KeeptabHow to organize your Chrome bookmarks
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In short: Open the Bookmark Manager (More > Bookmarks and lists > Bookmark Manager). Add folders, drag bookmarks into them, then use More > Sort by name.[1] To find one fast, type @bookmarks in the address bar and press Tab.[1]
Bookmarks pile up quietly. One day you scroll a list of 300 links with names like "Untitled" and give up. Ten minutes of sorting fixes that.
1. Create a few folders
- Select More > Bookmarks and lists > Bookmark Manager.
- At the top right, select More > Add new folder.[1]
Using the bookmarks bar? Right-click it and select Add Folder.[1] Keep it to a handful: Work, Read later, Tools, Personal. Fewer folders means fewer places to search.
2. Move bookmarks into them
In the Bookmark Manager, drag a bookmark up or down, or into a folder on the left. Copy and paste works too.[1] On the bookmarks bar, just drag them into the order you want.[1]
3. Sort and rename
- Sort: in the Bookmark Manager, More > Sort by name. In the side panel (More > Bookmarks and lists > Show all bookmarks), select Organize to sort by newest, oldest, last opened, A to Z or Z to A.[1]
- Rename: More > Edit next to a bookmark. In the side panel, Edit lets you change several at once.[1]
4. Find any bookmark in two seconds
Type @bookmarks in the address bar, press Tab or Space, then a few keywords.[1] Good names pay off here. Want to bookmark a whole window in one go? See how to save all open tabs.
The limits
- Deleting is final. Google's help says it plainly: after you delete a bookmark, you can't get it back.[1]
- Bookmarks don't close tabs. Saving a page as a bookmark leaves the tab open. Your tab strip stays just as crowded.
- No context. A bookmark has no record of which tabs were open together or why.
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Bookmarks are great for sites you visit every week. For the 30 tabs of a project you'll finish later, Keeptab, our free Chrome extension, saves them as one list in a click and closes them.[2] The list is written and read back before any tab closes, and tab groups keep their name and color.[2]
Search by word, date or site, and a deleted list waits 30 days in the trash.[2]
FAQ
How do I organize my bookmarks in Chrome?
Open More, then Bookmarks and lists, then Bookmark Manager. Create folders, drag bookmarks into them and use Sort by name.
Can I sort Chrome bookmarks by date?
Yes. Open Show all bookmarks in the side panel, select Organize, then choose newest, oldest or last opened.
Can I recover a deleted Chrome bookmark?
No. Google's help states that after you delete a bookmark, you can't get it back.
Sources
- Google Chrome Help. Create, find and edit bookmarks in Chrome. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/188842?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
- Keeptab. The OneTab alternative to stop losing your tabs. https://keep-tab.com/onetab-alternative
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