SyncPlaces

SyncPlaces is a Firefox extension that allows you to synchronize bookmarks and passwords between different Firefox installations (e.g., a browser at home and another at work). It works only with Firefox V3 and above (but is compatible with older bookmark extensions). The synchronization feature requires your own web or FTP server, which is used to centrally store bookmarks, but you can safely use many free servers (see the support section for details on at least one of them). Using your own server means you can keep your bookmarks private rather than storing them on third-party servers that may analyze, probe, and profile you, sell data to others, or use it for their own nefarious purposes ;) If you wish to categorize bookmarks before synchronization, you will also need to install the SortPlaces extension. This is one of many extensions I have written that you may find useful. SyncPlaces can also back up your current bookmarks and passwords before overwriting them with content from the shared server. Thus, if anything goes wrong, you can restore this backup. You can also manually create backups at any time. Bookmarks are typically stored in JSON format, as this is ideal for storing all bookmark information from the new Firefox Places system (e.g., tags, queries, and annotations). You can also export/import/send/receive bookmarks in XBEL format. XBEL is great for sharing bookmarks with other browsers or older versions of Firefox, or for styling bookmarks with XSL, allowing you to access them from any browser without installing the SyncPlaces extension. If you don't want to style XBEL yourself, you can also send bookmarks in HTML format. Passwords and password exception lists can also be synchronized and are automatically encrypted before being sent for privacy. Available options include automatic date-based synchronization, receiving updates when local bookmarks change and/or at regular intervals and/or at set times and/or when Firefox starts/closes. Features for quick transfer, encryption, merging or overwriting received bookmarks/passwords, synchronizing/importing/exporting individual folders, file compression for sending/receiving only when bookmarks change, and importing/exporting XBEL files.

SyncPlaces is a Firefox extension that helps users sync bookmarks and passwords across different Firefox installations by storing data on their own web or FTP servers, ensuring data privacy.