Exporting Your Safari Bookmarks: Mac

Note: These instructions are written for the current version of Safari. If you are still using an earlier version check the Safari help files for specific instructions for your version.

1. Open Safari.
   
2. Click on the Bookmarks menu and select Show All Bookmarks.
   
3. Click on the File menu.
   
4. Select Export Bookmarks.
   
5. When the dialog box appears, select the Desktop as the destination for the file.
   
6. Now, change the default Safari Bookmarks.html file name to to your first initial followed by your last name (example: bjost.html)
   
   Important Note: Use only lower-case letters. Do not use any spaces and be sure to include the .html suffix.
   
   
7. Save the renamed Bookmarks file.
   
8. Close Safari.
   
9. Navigate to the desktop and double click to open your exported Bookmarks. You should see your entire Bookmarks file displayed as a webpage on your screen. Clicking on the links should take you to the associated webpage.
   
10. You will notice that this process exported your entire Bookmarks list. If you want to edit the collection, try using your word processor or TextEdit. Most current word processor software is capable of editing webpages. You will want to be sure to save the edited file as a .html (webpage) file.
    
11. You are now ready to send the bookmarks file to me as an email attachment. See the directions below if you need them.

Next: Send the Exported Favorities as an E-mail Attachment

- last update: 2.22.18