Functions/GenXdev.Webbrowser/Export-BrowserBookmarks.ps1
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############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Exports browser bookmarks to a JSON file. .DESCRIPTION The Export-BrowserBookmarks cmdlet exports bookmarks from a specified web browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox) to a JSON file. Only one browser type can be specified at a time. The bookmarks are exported with full preservation of their structure and metadata. .LICENSE Copyright (C) 2026 René Vaessen / GenXdev This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. .PARAMETER OutputFile The path to the JSON file where the bookmarks will be saved. The path will be expanded to a full path before use. .PARAMETER Chrome Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Google Chrome browser. .PARAMETER Edge Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Microsoft Edge browser. .PARAMETER Firefox Switch parameter to export bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox browser. .EXAMPLE Export-BrowserBookmarks -OutputFile "C:\MyBookmarks.json" -Edge .EXAMPLE Export-BrowserBookmarks "C:\MyBookmarks.json" -Chrome #> function Export-BrowserBookmarks { [CmdletBinding()] [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseSingularNouns', '')] [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSAvoidGlobalVars', '')] [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', '')] param ( ######################################################################## [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = 'Path to the JSON file where bookmarks will be saved' )] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$OutputFile, ######################################################################## [Alias('ch')] [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = 'Export bookmarks from Google Chrome' )] [switch]$Chrome, ######################################################################## [Alias('e')] [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = 'Export bookmarks from Microsoft Edge' )] [switch]$Edge, ######################################################################## [Alias('ff')] [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = 'Firefox', HelpMessage = 'Export bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox' )] [switch]$Firefox ######################################################################## ) begin { # convert relative or partial path to full filesystem path $outputFilePath = GenXdev\Expand-Path $OutputFile # inform user about the output destination Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Exporting bookmarks to: $outputFilePath" } process { # initialize empty hashtable for browser selection parameters $bookmarksArguments = @{} # set appropriate flag based on selected browser type if ($Chrome) { $bookmarksArguments['Chrome'] = $true Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Exporting Chrome bookmarks' } if ($Edge) { $bookmarksArguments['Edge'] = $true Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Exporting Edge bookmarks' } if ($Firefox) { $bookmarksArguments['Firefox'] = $true Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Exporting Firefox bookmarks' } # retrieve bookmarks and save them as formatted json to the output file GenXdev\Get-BrowserBookmark @bookmarksArguments | Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100 | Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Set-Content -LiteralPath $outputFilePath -Force Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Bookmarks exported successfully' } end { } } |