Can You Export Chrome Bookmarks and Passwords Together

Chrome cannot export bookmarks and passwords together. There is no combined export, no "download everything" button, and no single file that contains both. You have to export each one separately: bookmarks as an HTML file and passwords as a CSV file.

This is not a missing feature that Google forgot to build. Bookmarks and passwords are stored in different systems with different security requirements. Passwords are encrypted and tied to your Google account. Bookmarks are plain data. The export paths reflect that difference.

Export your bookmarks

Chrome exports bookmarks as an HTML file that contains every bookmark URL, title, and folder. The full export guide covers this in detail, but here is the short version:

1. Open Bookmark Manager (Ctrl+Shift+O on Windows/Linux, Cmd+Option+B on macOS).
2. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
3. Select Export bookmarks.
4. Choose a location and save the file.

The HTML file is a complete snapshot of your bookmark library. It preserves your folder structure, bookmark names, URLs, and the dates you added each bookmark. It does not include favicons or any passwords.

For details on what the file does and does not contain, see what gets exported when you export Chrome bookmarks.

Export your passwords

Chrome exports passwords as a CSV (comma-separated values) file. This is a plain text file with your usernames and passwords in readable form.

1. Go to chrome://settings/passwords (or click the three-dot menu, then Settings > Autofill and passwords > Google Password Manager).
2. Click Settings in the left sidebar of the Password Manager page.
3. Next to "Export passwords," click Download file.
4. Chrome will ask for your computer password or biometric authentication to confirm.
5. Choose a location and save the CSV file.

What the password CSV contains

The file has four columns: URL, username, password, and notes. Every password Chrome has saved is in this file, in plain text, completely unencrypted.

Protect the password file

This is the most sensitive file on your computer the moment you save it. Anyone who opens it can read every password in your browser. Handle it carefully:

• Do not email it to yourself. Email is not encrypted in transit or at rest in most cases.
• Do not save it to a shared folder. Desktop, Downloads, or any cloud-synced folder means the file could be accessible from other devices or by other people.
• Delete it after you use it. Once you have imported the passwords where you need them, delete the CSV and empty your trash. The file has no ongoing value sitting on your disk.
• If you need to store it temporarily, put it in an encrypted folder or a password manager's secure notes feature.

Why Chrome keeps them separate

Bookmarks are not sensitive data. A list of URLs and page titles is useful but not dangerous if someone sees it. Passwords are the opposite. Chrome stores them encrypted, requires authentication before revealing them, and treats any export as a security event that needs user confirmation.

Bundling them into one file would mean applying password-level security to every bookmark export, or worse, reducing password security to match bookmarks. Neither makes sense, so Chrome keeps them apart.

What about Chrome Sync?

If your goal is to get bookmarks and passwords onto a new device rather than into a file, Chrome Sync handles both. Sign into Chrome with the same Google account on the new device, and both bookmarks and passwords transfer automatically.

The difference: Sync moves your data between devices within your Google account. Export creates files you can take anywhere, including into a different browser or a different account.

For more about how bookmark sync works and its limitations, see the Chrome bookmark sync guide.

Use TrueBookmark for ongoing bookmark backups

Exporting bookmarks manually works for one-time tasks, but it is easy to forget. TrueBookmark keeps automatic versioned backups of your Chrome bookmarks, so you always have a recent copy without needing to remember to export.

Passwords still need their own export path. But with the bookmark side handled automatically, you only have one thing to manage instead of two.