Synchronize Firefox bookmarks across multiple computers
Xmarks, previously Foxmarks, is an extension for Firefox that syncs your bookmarks and other data anywhere you have it installed. It’s perfect for all those of us who work on two or more computers.
You have to be signed in to Xmarks to access your bookmarks, so it is secure. The user account can be easily created in a step-by-step configuration wizard when launching the program for the first time. Xmarks also adds an icon to your URL bar, which gives you a drop-down frame of information about the site your on, and a list of similar sites.
As Xmarks is cross platform, you can sync between different operating systems, or wherever Firefox runs – quite handy if, like me, you use Windows at work and OSX at home. Synchronizing takes a couple of seconds, and can be automated at browser shutdown if you wish.
Besides bookmarks, Xmarks can also sync open tabs and browser history, and it lets you configure and use different syncing profiles. Alternatively, you can setup Xmarks to run through your own server, meaning you data will not be uploaded to theirs.
The synchronizing feature is great on Xmarks, and is very smooth. The additional search features are nice too - having related sites a click away is a great way to discover more on the web. On the downside, Xmarks no longer syncs passwords, which means you’ll need to use a separate app for that – Xmarks suggests LastPass.
Xmarks is a great synchronizing tool with which you can keep your bookmarks, tabs and browser history updated across computers.
User reviews about Xmarks
by Anonymous
Greatest Bookmarks Sync.
If you have a lot of bookmarks and always need your bookmarks on hand then Xmarks is the perfect fit and now that it supports other browser platforms, you won't have to give up your bookmarks when you switch over to another browser or another PC.The only downsides to Xmarks is the fact it can take a long time to sync bookmarks and on rare occasions, it won't sync at all. But for how much time this can save you, the downsides are minor.On a side note, Xmarks is not compatible with Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 even if you do disable compatibility check, it will not sync your bookmarks.
Pros:
Syncs Bookmarks Over Different Platforms
Works With Different Browsers
Free
Cons:
Can Take Time To Sync
On Rare Occasions It Fails To Sync
Not Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 Compatible More