Import data from browsers

Yandex Browser can transfer bookmarks, browsing history and other settings from another browser installed on your computer.

Import settings automatically

During installation, Yandex Browser suggests to transfer your settings from your previous default browser. The type of data that is imported depends on the operating system and browser it is imported from.


Imported data	Yandex Browser	Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox	Opera	Internet Explorer	Amigo	Edge
Open tabs	–	+	+	+	+	–	+
Search engines	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tableau settings	+	+	+	+	+	+	–
Favorites / Bookmarks	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Browsing history	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Saved passwords	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cookies	+	+	+	+	–	+	–
Extensions	+	+	–	–	–	+	–
Settings for form autofills, protocol handlers	+	+	+	–	–	+	–
Download paths	+	+	+	–	+	+	+


Imported data	Yandex Browser	Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox	Opera	Safari
Open tabs	–	+	+	+	+
Search engines	+	+	+	+	–
Tableau settings	+	+	+	+	+
Favorites / Bookmarks	+	+	+	+	+
Browsing history	+	+	+	+	+
Saved passwords	+	+	+	+	+
Cookies	+	+	+	+	–
Extensions	+	+	–	–	–
Settings for form autofills, protocol handlers	+	+	+	–	–
Download paths	+	+	+	–	+

Note. If a master password is set in Mozilla Firefox, Yandex Browser will not be able to import saved website passwords.

Disable automatic setting imports

During the browser installation

During Yandex Browser installation, the Import your data tab opens and you can choose not to automatically import browser settings by default:

Make sure that your default browser is selected in the drop-down list.
Click Skip.
To confirm that you don't want to import your settings, click Continue in the Yandex Browser will restart window.

If you closed the “Import your data” tab

Open the browser://activation/ page.
In the drop-down list, choose the browser that your settings were automatically imported from.
Click Skip.
To confirm that you don't want to import your settings, click Continue in the Yandex Browser will restart window.

Manually import settings

After you install Yandex Browser, you can import your settings manually. For example, you might want to import settings from a browser other than your default browser or only import some of your settings.

To import settings:

Click → Settings.
In the Syncing section, click Import data.
In the Data import window select the browser you want to import data.
Select components you want to import.
Click Import.

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