How to Share Chrome Bookmarks Folder [Android, iPhone]

On modern browsers, including Chrome, adding bookmarks is just one click on the computer or one tap on the phone. Sadly, when sharing bookmarks, the experiences are flat and limited. This article is here to demonstrate the methods of sharing bookmarks with phones on Android and iOS.

How to share Chrome bookmarks on the phone?

Google Chrome does not support directly sharing a bookmark folder with somebody else. So, if you want to share your Google Chrome bookmarks with your friends, families, and coordinators, here are four ways to do it, some of which may require you to use a computer as assistance.

1. Use the copy or share option on the Chrome phone App

It is quite a simple way, but a little bit time-consuming. Since Chrome only allows you to share a single webpage, not the whole bookmark folder, you can only manually choose the page in the bookmark folder you want to send and copy it to a chat box or email or just directly share it in a pop-up window. This method does not require any downloads or any other computers, but it is very painful if you have a lot of web pages to share. So, this method is recommended to use when you only have a few webs to share. Here is how to do it.

Copy and paste bookmarks in Google Chrome for Android phones

• Step 1. Open your Google Chrome on your Android phone.

• Step 2. Open your bookmark, and choose a web page you want to send to anyone.

• Step 3. Select the Edit option.

• Step 4. In the URL section, long-press the address, and you will see multiple options.

• Step 5. You can choose to Copy and Paste the web link to any chat app or email it to anyone. You can also choose Share and select an app to send the link directly from the pop-up window.

Copy and paste bookmarks in Google Chrome for iPhone

• Step 1. Open Google Chrome on your iPhone.

• Step 2. Tap the three dots at the bottom right of the screen.

• Step 3. Select bookmarks.

• Step 4. In the bookmarks, select the web page you want to send to anyone. Long-pressing the bookmark, you will see multiple options. 

• Step 5. Choose the Share option. Then, you can select an app in the pop-up window to send this web page to the one you want.

2. Sync the bookmark and export it as an HTML document

Sync is an excellent function that allows you to back up and sync your browser history, passwords, settings, and bookmarks on different platforms like PCs, Android, iOS, and macOS. You can sync the bookmarks of the Chrome app for your phone to the computer, and export the bookmarks as an HTML document. Then, you send the HTML document to anyone you want to share with your bookmarks. Your friend can open the HTML document on their phone. Although it requires another computer device, compared with Method 1, it is rather convenient for the receiver if you have multiple web pages to send. In this case, they won’t need to receive endless messages of link addresses. Here are steps on how to export bookmarks from Google Chrome after syncing your bookmarks from your phone. 

• Step 1. Turn on the sync of your Chrome. You can do it on your phone or computer. If you have already turned it on, just go ahead.

• Step 2. On your computer, open Google Chrome. 

• Step 3. Click three dots in the top right corner.

• Step 4. Click bookmarks and lists > click bookmarks manager.

• Step 5. In this section, you will see all your bookmark folders. Click three dots in the top right corner and click Export bookmarks.

• Step 6. Choose a destination and name it.

• Step 7. Send the HTML file to anyone by using any app like email, WhatsApp, WeChat, or whatever you like. 

3. Use Google Collections 

This is a more flexible way to share your bookmarks with your friends. But you need to download the Google app to use Google Collection, which is a versatile utility that can save groups of content including places, photos, links, and more in organized virtual folders. To save the links, it is like how you add bookmarks. And generate an address to send your friends to access these webpages. But the disadvantage is that you need to add the links one by one to the collection folder, which seems not friendly to the sender.

• Step 1. Launch the Google app on your phone.

• Step 2. Tap on the Saved tab.

• Step 3. Tap on Create under Your Collections section.

• Step 4. Choose to Create a collection from Link or Blank.

• Step 5. Edit the collection name, description, or note.

• Step 6. Tap on Done. This collection folder resembles the bookmark folder containing the web pages you will send.

• Step 7. Next, you need to add the link addresses to the collection folder. To do this, open the pages you want to share and tap on the Bookmark icon in the top bar of the screen to add them to the collection folder.

• Step 8. Tap on Share.

• Step 9. Choose the View Only link or Contributor link. to send the collections of links. Tap Continue to share.

4. Use third-party apps for both Android and iPhone

It is kind of the easiest way to share your bookmarks on your Android phone or iPhone. However, it requires you to download the third-party bookmark manager apps on your device. There are so many excellent bookmark manager apps, such as raindrop.io, and Diigo. etc. 

Raindrop.io

Raindrop.io allows you to collect multiple contents, including photos, movies, and webpages from the internet, not only Chrome, with many features like organizing the bookmarks at ease, content search, automatic backup, exporting the bookmarks, etc. It supports both Android and iOS. Just add your favorite web pages to Raindrop.io and send them to your friend.

Diigo

Diigo is also a very good bookmark app for exporting your Chrome bookmarks and sharing them with your friends. You can use it on any device with ease, whether you use Android or iOS.

Bonus Tips: How to sync bookmarks in Chrome

Sync bookmarks in Chrome for PC

• Step 1. Open Chrome on your computer.

• Step 2. Click the three dots at the top right corner.

• Step 3. Select Settings.

• Step 4. Click Sync and Google services.

• Step 5. Choose Manage what you sync.

• Step 6. Choose sync everything or customize sync with the bookmarks option turned on.

Sync bookmarks in Chrome for Android

• Step 1. Open Chrome on your Android phone.

• Step 2. Tap three dots.

• Step 3. Tap on Settings.

• Step 4. You will see the status of the sync option is on or off. If it is off, tap it to turn it on.

• Step 5. You can either choose to sync everything or customize sync with bookmarks turned on.

Sync bookmarks in Chrome for iPhone

• Step 1. Open Chrome.

• Step 2. Tap on the three dots.

• Step 3. Select Settings.

• Step 4. Go into Sync.

• Step 5. You can choose to Sync everything or ensure bookmarks are turned on.

FAQ

How to import bookmarks to Google Chrome?

1. Open Chrome on your computer.

2. Click Bookmarks and lists.

3. Click Import bookmarks and settings…

4. Choose a bookmark resource and locate the bookmark file > click Import.

Is Turning on Sync in Google Chrome Necessary?

It is not mandatory. It is an option. Sync gives you a choice to back up and sync important bookmarks so that you can have a seamless browser experience.

Can I sync Chrome bookmarks on any device?

Yes. As long as you have a Chrome browser on your device, make sure the sync function is turned on. Also, you can use some third-party software to help you sync your bookmarks.

Conclusion

It is easy to export bookmarks or share them with friends or colleagues on the phone. This article demonstrates four methods for doing this. Manually copy and paste, with assistance from a computer, to export bookmarks as HTML files, use Google Collection, and use third-party apps. I hope you can get what you want with this tutorial.