An Easy Way to Manage Firefox Bookmarks

Bookmarks in Firefox

Bookmarks (called favorites in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer) are links to web pages that make it easy to get back to your favorite places. This article covers the basics of making and managing Firefox bookmarks.

Table of Contents

• 1 How do I bookmark a page?
• 2 How do I change the name or location of a bookmark?
• 3 How do I delete a bookmark?
• 4 How do I organize my bookmarks?
  • 4.1 How to use keywords with bookmarks
• 5 How do I access my bookmarks?
  • 5.1 Address Bar Search
  • 5.2 Bookmarks Toolbar
    • 5.2.1 Other Bookmarks folder
  • 5.3 Firefox Sidebar and Menu
  • 5.4 Bookmarks Menu button on the toolbar
• 6 How do I import bookmarks from another browser or profile?
• 7 Additional resources

How do I bookmark a page?

To bookmark a page, just click on the star in the address bar.

The star will turn blue when the page is bookmarked and a window will pop up, so you can name, move or tag your bookmark.

To bookmark all open tabs at once:

1. Select from the Bookmarks menu.

   

2. Give the new bookmarks folder a name and choose which folder to store it in.
3. Click Add Bookmarks to finish.

1. Right-click on any of the tabs and choose from the context menu.
2. Right-click on any tab again and select .
3. Give the new bookmarks folder a name and choose which folder to store it in.
4. Click Add Bookmarks to finish.

You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + D command + Shift + D to bookmark all open tabs.

How do I change the name or location of a bookmark?

To edit the details of your bookmark:

1. Click the star a second time to open the Edit Bookmark dialog box.

   

2. In the Edit bookmark box, you can change any of these details:
   • Name: This is the name that Firefox displays for the bookmark in menus.
   • Location: Choose what folder to store your bookmark in by picking one from the drop-down menu (for example, the Bookmarks Menu or Bookmarks Toolbar). In that drop-down menu, you can also select to see a list of all bookmarks folders or create a new one.
     By default, bookmarks are saved in the last used folder (or in the Bookmarks Toolbar, if you are bookmarking your first page).
   • Tags: You can use tags to help you search through and organize your bookmarks. For more information, see Bookmark Tags - Categorize bookmarks to make them easy to find.
3. When you have finished editing, click Save to close the box.

Tip: If you don't want to see this editor when saving a bookmark, uncheck Show editor when saving.

How do I delete a bookmark?

See How do I delete a bookmark?

How do I organize my bookmarks?

The Library window lets you view and organize all of your bookmarks. You can open the Bookmarks Library window as shown below.

Click the menu button to open the menu panel. Click the Library button on your toolbar. (If you don't see it, click the menu button, then click click the menu button.) Click and then click the Show All Bookmarks Manage Bookmarks bar at the bottom.

Tip: You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + O command + shift + O to quickly open your Bookmarks Library.

In the Bookmarks Library window you can:

• Drag your bookmarks into other folders. See Use bookmark folders to organize your bookmarks to learn more. There are some special folders:
  • Bookmarks Menu: Bookmarks in this folder will appear in the Firefox Sidebar and Menu bar or toolbar Bookmarks menu.
  • Bookmarks Toolbar: Bookmarks in this folder will appear in the Bookmarks Toolbar, if it's turned on.
• Sort your bookmarks to quickly find the ones you want.
• Search your bookmarks by name.
• Edit your bookmarks' details, including keywords (see below).
• Open your bookmarks, double-clicking on it.
• Backup, restore, export and import your bookmarks.

How to use keywords with bookmarks

To easely access your bookmarks you can use keywords. When you assign a keyword to a bookmark, you can simply type the keyword into the address bar and press Enter Return to open the bookmark.

To assign a keyword to a bookmark:

1. Open the Library window and select the bookmark.
2. Click the keyword field at the bottom of the window.
3. Type your desired keyword.
   • The keyword may contain letters, digits and special characters (for example: - _ ' " , . : ; = / \ ( ) [ ] { } ! & @ ~). It must not contain spaces and must not start or end with these characters: ? * ^ $ % # +
   • The keyword must not be the same as a search engine's keyword. For instance, if a search engine has the keyword @g, the bookmark's keyword cannot be @g, but it can be g.
   • If the chosen keyword was already assigned to another bookmark, it will be reassigned to the new one.

Note: Outside of the Library, you can access the keyword field from the context menu by right-clicking holding down the control key while you click the bookmark and then selecting .

How do I access my bookmarks?

Address Bar Search

You can search pages you have bookmarked by typing its name in the address bar. As you type, a list of web pages that you've bookmarked, tagged and visited will appear. Bookmarked pages will have a star next to them. Simply click one of the pages, and you'll be taken there instantly. To learn more, see Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox.

Firefox's Bookmarks toolbar gives you quick access to often-used bookmarks. For new users, bookmarks are placed by default here.

To enable the Bookmarks Toolbar:

1. Click the menu at the top of the screen and go down to .
2. Select . The menu options , , and will be available for you to choose when you want the Bookmarks Toolbar to be visible.

Tip: You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + B command + Shift + B to show or hide the Bookmarks Toolbar.

To learn more, see Bookmarks Toolbar - Display your favorite websites at the top of the Firefox window.

Other Bookmarks folder

You will see an Other Bookmarks folder icon at the end of the Bookmarks toolbar if the Other Bookmarks folder in your Library contains any bookmarks. This makes it easier to find bookmarks stored in that folder. To remove the Other Bookmarks folder icon from the Bookmarks toolbar, see Remove the Other Bookmarks folder from the Bookmarks Toolbar.

You can view and access all of your bookmarks from the Firefox Sidebar and from the Menu bar menu, if the Menu bar is enabled.

The Bookmarks Menu toolbar button is not shown by default but you can add it by customizing your Firefox toolbar:

1. Click on the menu button , then click and select .
   • A special tab will open which allows you to drag and drop items in or out of the overflow menu and the toolbar.
2. Drag the Bookmarks Menu button to the toolbar.
3. Click Done.

To remove the button, use the above steps to drag the Bookmarks Menu button out of the toolbar.

How do I import bookmarks from another browser or profile?

Firefox lets you import bookmarks from other browsers installed on your computer. It also lets you import other data, such as browsing history and saved passwords, from some of these browsers. To learn more, see Import data from another browser.

Additional resources

To learn more about getting the most out of your bookmarks, see these articles:

• Bookmarks section of Keyboard Shortcuts to see how you can quickly access different bookmark features
• Set up Sync to share bookmarks, open tabs and more with another profile, computer or mobile device

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Source: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/bookmarks-firefox

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