Add to iCloud Reading List from Chrome?

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In Chrome (on Windows), how can I add a webpage to my iCloud Reading List to read later on my iPad?

My iOS devices (iPad, iPhone) are already set to synchronize their bookmarks via iCloud.

Jon-Eric

Posted 2011-12-15T15:16:29.177

Reputation: 1 994

Answers

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It's clunky, but the best solution I've found so far:

Drag the URLs into Safari and add it to the reading list in Safari (which will synchronize with iCloud).

To synchronize your Safari bookmarks (including the Reading List) with iCloud:

  1. Download and install Safari and the iCloud Control Panel for Windows (if you haven't already).
  2. Use the iCloud Control Panel to choose to synchronize your iCloud bookmarks with Safari.

Jon-Eric

Posted 2011-12-15T15:16:29.177

Reputation: 1 994

1Not a solution anymore as Safari is no longer supported on Windows. – None – 2016-05-09T12:56:34.920

Not clunky at all. On Mac just dragged the URL from Chrome to Safari icon in dock! Very elegant solution! – aubreypwd – 2019-02-11T16:59:50.590

Automate the process with AutoHotkey, and you've got yourself a great solution. :) – iglvzx – 2011-12-26T23:57:08.283

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Highlight the url in chrome.
right-click > services > add to reading list

sam

Posted 2011-12-15T15:16:29.177

Reputation: 97

My experience is that this doesn't even work as one would expect in OSX either. It just opens up Safari and stops there. – Robin van Baalen – 2015-01-28T14:09:29.180

6This only works in OS X, right? The question is about Chrome in Windows. – Jon-Eric – 2012-01-03T15:36:54.083

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Here ya go... Apple's Official Chrome extension (only works on Windows, as it's redundant on a Mac):

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/icloud-bookmarks/fkepacicchenbjecpbpbclokcabebhah

Additionally, there's some nice scripting goodies here for Chrome on OSX users:

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/51534/reading-list-in-other-browsers

Nicole

Posted 2011-12-15T15:16:29.177

Reputation: 41

6This doesn't sync the reading list, only other bookmarks (from what I can tell). – MarkovCh1 – 2014-10-12T20:48:51.047

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This doesn't directly answer your question, but I use a work around for the same situation.

Read it later allows you to mark URL's to read later, storing them on their own cloud. The plus to this is that you can use an extension for Chrome, FF, Opera, Safari, iPhone, iPad... and access them anywhere. Very handy!

http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/chrome https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bkikpncfbjndhfkipijhdoddiadaipaa

SkinnyGeek1010

Posted 2011-12-15T15:16:29.177

Reputation: 679