xBrowserSync is a free and open-source cross-browser bookmark sync tool. It allows you to keep bookmarks, tabs, and browsing history synced across different browsers and devices. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through how to install xBrowserSync on macOS.
Before we begin the installation, please make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your Mac:
Once you have the prerequisites installed, you can follow these steps to install xBrowserSync on macOS:
Open the Terminal application on your Mac by searching for it in Spotlight or by navigating to Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal.
In the Terminal window, run the following command to install xBrowserSync:
npm install -g xbrowsersync
Note: This command uses NPM to install xBrowserSync globally on your system, which enables you to access it from anywhere on your system.
Once the installation completes, you need to create an account on the xBrowserSync website to use the service. Go to https://app.xbrowsersync.org/signup and create a new account.
After creating an account, you need to generate a API key. Go to https://app.xbrowsersync.org/dev/api-keys and generate a new API key. Copy the key to your clipboard.
In the Terminal window, run the following command to configure xBrowserSync:
xbrowsersync login <API KEY>
Replace <API KEY> with the API key you generated in step 4.
xbrowsersync sync
That's it! You've installed xBrowserSync on your Mac and can now start syncing your bookmarks and other data across your devices and browsers.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install xBrowserSync on macOS. We explained the prerequisites you needed and walked you through the steps to install xBrowserSync using npm. We also showed you how to create an account on xBrowserSync, generate a API key, and configure xBrowserSync on your system. By following this tutorial, you should now be able to sync your bookmarks and other data across your devices and browsers with ease.
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