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How to sync Firefox bookmarks to your iPhone using Xmarks
Lifehacker recently found a neat (if not somewhat convoluted) trick for syncing Firefox bookmarks to an iPhone. This is going to work for you if you're running Windows and using Firefox, and it also requires using Internet Explorer. You're also going to need the very useful bookmark manager Xmarks.I know, I know, but bear with me, here. Apparently, all the easier methods disappeared when Firefox 3 came out.
The Xmarks trick was written up by blogger Shawn0, has quite a few steps, but it's actually pretty straightforward. You install Xmarks, use it to sync your bookmarks from Firefox to Internet Explorer -- which you can then sync to Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Three browsers, one add-on, and iTunes -- just for bookmarks? Well, it beats entering them all manually on your phone.
Step-by-step instructions from Shawn0 are available for anyone who wants to give this method a shot. Be sure to let us know how it goes.
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Subscribe to commentsconedude13Dec 30th 2009 5:49PM
couldn't you just use firefox to export your bookmarks then, using ie, import them. then just sync with itunes. BAM! :P
RepoMonkeyDec 30th 2009 9:05PM
Alternatively, just set the Xmarks website as your homepage and voila ... all your bookmarks ready to rock ...
JFHJan 1st 2010 4:45AM
No interrest to have the same bookmarks in Mobile Safari and in Firefox.
But when needed, you can have access to your Xmarks bookmarks via http://www.apptism.com/apps/links-in-a-blink
not yayJan 2nd 2010 2:20AM
why would an itard want to use firefox? it's not shiny or needlessly expensive.
sk810Jan 25th 2010 5:42PM
iPhone/iPod Touch Bookmark Syncing on a Mac:
I wanted to sync my Xmarks to my iPod Touch from my Mac. and when i saw that you could sync Safari (even though i use Firefox) to it under the iTunes sync settings that got me thinking. I found that Xmarks has a sync application for Mac. I installed that, and entered my settings, but i set it up only to sync a mobile version of my bookmarks. This is great because you can keep your bookmarks to a minimum on your mobile device.