Export URLs and Open Tabs in Firefox (Ubuntu 24.04)

Export URLs and Open Tabs in Firefox on Ubuntu 24.04

If you are a Firefox user on Ubuntu 24.04, you might find it useful to export URLs and open them as tabs in a new Firefox window. This can be particularly helpful for bookmarking multiple webpages for later reference or for sharing a set of links with others. In this article, we will discuss methods for exporting URLs and opening tabs in Firefox on Ubuntu 24.04.

Method 1: Using the Bookmarks Menu

One way to export URLs and open them as tabs in Firefox on Ubuntu 24.04 is to use the Bookmarks menu. Here are the steps to follow:

1. In Firefox, click on the Bookmarks menu.
2. Select "Show All Bookmarks" to open the Library window.
3. In the Library window, click on "Import and Backup" and then "Export Bookmarks to HTML."
4. Save the HTML file with all your bookmarks, including URLs, to a location of your choice.
5. Open a new Firefox window.
6. In the new window, click on the Bookmarks menu again.
7. Select "Bookmarking Tools" and then "Import Bookmarks from HTML."
8. Select the HTML file you saved earlier and click "Open."
9. All your bookmarks, including URLs, will be imported into the new Firefox window and opened as tabs.

Method 2: Using the Command Line

Another way to export URLs and open them as tabs in Firefox on Ubuntu 24.04 is to use the command line. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type the following command to export your bookmarks to an HTML file: sqlite3 ~/.mozilla/firefox//places.sqlite ".out bookmarks.html" ".mode html" ".headers on" ".tables bookmarks" "select b.title, b.url from moz_bookmarks b order by b.position;"
3. Replace with the name of your Firefox profile. You can find your profile name by typing ls ~/.mozilla/firefox/ in the terminal.
4. This will create a new HTML file called bookmarks.html in the current directory, containing all your bookmarks, including URLs.
5. Type the following command to open a new Firefox window and open all the URLs as tabs: firefox -new-window "file:////bookmarks.html"
6. Replace with the directory where the bookmarks.html file is located.

In this article, we covered two methods for exporting URLs and opening them as tabs in Firefox on Ubuntu 24.04. The first method involves using the Bookmarks menu, while the second method involves using the command line. Both methods are useful for different scenarios, and we recommend choosing the method that best fits your needs.

References

• Export Firefox bookmarks to an HTML file
• SQLite command-line interface
• Places SQLite database schema