Firefox tutorial: Allow multiple browser favorites to sync in real time

In IE "Favorites", in Firefox and opera is called "bookmark." Favorites are used to collect important personal information, and some users want to be able to easily access their favorites anywhere, regardless of browser. Here are some ways to sync favorites between different browsers.

The "sync" described in this article is not simply about how to convert Firefox bookmarks to IE favorites, but how to achieve "real-time" consistency.

I. Use and manage IE favorites in Firefox

Firefox extension plainoldfavorites, add a "favorites" option next to the Firefox toolbar "bookmark", which allows you to manage and use IE favorites directly in Firefox, and Firefox bookmarks and IE favorites are independent and mutually exclusive. Very convenient.

Second, online bookmark service

Now, there are a lot of online bookmarking services, and there are a number of tools available to integrate with your browser. Take "Yahoo Favorites" as an example, providing IE extensions, Firefox extensions, and Bookmarks toolbar methods for other browsers.

In addition, the domestic similar products have Baidu search hidden, QQ bookmark, and pick pick, 365key, etc., the most famous abroad is del.icio.us.

Google also offers bookmark services, which can be added via IE or Firefox under Google Toolbar, and Firefox users can also use Gmarks extension. If you use a browser other than IE and Firefox, you can drag and drop the Google bookmark button onto the Bookmarks toolbar.

Diigo, this is a Web bookmark developed by the people, but there is no Chinese version. As with the products above, these three added tools are also available. But the most appreciated thing is that it not only saves and organizes bookmarks, but also adds annotations to text and pictures on the Web page. The Diigo Bookmarks toolbar is also the most powerful, close to browser extensions. If you use a browser other than IE and Firefox, this may be your best choice.

Third, the function of powerful ZINKMO

Zinkmo not only allows IE and Firefox to sync bookmarks, but also to sync multiple computer bookmarks, and is free service. ZINKMO can handle privacy well, which bookmarks can be set up and which are private.

Install ZINKMO will allow you to choose whether to automatically sync ie and Firefox sync settings, after the completion of the IE "Tools" menu to increase the "Zinkmo Favorites" item, and in the Toolbar Add button, click can be synchronized.

The ZINKMO feature also helps you check for dead links and duplicate links in your bookmarks.

Search for a variety of browser bookmarks synchronization solution, not only for Firefox and IE, but such as opera some browsers, it is difficult to integrate with Third-party bookmarking services. But the future is likely to come true. Because opera 9.5, which is still in beta, can sync bookmarks to opera's server. If opera opens its bookmarks service and provides it to the developer API, other browsers will have the ability to sync bookmarks to Opera server extensions.