macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install chrome-exportlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 9920
Install chrome-export with Homebrew, Nix
Convert Chrome's bookmarks and history to HTML bookmarks files. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#chrome-export.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chrome-exportnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chrome-export/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Convert Chrome's bookmarks and history to HTML bookmarks files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- export-chrome-bookmarks
- export-chrome-history
history
Project history and usage
chrome-export is a small Python command-line utility for exporting Google Chrome bookmarks and history to the browser bookmarks HTML format.
Project history
The project began in 2011 as py-chrome-bookmarks. Its README explains that Chrome already offered an interactive bookmark export, but the script existed to make bookmark and history export usable from cron or other automated workflows.
Version 2.0 in 2018 renamed the project to chrome-export and renamed the executables to export-chrome-bookmarks and export-chrome-history without changing functionality.
Adoption history
The official README documents Homebrew and Nix installation paths in addition to manual installation, while the supplied package facts confirm Homebrew and Nix package names.
How it is used
The package provides export-chrome-bookmarks and export-chrome-history. If an input file is omitted, the tools try to open Chrome's default bookmarks or history file and write an HTML bookmarks-format output file.
Why package nerds care
Its package-nerd value is modest but real: it turns browser profile files, including Chrome's SQLite history database, into scriptable exports without depending on browser UI automation.
Timeline
- 2011: Initial release as py-chrome-bookmarks.
- 2011: Version 1.1 started counted releases.
- 2017: Version 1.2 added Python 3 support and optional default input-file discovery.
- 2018: Version 2.0 renamed the project and executables to chrome-export.
- 2019: Version 2.0.2 added man pages.
Related projects
- Related surfaces include Google Chrome profile data, the browser bookmarks HTML export format, Homebrew, and Nix.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
export-chrome-bookmarks | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
export-chrome-history | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.0.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chrome-export |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bdesham/chrome-export |
| Repository | https://github.com/bdesham/chrome-export |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
chrome-export
nix profile install nixpkgs#chrome-export- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chrome Export
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation