https://github.com/devidw/bookmarktoshortcut

Convert your browser bookmarks to web shortcut files (.url, .webloc, .desktop) to be able to use them on your desktop and in your file explorer.
https://github.com/devidw/bookmarktoshortcut

bookmark bookmarks browser-bookmarks convert converter desktop export exports python python-3 python-class python3 shortcuts url webloc

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Convert your browser bookmarks to web shortcut files (.url, .webloc, .desktop) to be able to use them on your desktop and in your file explorer.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/devidw/bookmarktoshortcut
• Owner: devidw
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-11-07T15:28:57.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-11-07T15:53:33.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-18T21:04:40.671Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: bookmark, bookmarks, browser-bookmarks, convert, converter, desktop, export, exports, python, python-3, python-class, python3, shortcuts, url, webloc
• Language: Python
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• Size: 10.7 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.adoc
  • License: LICENSE

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= Bookmark to Shortcut

Convert your browser bookmarks to web shortcut files (`.url`, `.webloc`, `.desktop`) to be able to use them on your desktop and in your file explorer.

== How to convert

First you have to export your bookmarks from your browsers, use the following links to navigate directly to your browsers bookmark manager.

* link:opera://bookmarks[opera://bookmarks]

* link:chrome://bookmarks[chrome://bookmarks]

* link:edge://favorites[edge://favorites]

=== Usage

Clone `/src/BookmarkToShortcut.py`

[source, python]

----

from BookmarkToShortcut import BookmarkToShortcut

converter = BookmarkToShortcut(

    'in', # input directory

    'out', # output directory

    {'url', 'desktop', 'webloc'} # formats to write

)

converter.convert()

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== Compatibility

* works with `NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1` exports

* tested for exports from Chromium browsers (Opera, Chrome, Edge)

* supported shortcut formats

** `.url` (Windows)

** `.webloc` (macOS)

** `.desktop` (Linux)