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
Client | Creator | Software license | Latest release | ||||||||||||
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BookmarkSync | Jack Dean | Proprietary | Windows: 3.0.0 (August 2010) [±] Mac OS X: 1.0.4 (September 14, 2005 ) [±] | ||||||||||||
Opera | Opera Software | Proprietary | Opera: 70.0.3728.119 (18 August 2020[1])
Opera Mini:
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SiteBar | Ondrej Brablc | GPL | 3.4 12 February 2014 | ||||||||||||
Firefox Sync | Mozilla Foundation | Mozilla Public License |
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Google Chrome | Freeware under Google Chrome Terms of Service |
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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) [±] Chrome: 17.1.1 (July 5, 2018 ) [±] | ||||||||||||
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
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[14] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | OpenSolaris[15] |
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
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[16], SeaMonkey,
Gnome Web |
Eversync | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
floccus | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Client | Internet Explorer | Microsoft Edge | Mozilla Firefox | Opera | Safari | Google Chrome | other |
Syncable Items
Client | Bookmarks | Favicons | Browsing history | Form history | Web feed subscriptions | Search engine plugins | Passwords | Dictionary | Other |
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BookmarkSync | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Opera Link | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Personal bar, speed dial, notes, typed browser history, content blocker list |
Firefox Sync | Yes | No, but planned to be added in future[17] | Last 60 days[18] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | open tabs, tab groups, personas, preferences, add-ons (up to 25MB by default)[18] |
Google Chrome | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | open tabs, add-ons, preferences |
Eversync | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | open tabs |
floccus | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Client | Bookmarks | Favicons | Browsing history | Form history | Web feed subscriptions | Search engine plugins | Passwords | Dictionary | Other |
Features
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[19] | 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.[20] |
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
History of bookmarks (favorites) sync:
- 2005 - Maxthon 1.3
- 2006 - Google Browser Sync (extension for Firefox)
- 2007 - Opera
- 2007 - Firefox
- 2009 - Google Chrome
- 2012 - Eversync (extension for Firefox)
gollark: Entirely possible but why?
gollark: Please send me the HTML now if you literal apioid cannot set it up.
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See also
References
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- mconnor (2009-07-29). "Weave 0.5 Released". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- mconnor (2009-06-27). "Weave 0.4.0 Released". Mozilla. Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- "CloudServices/Sync/FxSync/FaviconSync - MozillaWiki". wiki.mozilla.org.
- "What is Firefox Sync?". Firefox Help. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- "Opera Link explained". Opera Software. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- "How secure is my Sync data?". Firefox Help. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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