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Create, view & edit bookmarks

Create, view & edit bookmarks

Let Chrome remember your favorite and frequently visited websites.

When you sync to Chrome, you can get saved items, like bookmarks and passwords, on all your devices.

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1. Android

Add a bookmark

  • On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  • Go to a site you want to visit again in the future.
  • To the right of the address bar, tap More More and then Star Star.

Open a bookmark

  • On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  • At the top right, tap More More and then Bookmarks.
  • If your address bar is at the bottom, swipe up on the address bar. Tap Star Star.
  • Find and tap a bookmark.

Edit a bookmark

To the right of a bookmark, tap More and then Edit.

Delete a bookmark

Important: After you delete a bookmark, you can’t get it back.

To the right of a bookmark, tap More More and then Delete.

Move a bookmark to a different folder

  • To the right of a bookmark, tap More More and then Move.
  • Tap the folder where you want the bookmark.

Rearrange your bookmarks

  • On your Android device, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  • At the top right, tap More More and then Bookmarks.
  • Touch and hold the bookmark that you want to move.
  • Drag the bookmark up or down.

Create a folder

  • On your Android device, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  • At the top right, tap More More and then Bookmarks.
  • Tap the bookmark you want to move into a new folder.
  • Tap More and then Move and then create a new folder.
2. Computer

Add a bookmark

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • Go to the site you want to visit again in the future.
  • To the right of the address bar, click Star Bookmark this page.

Find a bookmark

Important: The easiest way to open a bookmark is to click on it in the Bookmarks bar. To turn the bookmark bar on or off, click More More and then Bookmarks and then Show bookmarks bar.

If you donโ€™t have the bookmarks bar turned on or your bookmark isn’t there, there are 3 ways to find your bookmarks.

From the address bar

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • In the address bar, enter @bookmarks.
  • Press the tab or space. You can also click Search bookmarks Search in the suggestions.
  • Enter keywords for the bookmark you want.
  • Select your bookmark from the list.

From the menu

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • At the top right, click More More and then Bookmarks.
  • Click a bookmark.

From the navigation panel

  • At the top right of your browser, click Side panel.
  • Click Bookmarks.

Edit a bookmark

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • At the top right, click More Moreand then Bookmarks, and then Bookmark Manager.
  • To the right of a bookmark, click the Down arrow and then Edit.

Delete a bookmark

Important: After you delete a bookmark, you can’t get it back.

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • At the top right, click More More and then Bookmarks, and then Bookmark Manager.
  • To the right of a bookmark, click the Down arrow and then Delete.
Organize your bookmarks

Move your bookmarks into a folder

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • At the top right, click More Moreand then Bookmarks, and then Bookmark Manager.
  • Drag a bookmark up or down, or drag a bookmark into a folder on the left. You can also copy and paste your bookmarks in the order you want.

If you use the bookmarks bar, you can drag your bookmarks into the order you want.

Put your bookmarks in folders

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • At the top right, click More Moreand then Bookmarks, and then Bookmark Manager.
  • At the top right, click More Moreand then Add new folder.

If you use the bookmarks bar, you can add a folder by right-clicking the bookmarks bar. Click Add Folder.

Alphabetize your bookmarks

  • On your computer, open Chrome.
  • At the top right, click More and then Bookmarks, and then Bookmark Manager.
  • At the top right, click More and then Sort by name.
3. iPhone & iPad

Add a bookmark

  • Open the Chrome app Chrome.
  • Go to a site you want to visit again in the future.
  • Tap More and then Bookmark this page.

Open a bookmark

  • On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  • Tap More and then Bookmarks.
  • Find and tap a bookmark.
  • To open in a new tab or Incognito tab, touch and hold the bookmark.

If you can’t find the bookmark you want, it might be in a different folder. To change folders, at the top left, tap Back Back. Tap the folder with the bookmark you want.

Edit a bookmark

  • Touch and hold a bookmark.
  • Tap Edit Bookmark.
  • Change the name, folder, or URL.
  • At the top, tap Done.

Delete a bookmark

After you delete a bookmark, you can’t get it back.

  • To delete one bookmark, swipe left, and then tap Delete.
  • To delete two or more bookmarks, at the bottom, tap Select. Tap the bookmarks you want to delete and then Delete.

Create a folder

  • Open the Chrome app Chrome.
  • Tap More More and then Bookmarks and then Select a folder.
  • In the bottom left corner, select New Folder.

Rearrange bookmarks inside a folder

  • At the bottom, tap Select.
  • To the right of a bookmark, touch and hold Drag Drag.
  • Drag the bookmark where you want it.

Move a bookmark to a different folder

  • Touch and hold a bookmark. Tap Edit Bookmark.
  • Next to “Folder,” tap Choose Folder.
  • Tap the folder where you want the bookmark.

To move two or more bookmarks:

  • At the bottom, tap Select.
  • Select the bookmarks.
  • At the bottom, tap More and then Move.
  • Tap the folder where you want the bookmarks.

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