How to Export IE Favorites to Safari

Both Internet Explorer and Safari allow importing and exporting of your bookmarks. Although you can't directly transfer between the two browsers, you can use these features to move your Favorites from Internet Explorer into the Bookmarks list in Safari. By exporting your Favorites, you create a standard HTML file. You can then import this file directly into Safari to migrate your bookmarks to your new browser.

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click the top right star icon to open the Favorites sidebar.

3. Click the small triangle icon to the right of "Add to Favorites," and select "Import and Export."

4. Click "Export to a File" and click "Next."

5. Check "Favorites" and click "Next."

6. Click "Next" again to select all Favorites, or click a folder from the list to export only the single folder.

7. Click "Export" to export your Favorites to a file called "bookmarks.htm" in your default Documents folder.

8. Open Safari and press "Alt," if you cannot see the top menu bar.

9. Click "File" and select "Import Bookmarks."

10. Locate the "bookmarks.htm" you previously exported and double-click it. Your Favorites will automatically be added to your Safari Bookmarks in a folder named "Imported..."