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Node.js script for exporting and synchronising bookmarks from Google Chrome
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const fs = require("fs"); | |
const path = require("path"); | |
function newItem(name, url) { | |
return { name, url }; | |
} | |
const bookmarkPath = path.join( | |
process.env.HOME, | |
"/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Bookmarks" | |
), | |
json = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(bookmarkPath)), | |
items = json.roots.bookmark_bar.children.find( | |
obj => obj.name === "Recipes" // define bookmark folder name here | |
).children; | |
const outputFile = "testoutput.json", // define output filename here | |
output = []; | |
if (fs.existsSync(outputFile)) { | |
console.log("Output file already exists..."); | |
const existingItems = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(outputFile)); | |
// do not include items which have been deleted from bookmarks | |
existingItems.forEach(existingItem => { | |
const match = items.find(el => el.name === existingItem.name); | |
if (match) output.push(existingItem); | |
}); | |
// add new items which have been added to bookmarks | |
items.forEach(item => { | |
const match = output.find(el => el.name === item.name); | |
if (!match) output.push(newItem(item.name, item.url)); | |
}); | |
} else { | |
console.log("Output file does not exist yet..."); | |
items.forEach(item => output.push(newItem(item.name, item.url))); | |
} | |
const outputJson = JSON.stringify(output, null, 2); | |
fs.writeFile(outputFile, outputJson, err => { | |
if (err) throw err; | |
console.log("File written."); | |
}); |
You can use "%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks"
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how about windows os ?