The popular Xmarks browser extension has added a new feature to sync open tabs across browsers and platforms. Xmarks, which started as a Firefox extension, is now also available for Google Chrome, IE and Safari, so this new feature has the capability to keep all of those browsers in perfect sync. It will now even allow you to sync your open tabs to the iPhone using the Xmarks web-based interface.
The new features bring Xmarks closer to Firefox's own Weave syncing tool. Although Weave can handle some things Xmarks cannot – like form data and browser settings – Weave only syncs between Firefox installs.
If you frequently switch not just computers, but browsers (as many of us do), Xmarks offers a more universal syncing solution.
Once Xmarks is installed, you'll need to create a web-based account if haven't already. The new tab syncing feature is disabled by default, so make sure you head to the preferences panel (or page, it varies by browser) and turn it on. Once open tab syncing is enabled, just click the "open remote tabs" menu item and you'll have access to any tab in any browser where Xmarks is installed.
Xmarks has long been a favorite for syncing bookmarks across browsers, but the new tab syncing features make it even more useful. Weave is nice, but for true cross-platform, cross-browser syncing, Xmarks is the way to go.
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