Script to export Arc Browser bookmarks

export_arc_bookmarks.py

import json

file_path = '/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Arc/StorableSidebar.json'

lists = {}
tabs = []

with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
    parsed_json = json.load(f)
    items = parsed_json['sidebar']['containers'][1]['items']
    for item in items:
        if isinstance(item, str):
            continue
        if 'list' in item["data"]:
            lists[item['id']] = {
                'title': item['title'],
                'type': 'list',
                'items': {},
            }
        if 'tabGroup' in item["data"]:
            lists[item['id']] = {
                'title': item['data']['tabGroup']['title'],
                'type': 'tabGroup',
                'items': {},
            }
        if 'itemContainer' in item["data"]:
            lists[item['id']] = {
                'title': 'Favourites, Pinned Tabs and Open Tabs (outside groups)',
                'type': 'itemContainer',
                'items': {},
            }

    for item in items:
        if isinstance(item, str):
            continue  

        if 'tab' in item["data"]:
            lists[item["parentID"]]['items'][item['id']] = {
                "url": item["data"]['tab']['savedURL'],
                "title": item["data"]['tab']['savedTitle'],
            }
        
html = '<!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1>\n'
html += '<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8">\n'
html += '<TITLE>Bookmarks</TITLE>\n'
html += '<H1>Bookmarks</H1>\n'
html += '<DL><p>\n'
for list_id, folder in lists.items():
    html += f'  <DT><H3>{folder['title']}</H3>\n'
    html += '  <DL><p>\n'
    for tab_id, item in folder['items'].items():
        html += f'    <DT><A HREF="{item["url"]}">{item["title"]}</A>\n'
    html += '  </DL><p>\n'
html += '</DL><p>\n\n'
with open('dump.html', 'w') as f:
    f.write(html)