Toby JSON to Chrome Bookmarks HTML (Export Toby collections and import to Chrome bookmarks)

toby2chrome.py

import json
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path
import html

# --- Configuration ---
INPUT_JSON = "toby.json"
OUTPUT_HTML = "converted_bookmarks.html"

def escape(text):
    """Escape HTML special characters"""
    return html.escape(text or "")

def generate_bookmark_html(card, add_date=None):
    """Create a <DT><A> tag for a single bookmark"""
    title = escape(card.get("title", "Untitled"))
    url = escape(card.get("url", "#"))
    timestamp = str(add_date or int(datetime.now().timestamp()))
    return f'        <DT><A HREF="{url}" ADD_DATE="{timestamp}">{title}</A>\n'

def generate_folder_html(title, bookmarks, folder_add_date=None):
    """Create HTML structure for a folder with bookmarks"""
    timestamp = str(folder_add_date or int(datetime.now().timestamp()))
    html_lines = [
        f'    <DT><H3 ADD_DATE="{timestamp}" LAST_MODIFIED="{timestamp}">{escape(title)}</H3>',
        '    <DL><p>'
    ]
    for card in bookmarks:
        html_lines.append(generate_bookmark_html(card, add_date=timestamp))
    html_lines.append('    </DL><p>')
    return '\n'.join(html_lines)

def main():
    # Read and parse the JSON file
    with open(INPUT_JSON, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        data = json.load(f)

    # Prepare output HTML content
    html_lines = [
        '<!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1>',
        '<!-- This is an automatically generated file. DO NOT EDIT! -->',
        '<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8">',
        '<TITLE>Bookmarks</TITLE>',
        '<H1>Bookmarks</H1>',
        '<DL><p>'
    ]

    for group in data.get("groups", []):
        group_title = group.get("name", "Unnamed Group")
        lists = group.get("lists", [])

        # Group as folder
        group_timestamp = int(datetime.now().timestamp())
        html_lines.append(f'  <DT><H3 ADD_DATE="{group_timestamp}" LAST_MODIFIED="{group_timestamp}">{escape(group_title)}</H3>')
        html_lines.append('  <DL><p>')

        for list_ in lists:
            list_title = list_.get("title", "Untitled List")
            cards = list_.get("cards", [])
            html_lines.append(generate_folder_html(list_title, cards))

        html_lines.append('  </DL><p>')

    html_lines.append('</DL><p>')

    # Write to output file
    output_path = Path(OUTPUT_HTML)
    output_path.write_text('\n'.join(html_lines), encoding="utf-8")

    print(f"✅ Bookmarks HTML file created: {output_path.resolve()}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()