# Portage — A universal browser data swap
Export your bookmarks, history, cookies, tabs, sessions and reading list to one encrypted, portable file — then import into any browser. Chrome, Firefox, both ways.

Why Portage

## Everything that matters, nothing that doesn't

Built on the official browser APIs — so it only ever touches data it can actually move, and never pretends otherwise.

### Universal swap

It's just JSON, so it doesn't care who made it. Chrome ↔ Firefox, or the same browser on a new machine, profile or reinstall.

### Top-tier encryption

Optional AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2 key derivation. Your bundle — cookies and all — is unreadable on disk without your passphrase.

### The whole picture

Bookmarks, history, cookies, open tabs, recently closed sessions and your reading list — recreated faithfully on the other side.

### Reinstall checklist

No API can reinstall extensions, so Portage exports them as a tidy `.txt` with store-search links for both browsers — perfect for an AI assistant.

### Themeable, readable

Monochrome by default, with light/dark and any accent colour you like. The palette auto-adjusts to keep text crisp and legible.

### Private by design

Nothing is uploaded, ever. Data lives only in the page while you work and is wiped from memory the moment you export or import.

A closer look

## Designed to feel effortless

Animated progress, live counts and honest status on every category — so you always know exactly what's moving.

### Scan & export

One click scans your browser and lays out everything Portage can carry. Toggle off anything you'd rather leave behind, encrypt it, and save a single portable file.

Live progressBundle sizeSelective export
portage · export

### Drop & import

Open Portage in the destination browser, drop the file in, and it recreates your data through the official APIs. Encrypted bundles simply ask for your passphrase first.

Drag & dropPer-category statusImported / skipped tally
portage · import

### Right from your toolbar

A compact popup shows live counts at a glance and opens the full workspace in a click. Themed to match the rest of Portage, in light or dark.

Quick countsOne-click open
popup
Honest by default

## What actually transfers

Extensions can only use the browser APIs — so this is everything Portage moves, and exactly how.

Data | Export | On import
--- | --- | ---
Bookmarks | Full tree | Recreated in a “Portage Import” folder
History | Yes | Re-added — Firefox keeps titles & times
Cookies | Yes | Re-set, so logins carry over
Open tabs | Yes | Reopened in the window
Recently closed | Yes | Reopened as tabs
Reading list | Yes | Chrome → reading list · Firefox → bookmark folder
Extensions | List | Checklist only — no API can reinstall them
Passwords & autofill | — | No browser API exists — use the built-in export

## Ready to move your data?

Free, open source, and entirely on your machine. Install Portage in under a minute.

Download for Chrome & Firefox Star on GitHub