bookmarks-file-gen

This Python script can be used to convert a JSON (*.json) file into a NETSCAPE Bookmark (*.html) file that can be imported into almost any major browser, such as Google Chrome, Chromium, Mozilla Firefox, etc.

The accepted JSON input format is more or less the same format used by the Google Chrome / Chromium bookmarks file. If you want to see an example of that file, you can find it at one of the following locations, based on the OS and browser you're using:

Or you can take a look at the input-*.json files inside this directory.

Usage

Important: this has been tested with Python 3.9.1 on Windows 10.

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python3 main.py < input.json > output.html

Or with Docker:

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docker run -i --rm -v "$PWD:/v" -u "$(id -u):$(id -g)" --log-driver=none python:3 python3 /v/main.py < input.json > output.html

If you want to run the script without downloading it:

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python3 <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmotte/misc/main/python-scripts/bookmarks-file-gen/main.py) < input.json > output.html

You can also run the script on the content of your Google Chrome / Chromium Bookmarks file like this:

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jq 'def simplify: {type, name} + (.children? | if . then {children: map(simplify)} else {} end) + if .url then {url} else {} end; .roots | [.bookmark_bar, .other, .synced] | map(simplify)' ~/.config/chromium/Default/Bookmarks > input-chrome.json
python3 main.py < input-chrome.json > output.html