefox is running.

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
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
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