LeoTabsImport bookmarks and export saved tabs
A LeoTabs JSON backup carries your saved library to another installation. Bookmark HTML and Markdown let you use saved tabs in a browser's bookmarks or another app. You can also import Chrome or Edge bookmarks directly into collections.
Moving from another tab manager? Follow the OneTab and Toby migration guide for export formats, preview checks and transfer limits.
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Import Chrome or Edge bookmarks
- Open Settings → Export & import → Import data in LeoTabs.
- Choose Import browser bookmarks and grant bookmark access when requested.
- Review the import preview and any skipped links, then choose Import collections.
- Inspect the imported collections and open a few links to check the result.
LeoTabs imports copies. It does not move or delete the original bookmarks, and it does not continuously synchronize later changes with your browser's bookmark tree. To organize the imported links, see spaces, collections and groups.
Choose an export
| Format | Use it for | What it contains |
|---|---|---|
| Backup JSON | Restore or move a library | Spaces, collections, groups, notes, allowed preferences and recent action-reference log |
| JSON in a collection's Export menu | Share or copy one saved collection | Collection structure and links |
| Bookmark HTML | Import links into a browser or bookmark tool | Folder/link structure suitable for bookmark import |
| Markdown | Readable notes and links in another app | Collection/group headings, links and notes |
| Copy Markdown | Paste one collection into another app | The collection's Markdown content on the clipboard |
| Browser bookmarks | Create bookmarks directly in your browser | A new destination folder and collection groups/links |
| Notion | Create remote snapshot pages | See the Notion guide |
A backup does not contain API keys, screenshots, browser history, live browser session IDs or full older recovery snapshots. The exported action log is informational; importing it does not replay old browser actions.
Back up the whole library
- Open Settings → Export & import.
- Choose Backup JSON.
- Keep the downloaded
backup.jsonsomewhere you control. Rename it with a date if you keep several copies. - Before an important migration, check that the file downloaded successfully and keep the original installation until you have verified the import.
Whole-library HTML and Markdown downloads use names such as bookmarks.html and collections.md. A collection's own export menu uses its name for individual files.
Export one collection
Open its ••• → Export menu and choose a file format or Copy Markdown. Browser bookmark export requests bookmark access, lets you choose a destination folder and creates new bookmarks. It does not replace your existing bookmark tree. Browser sync may separately sync those bookmarks.
Import saved work
- Choose Settings → Export & import → Import data.
- Expand Import from a file, choose Choose file, and select a supported export. The file must be no larger than 20 MB.
- Review the number of collections/links and any skipped items.
- If the backup offers preferences, decide whether to restore them.
- Choose Import collections, then inspect the new collections.
Imports create separate copies; importing the same file again can create duplicates. Import is not a destructive “replace everything” restore.
Supported inputs include LeoTabs backup/collection JSON (including compatible older Neo-format files), supported Toby collections/cards JSON, bookmark HTML, Markdown links and OneTab text. Arbitrary JSON files or every historical third-party format are not guaranteed to import. Unsupported URLs/items may be skipped or reported.
To import bookmarks directly from this browser, choose Import browser bookmarks in the same dialog and grant bookmark access. Review the import preview before adding them.
The library supports up to 2,000 collections and 50,000 saved links. An import that would exceed either limit is rejected.
Local-file links in older backups are skipped. Web links, notes and their groups are imported normally.
API keys and website permissions are not transferred. Reconnect integrations on the destination. Automatic preview capture stays off when importing preferences until you enable it in Settings.
Moving to another browser or the store version
Export in the original installation, install LeoTabs in the destination, then import. Verify spaces, collection counts and several links before removing the original. Local data is tied to the browser profile and extension identity; the store version can have a different identity from an unpacked build.
Protect exported files
Exports are not encrypted by LeoTabs. Full URLs, local file paths, titles and notes can contain sensitive information. Review a file before sharing it. Downloaded files and clipboard copies remain outside LeoTabs's control; uninstalling does not delete them.
See Recovery if the original library is still available but a recent operation went wrong.
LeoTabs is free for Chrome and Edge. Install LeoTabs from the Chrome Web Store.