Synchronizing Mozilla Firefox Extensions with iPhone: SyncMarks

Posted on April 9, 2008
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The more we love the iPhone the more we have to admit that iTunes sync features are not really satisfactory (to put it mildly). The thing is that when you want to synchronize your bookmarks you can do that with IE or bookmark pages on iPhone directly. As you might have already noticed the above mentioned option didn’t include Mozilla Firefox bookmarks and this web-browser is widely used.

In fact, of course, it can be done, but it is not that easy and fast. The solution to the problem can be found in synchronizing Firefox with IE. In order to do that there is a Firefox extension called SyncMarks. It allows synchronization of Firefox with other web-browsers (including, of course, IE). Here is how to do it:

Stage 1

You download and then install SyncMarks. In order to do it you have to give the permission to install the extension. After that you restart the browser.

Stage 2

You go to Tools -> Add-ons. Select SyncMarks and press the Options button

Stage 3

When SyncMarks dialog springs up on the General tab you make sure that the Firefox overwrites target option is enabled under Synchronisation Method. This will enable Firefox to overwrite IE’s bookmarks. Then you enable the functions “Synchronise on Startup” and “Synchronise on Exit”.

Stage 4

You press “Choose Folder” to choose the bookmarks you want to synchronize. You will be redirected to the bookmark folder, but you can also choose a sub-folder if you want to sync bookmarks partially.

Stage 5

Choose “Favorites” where you enable Synchronise to Windows Favorites. If it hasn’t been done automatically you need to press Choose Folder in order to show the app your Explorer Favorites folder. Other options default, press “Synchronise Now”.

Stage 6

Open iTunes and attach your phone. When it appears press “Info”. You have to enable “Sync bookmarks” under Web Browser and select IE from the provided list. Then you press Sync and wait for your Firefox bookmark being copied to the iPhone.

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