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How to Import and Export Bookmarks in Opera Browser

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Opera browser allows importing and exporting of bookmarks from any other browser. It allows directing import of bookmarks from other browsers installed on the system. We can also export the bookmarks or favorites into HTML files. If you sign in with the same Opera account on different devices, the bookmarks are synced across devices.

Recently I had to do a write-up on the best web browsers currently available for the Windows operating system. So I went over many browsers’ official blog posts, but they failed to do them full justice. Rather than painting a complete picture, they mostly bragged about all their USPs but didn’t mention any shortcomings.

While that was understandable from the advertising point of view, for an end user like us, it wouldn’t help mold our decision. So I then decided to get a first-hand usage experience by trying out each of these browsers.

The first step was to import/export various browser settings from one browser to another.

However, that wasn’t as easy as it may sound with Opera. While some browsers didn’t show this Chromium browser in the list of installed browsers, others couldn’t directly import its bookmarks. Well, I wasn’t the only one getting bugged with this issue.

Other users across the Opera Forums have also documented the same. So if you are also on the same page, this guide shall help you. Here are the detailed instructions and steps to import and export bookmarks in the Opera Browser.

Import and Export Bookmarks in Opera Browser

The initial setup is the same for the import and export of bookmarks. However, you can directly import from other browsers to Opera.

Here are the steps to access the import and export bookmark options in the Opera browser:

  1. Launch Opera Browser on the computer.
  2. Click on the Bookmark heart icon situated at the left menu bar.
  3. Click on the Open Full Bookmarks view option bottom of the bookmark pane.
    Open full bookmark view with Opera browser
  4. Hit the Import/Export button and select the desired option from the menu.
    Import/Export option in Opera browser

Let’s start with the instructions to import other browser bookmarks to Opera. After that, we will turn our attention toward the export feature.

Import Bookmarks to Opera

Importing the bookmarks into Opera is relatively easy, and it supports different ways. You can choose the available browsers on the device or import the HTML file.

Here are the steps to import bookmarks into the Opera browser:

  1. Launch Opera Browser on the computer.
  2. Click on the Bookmark heart icon from the left menu bar.
  3. Click on the Open Full Bookmarks view option bottom of the bookmark pane.
  4. Click on the Import/Export button on the Bookmarks page.
  5. Select the Import option from the drop-down menu.
    Import bookmarks option in OperaIt will open the import bookmarks and settings menu.
  6. Select the desired importing option from the drop-down menu (say Microsoft Edge).
    Import Bookmarks and Settings from Microsoft Edge in Opera Browser
  7. Enable the checkbox for Favorites/Bookmarks only.
  8. Hit the Import button.
    Import Bookmarks into Opera browser from other browser

This will start importing the bookmarks or favorites from the selected option or browser.

However, if your browser is not part of this list, try exporting that browser’s bookmarks to an HTML file.

Here are the steps to import the bookmarks using the HTML file in Opera:

  1. Launch Opera Browser on the computer.
  2. Click on the Bookmark heart icon situated at the left menu bar.
  3. Click on the Open Full Bookmarks view option bottom of the bookmark pane.
  4. Click on the Import/Export button on the Bookmarks page.
  5. Select the Import option from the drop-down menu.
    Import bookmarks option in OperaIt will open the import bookmarks and settings menu.
  6. Select the Bookmarks HTML File option from the drop-down menu.
    Import Bookmarks HTML file into Opera browser
  7. Click the Choose file button.
    Import Bookmarks in Opera browser from HTML file
  8. Browse file explore or finder to select the bookmarks HTML file and import it.

Opera browser will now import all the bookmarks in that HTML file. You can choose any Bookmark HTML file from any browser.

Export Bookmarks from Opera

We know how to import the browser bookmarks; now, let’s learn to export bookmarks from Opera to any other browser of your choice.

Here are the steps to export the Bookmarks or favorites from the Opera browser:

  1. Launch Opera Browser on the computer.
  2. Click on the Bookmark heart icon situated at the left menu bar.
  3. Click on the Open Full Bookmarks view option bottom of the bookmark pane.
  4. Select Export Bookmark from the drop-down menu.
    Export Bookmarks from Opera browser
  5. Select the directory or location to save the bookmark file.
    Save Bookmarks as HTML file from Opera
  6. Name the export HTML file and hit on the Save command button.

The Opera bookmarks will now be saved as an HTML file. You may now import it to the desired browser.

Bottom Line: Opera Import/Export Bookmarks

So this was all from this guide on importing or exporting bookmarks in the Opera Browser. With a plentitude of browsers available to choose from, we must remain in sync with them.

In this regard, the easiest way is to import your favorite sites and pages across all the browsers you are in touch with. Manually doing so would take ages and require a lot of effort.

However, thanks to Opera’s handy import/export functionality, doing so is just a few clicks away.

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8 thoughts on “How to Import and Export Bookmarks in Opera Browser”

  1. What you haven’t addressed in this article is importing bookmarks into Opera mobile if you don’t have access to a computer. From what I have found, this doesn’t seem to be possible which, in this day & age, seems pretty shortsighted, maybe it’s something you could follow up on.

    1. There is an old Opera add-on called “Bookmarks Import & Export” that you could give a try. I haven’t used it, but author claims that “Import & Export will export everything including “Speed Dial” & “Bookmarks Bar”, as it’s using a documented bookmarks API called “chrome.bookmarks.getTree”. There were some comments that “Speed Dial” was not exported,- that’s not true, it will be exported but could be re-named,- this depends on the Opera version. If you have folders inside folders, they will be moved to the “root” folder.”

  2. I exported the bookmarks from a computer running 8.1 to a thumbdrive. When I tried to import the bookmarks they came out as one folder. That was around a dozen bookmark folders with close to 100 bookmarks.

    There seems to be nothing on Opera on importing bookmarks as it keeps sending me here.

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