[GH-ISSUE #616] Feature request: Please add Firefox HTML bookmark file format support #418

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opened 2026-02-25 22:37:05 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments
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Originally created by @Chamomile11 on GitHub (Jul 29, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/issues/616

Please add an option to sync bookmarks into a Firefox HTML bookmark file (as you previously did for XBEL format). This format is supported by all major browser, human- and machine- readable, simple, and can be used either for browsing your freshly synced bookmarks from any other browser or device, or for transfers between browsers. Thank you.

Originally created by @Chamomile11 on GitHub (Jul 29, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/issues/616 Please add an option to sync bookmarks into a Firefox HTML bookmark file (as you previously did for XBEL format). This format is supported by all major browser, human- and machine- readable, simple, and can be used either for browsing your freshly synced bookmarks from any other browser or device, or for transfers between browsers. Thank you.
kerem 2026-02-25 22:37:05 +03:00
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@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2020):

I previously dismissed the HTML format for syncing, but it might be possible to make it work using the HTML id attribute to keep track of the items. This is not a priority for me, but I'm happy to help anyone willing to assemble a pull request for this. The XEBL/WebDAV adapter code can be found here: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/blob/develop/src/lib/adapters/WebDav.js

Anyone interested in taking this up, please comment here or reach out on gitter ❤️

<!-- gh-comment-id:666369478 --> @marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2020): I previously dismissed the HTML format for syncing, but it might be possible to make it work using the HTML id attribute to keep track of the items. This is not a priority for me, but I'm happy to help anyone willing to assemble a pull request for this. The XEBL/WebDAV adapter code can be found here: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/blob/develop/src/lib/adapters/WebDav.js Anyone interested in taking this up, please comment here or reach out on gitter :heart:
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@metbril commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2020):

Just out of curiousity @Chamomile11. Why would you need syncing this from floccus if the Bookmarks app itself can already export this if you only want to open it?

<!-- gh-comment-id:710118508 --> @metbril commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2020): Just out of curiousity @Chamomile11. Why would you need syncing this from floccus if the Bookmarks app itself can already export this if you only want to open it?
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@Chamomile11 commented on GitHub (Oct 18, 2020):

Just out of curiousity @Chamomile11. Why would you need syncing this from floccus if the Bookmarks app itself can already export this if you only want to open it?

This is because I like Floccus a lot but cannot use it (along with the Bookmarks app), because it is not compatible with OwnCloud (which I have to use because NextCloud cannot be installed on my box for some reason).

<!-- gh-comment-id:711109881 --> @Chamomile11 commented on GitHub (Oct 18, 2020): > > > Just out of curiousity @Chamomile11. Why would you need syncing this from floccus if the Bookmarks app itself can already export this if you only want to open it? This is because I like Floccus a lot but cannot use it (along with the Bookmarks app), because it is not compatible with OwnCloud (which I have to use because NextCloud cannot be installed on my box for some reason).
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@GreenLunar commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2022):

You can use http://www.linkagogo.com/go/Convert to convert HTML bookmarks into XBEL.

htmlToXBel of Aurora project does just that. See manpage at https://man.slitaz.org/?htmlToXBel.1

I think an addon for Firefox to export to XBEL is the best solution for Firefox users.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1053198133 --> @GreenLunar commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2022): You can use http://www.linkagogo.com/go/Convert to convert HTML bookmarks into XBEL. [htmlToXBel](https://github.com/Arora/arora/tree/a2d19752759bfb183d983ee3a9d726a4b09375a9/tools/htmlToXBel) of Aurora project does just that. See manpage at https://man.slitaz.org/?htmlToXBel.1 I think an addon for Firefox to export to XBEL is the best solution for Firefox users.
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2023):

This issue has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.

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