Using SlugBaseImport and export

Import and export

Bring bookmarks in from JSON or HTML files and download a JSON backup from the Bookmarks page.

What this is for

Self-hosted SlugBase lets you Import bookmark files and Export your library as JSON from Bookmarks. Use imports to migrate from another tool or a browser export; use export for backups and moving data between instances you control.

This page documents self-hosted behavior from the core app. Hosted plans may enforce bookmark limits on import; see the Cloud product docs starting at Cloud introduction if you use slugbase.app.

Before you start

Open Bookmarks (/bookmarks). Import and export live in the toolbar More menu (More) as Import and Export.

You can also open Import via Quick Actions in the command palette (Ctrl+K / ⌘K), or from dashboard checklist links such as Import browser bookmarks when that banner is visible.

Import

Open Import

On Bookmarks, open More, then Import (dialog title Import).

Choose a file

Select Select File and pick a .json or .html file (accepted types are restricted to those extensions).

Confirm results

The app shows a summary of how many bookmarks were imported and how many failed. Close the dialog when you are done.

Supported formats

  • JSON — an array of bookmark objects, each with title and url fields.
  • HTML — Netscape bookmark format, as exported by most browsers. Files larger than 10 MB are rejected.

Only import files from sources you trust.

Export

Open Export

On Bookmarks, open More, then Export.

Save the file

The browser downloads a JSON file named like slugbase-bookmarks-YYYY-MM-DD.json containing your exported bookmarks.

Export downloads a JSON file. If you need HTML format for another tool, import the JSON into that tool directly or convert it yourself.

Export from Quick Actions in the command palette runs the same flow—it navigates to Bookmarks with export triggered.