Years of bookmarks trapped in your browser? Bring them along. Pincone imports the standard bookmarks file (the "Netscape-style" HTML export) that Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and most bookmarking services produce.
Exporting from your browser
Every browser has an export button hiding in its bookmark manager — look for Export Bookmarks, and you'll get an .html file. That's the one Pincone wants.
Importing into Pincone
Head to your team's Settings, find the Import Bookmarks section, choose your file, and click Import Bookmarks. The import runs in the background — depending on how much of a hoarder you've been, it can take a little while — and we'll email you when everything's in.
How folders translate
Browsers love deeply nested folders; Pincone keeps things flat on purpose. During import:
- Your top-level folders become Pincone folders.
- Anything nested deeper becomes labels on the link. A bookmark filed under Nature → Trees → Conifers lands in the folder Nature, labeled trees and conifers.
- If a top-level folder matches one you already have, the links join the existing folder.
You end up with the same structure, expressed the Pincone way: one folder for where it lives, labels for what it's about. More on that philosophy in Organizing with Folders and Using Labels.
Getting your data out again
Exports work too — the same Settings page has an Export Bookmarks button that downloads your whole library as a standard bookmarks file any time you like. Your data is yours.