Comparison of browser synchronizers

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of web-based browser synchronizers. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions.

## General[edit]

Client  | Creator  | Software license  | Latest release

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BookmarkSync | Jack Dean  | Proprietary | Windows: 3.0.0 (August 2010; 12 years ago (2010-08)) [±]

Mac OS X: 1.0.4 (September 14, 2005; 17 years ago (2005-09-14)) [±]
BookmarkSync was discontinued some time around 2006.

Opera | Opera Software | Proprietary | Opera: 100.0.4815.21 (June 20, 2023; 6 days ago (2023-06-20)[1][2][3])
Opera Mini: | Android| 69.0.2254.66073 / 26 April 2023; 2 months ago (2023-04-26)[4]

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SiteBar | Ondrej Brablc  | GPL | 3.4 12 February 2014; 9 years ago (2014-02-12)
Firefox Sync | Mozilla Foundation | Mozilla Public License | | Standard| 114.0.2[5] / 20 June 2023; 6 days ago (20 June 2023)

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Extended Support Release| 102.12.0esr[6] / 6 June 2023; 20 days ago (6 June 2023)

Google Chrome | Google | Freeware under Google Chrome Terms of Service  | | Windows, macOS, Linux| 114.0.5735.133/134[7] / 13 June 2023; 13 days ago (13 June 2023)

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Windows Server 2012/2012 R2| 109.0.5414.149[8] / 8 June 2023; 18 days ago (2023-06-08)
Android| 114.0.5735.130[9] / 13 June 2023; 13 days ago (13 June 2023)
iOS| 114.0.5735.124[10] / 13 June 2023; 13 days ago (13 June 2023)
Extended Support Release| 114.0.5735.133/134[7] / 13 June 2023; 13 days ago (13 June 2023)

Pale Moon Sync  | M.C. Straver  | Mozilla Public License | N/A (part of Pale Moon)
Eversync  | Nimbus Web Inc  | Proprietary | Firefox: 15.5.1 (July 5, 2018; 4 years ago (2018-07-05)) [±]

Chrome: 17.1.1 (July 5, 2018; 4 years ago (2018-07-05)) [±]
IE:
Android: 1.11.1 (May 19, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-05-19)) [±]
iOS: 2.6 (October 4, 2016; 6 years ago (2016-10-04)) [±]
Windows Phone:

floccus  | Open Source, Marcel Klehr  | Freeware Mozilla Public License 2.0  | https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/releases
Client  | Creator  | Software license  | Latest release

## Operating system support[edit]

| PC operating system | Mobile operating system |

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Client  | Windows | OS X | Linux | FreeBSD | iOS | Android | BlackBerry OS | Symbian | Windows Phone | other
BookmarkSync | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Opera Link  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Solaris, Java ME, S60, UIQ3, BREW
Firefox Sync | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[11] | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | OpenSolaris[12]
Eversync  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No
floccus  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No
Client  | Windows | OS X | Linux | FreeBSD | iOS | Android | BlackBerry OS | Symbian | Windows Phone | other

## Syncable browsers[edit]

Client  | Internet Explorer | Microsoft Edge | Mozilla Firefox | Opera | Safari | Google Chrome | other

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BookmarkSync | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes (Mac Only)  | No  | SeaMonkey
Opera Link  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Opera Mini, Opera Mobile
Firefox Sync | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Firefox for Mobile[13], SeaMonkey,

Gnome Web

Eversync  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No
floccus  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No
Client  | Internet Explorer | Microsoft Edge | Mozilla Firefox | Opera | Safari | Google Chrome | other

## Syncable items[edit]

Client  | Bookmarks | Passwords  | Favicons | Browsing history  | Form history  | add-ons  | open tabs  | Search engine plugins  | Web feed subscriptions  | Dictionary  | Other

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BookmarkSync | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Brave Sync [14] | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Extensions, Apps, Themes, Settings
Opera Link  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Personal bar, speed dial, notes, typed browser history, content blocker list
Firefox Sync | Yes  | Yes  | No, but planned to be added in future[15] | Last 60 days[16] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | open tabs, tab groups, personas, preferences, add-ons (up to 25MB by default)[16]
Google Chrome | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | open tabs, add-ons, preferences
Vivaldi Sync [17] | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  |  |  |  | open tabs?, some Settings
Eversync  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | open tabs
floccus  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | open tabs
Client  | Bookmarks | Passwords  | Favicons | Browsing history  | Form history  | add-ons  |  | Search engine plugins  | Web feed subscriptions  | Dictionary  | Other

## Features[edit]

Client  | Encrypted transfer  | Encrypted storage  | Server changing  | Web-based UI  | Exporting  | Link verification  | Duplicate link checker  | Notes

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BookmarkSync | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Feb 12, 2012: Sync doesn't work properly.
Opera Link  | Yes[18] | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes (only webbased)  |
Firefox Sync | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Data is encrypted on the client and not accessible even to Mozilla server operators.[19]
Eversync  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
floccus  | Yes  | Yes  | self-hosted bookmarks  | NextCloud  | Yes  | Yes  | try recommended options on github  | Adapters are available
Client  | Encrypted transfer  | Encrypted storage  | Server changing  | Web-based UI  | Exporting  | Link verification  | Duplicate link checker  | Notes

## History[edit]

History of bookmarks (favorites) sync:

* 2020 - Maxthon 1.3
* 2020 - Google Browser Sync (extension for Firefox)
* 2020 - Opera
* 2020 - Firefox
* 2020 - Google Chrome
* 2020 - Eversync (extension for Firefox)

## See also[edit]

* Comparison of online backup services
* Comparison of file hosting services
* Comparison of version-control software
* Comparison of file synchronization software

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Thanks for downloading Opera". Opera Norway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
2. ^ "Thanks for downloading Opera". Opera Norway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
3. ^ "Index of /ftp/pub/opera/desktop/100.0.4815.21/". Opera Norway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
4. ^ "Opera Mini - fast web browser - Apps on Google Play". 26 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
5. ^ "Firefox 114.0.2, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes". 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
6. ^ "Firefox ESR 102.12.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes". 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
7. ^ a b "Stable Channel Update for Desktop". 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
8. ^ "Stable Channel Desktop Update". 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
9. ^ "Chrome for Android Update". 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
10. ^ "Chrome Stable for iOS Update". 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
11. ^ "weave port". FreshPorts. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
12. ^ mconnor (2009-07-29). "Weave 0.5 Released". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
13. ^ mconnor (2009-06-27). "Weave 0.4.0 Released". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
14. ^ "Brave Sync Version 2 Now Available for Desktop and Android Users". Brave Browser. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
15. ^ "CloudServices/Sync/FxSync/FaviconSync - MozillaWiki". wiki.mozilla.org.
16. ^ a b "What is Firefox Sync?". Firefox Help. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
17. ^ "Sync". Vivaldi Browser Help. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
18. ^ "Opera Link explained". Opera Software. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
19. ^ "How secure is my Sync data?". Firefox Help. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

* v
* t
* e

Web browsers

Features * standards * protocols

| Features|

* Bookmarks
* Extensions
* Privacy mode

|

Web standards|

* HTML
* v5
* CSS
* DOM
* JavaScript
* IndexedDB
* Web storage
* WebAssembly
* WebGL

Protocols|

* HTTP
* Cookies
* Encryption
* OCSP
* WebRTC
* WebSocket

Active

| Blink-based|

* Google Chrome
* Chromium
* Avast
* Blisk
* Brave
* Citrio
* Coc Coc
* Dragon
* Epic
* Falkon
* Maxthon
* Microsoft Edge
* Opera
* Otter
* Puffin
* Samsung Internet
* Silk
* Sleipnir
* Sputnik
* SRWare
* UC
* Vivaldi
* Whale
* Yandex

|

Gecko-based|

* Firefox
* GNU IceCat
* PirateBrowser
* SlimBrowser
* Tor Browser
* Gecko forks
* Basilisk
* K-Meleon
* Pale Moon
* SeaMonkey
* Waterfox

WebKit-based|

* Safari
* Dolphin
* Dooble
* GNOME Web
* iCab
* Konqueror
* Midori
* Roccat
* surf

Other|

* 360
* DuckDuckGo
* eww
* Flow
* Links
* Lunascape
* Lynx
* NetFront
* NetSurf
* QQ browser
* qutebrowser
* w3m

Discontinued

| Blink-based|

* Beaker
* Flock
* Redcore
* Rockmelt
* SalamWeb
* Torch

|

Gecko-based|

* Beonex Communicator
* Camino
* Classilla
* Conkeror
* Firefox Lite
* Galeon
* Ghostzilla
* IceDragon
* Kazehakase
* Kylo
* Lotus
* MicroB
* Minimo
* Mozilla suite
* Pogo
* Strata
* Swiftfox
* Swiftweasel
* TenFourFox
* Timberwolf
* xB

MSHTML-based|

* Internet Explorer
* AOL
* Deepnet
* GreenBrowser
* MediaBrowser
* NeoPlanet
* NetCaptor
* SpaceTime
* ZAC

WebKit-based|

* Arora
* BOLT
* Opera Coast
* Fluid
* Google TV
* Iris
* Mercury
* OmniWeb
* Origyn
* QtWeb
* rekonq
* Shiira
* Steel
* Browser for Symbian
* Uzbl
* WebPositive
* xombrero

Other|

* abaco
* Amaya
* Arachne
* Arena
* Avant
* Blazer
* Cake
* Charon
* CM Browser
* Deepfish
* Dillo
* Edge Legacy
* ELinks
* Gazelle
* HotJava
* IBM Home Page Reader
* IBM WebExplorer
* IBrowse
* KidZui
* Line Mode
* Mosaic
* MSN TV
* NetPositive
* Netscape
* Skweezer
* Skyfire
* Teashark
* ThunderHawk
* Vision
* WinWAP
* WorldWideWeb

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