--- title: "Bookmark guides for 8 browsers: show, add, export, restore, hide | VaultForYou" description: "79 step-by-step guides to show the bookmarks bar, bookmark a page, delete bookmarks, export bookmarks and import bookmarks and more in Chrome, Edge, Chromebook, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Chrome (Android) and Chrome (iPhone), with the shortcut and menu path for each." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks lang: en published: 2026-11-03 updated: 2026-11-03 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # Bookmark guides, browser by browser > The bookmarks bar, the manager, exporting, restoring, syncing and keeping some bookmarks private, in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Chrome on a phone. Published 2026-11-03 - Updated 2026-11-03 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against each browser's help pages, November 2026 ## Quick answer Every Chromium browser keeps bookmarks the same way: a star in the address bar saves the page (Ctrl+D), a bar under the address bar shows them (Ctrl+Shift+B in all but Opera), a manager page lists them (`chrome://bookmarks`, `edge://favorites`, `brave://bookmarks`, `opera://bookmarks`, `vivaldi://bookmarks`), and a file named Bookmarks in the profile folder stores them. None of them can lock a bookmark behind a password; that takes an extension. - **Browsers:** Chrome, Edge, Chromebook, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Chrome (Android) and Chrome (iPhone) - **Tasks:** 12, from showing the bar to password-protecting bookmarks - **Guides:** 79 Every guide here is a plain how-to for one browser, written from that browser's own help pages: the keyboard shortcut, the menu path and the internal URL (`chrome://bookmarks`, `edge://favorites` and so on), which change less than menu labels do. Where the browser can't do something, the guide says so instead of pretending. 5 of the 8 browsers are built on Chromium, so [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks), our free Chrome extension, installs on them too; the guides that need it say where it fits. ## 12 tasks x 8 browsers | Task | Chrome | Edge | Chromebook | Brave | Opera | Vivaldi | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Show the bookmarks bar](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar) | [Chrome](/blog/show-bookmarks-bar-chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/vivaldi) | | [Bookmark a page](/bookmarks/add-bookmark) | [Chrome](/blog/bookmark-page-chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/vivaldi) | | [Delete bookmarks](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Export bookmarks](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Import bookmarks](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Where bookmarks are stored](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored) | [Chrome](/blog/where-are-chrome-bookmarks-stored) | [Edge](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/edge) | -- | [Brave](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/vivaldi) | | [Restore lost bookmarks](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Organize bookmarks](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/blog/chrome-bookmark-manager) | [Edge](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Edit bookmarks](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Sync bookmarks](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Hide bookmarks](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/blog/hide-bookmarks-chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/vivaldi) | | [Password-protect bookmarks](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks) | [Chrome](/blog/password-protect-bookmarks-chrome) | [Edge](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/edge) | [Chromebook](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/chromebook) | [Brave](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/brave) | [Opera](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/opera) | [Vivaldi](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/vivaldi) | Phone browsers (Chrome on Android and Chrome on iPhone and iPad) have their own guides under each task where the task exists on a phone. ### Show the bookmarks bar - [How to show the favorites bar in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/edge) - [How to show the bookmarks bar in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/chromebook) - [How to show the bookmarks bar in Brave](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/brave) - [How to show the bookmarks bar in Opera](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/opera) - [How to show the bookmark bar in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/vivaldi) - [How to show the bookmarks bar in Chrome](/blog/show-bookmarks-bar-chrome) ### Bookmark a page - [How to bookmark a page in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/edge) - [How to bookmark a page in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/chromebook) - [How to bookmark a page in Brave](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/brave) - [How to bookmark a page in Opera](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/opera) - [How to bookmark a page in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/vivaldi) - [How to bookmark a page in Chrome on Android](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/chrome-android) - [How to bookmark a page in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](/bookmarks/add-bookmark/chrome-iphone) - [How to bookmark a page in Chrome](/blog/bookmark-page-chrome) ### Delete bookmarks - [How to delete bookmarks in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chrome) - [How to delete favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/edge) - [How to delete bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to delete bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/brave) - [How to delete bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/opera) - [How to delete bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to delete bookmarks in Chrome on Android](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to delete bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) ### Export bookmarks - [How to export bookmarks in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chrome) - [How to export favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/edge) - [How to export bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to export bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/brave) - [How to export bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/opera) - [How to export bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/vivaldi) ### Import bookmarks - [How to import bookmarks in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/chrome) - [How to import favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/edge) - [How to import bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to import bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/brave) - [How to import bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/opera) - [How to import bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/vivaldi) ### Where bookmarks are stored - [How to find where favorites are stored in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/edge) - [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Brave](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/brave) - [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Opera](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/opera) - [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/vivaldi) - [Where Chrome stores your bookmarks, and how to back them up](/blog/where-are-chrome-bookmarks-stored) ### Restore lost bookmarks - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/chrome) - [How to restore lost favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/edge) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/brave) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/opera) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Chrome on Android](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) ### Organize bookmarks - [How to organize favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/edge) - [How to organize bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to organize bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/brave) - [How to organize bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/opera) - [How to organize bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to organize bookmarks in Chrome on Android](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to organize bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) - [How to use Chrome's Bookmark Manager](/blog/chrome-bookmark-manager) ### Edit bookmarks - [How to edit bookmarks in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/chrome) - [How to edit favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/edge) - [How to edit bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to edit bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/brave) - [How to edit bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/opera) - [How to edit bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to edit bookmarks in Chrome on Android](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to edit bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) ### Sync bookmarks - [How to sync bookmarks between devices in Google Chrome](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/chrome) - [How to sync favorites between devices in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/edge) - [How to sync bookmarks between devices in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to sync bookmarks between devices in Brave](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/brave) - [How to sync bookmarks between devices in Opera](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/opera) - [How to sync bookmarks between devices in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to sync bookmarks between devices in Chrome on Android](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to sync bookmarks between devices in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) ### Hide bookmarks - [How to hide favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/edge) - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to hide bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/brave) - [How to hide bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/opera) - [How to hide bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on Android](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) - [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome, and actually keep them private](/blog/hide-bookmarks-chrome) ### Password-protect bookmarks - [How to password-protect favorites in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/edge) - [How to password-protect bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to password-protect bookmarks in Brave](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/brave) - [How to password-protect bookmarks in Opera](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/opera) - [How to password-protect bookmarks in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to password protect bookmarks in Chrome](/blog/password-protect-bookmarks-chrome) > **Keep private pages out of Chrome's bookmarks.** Private Bookmarks saves them in a password-locked, encrypted vault on your computer. [Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho) ## Frequently asked questions ### Are bookmarks the same thing as favorites? Yes. Microsoft Edge calls them favorites and the bar the favorites bar; Chrome, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi say bookmarks. The file in the profile folder is named Bookmarks in all of them, including Edge. ### Do these guides work on a Mac? Yes. Where a shortcut differs on macOS the guide gives both, for example Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows and ⌘+Shift+B on a Mac. Menu paths are the same on every desktop system. ### Which browsers can install Private Bookmarks? Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Chrome on a Chromebook, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi: everything built on Chromium with a desktop extension store. Chrome on Android and on iPhone can't install extensions. ### Why is there no Firefox or Safari here? They keep bookmarks differently (Firefox in a database, Safari in a plist synced by iCloud) and neither runs Chrome extensions, so the steps and the private-bookmarks part would both be different. These guides stay with the Chromium family. ## Sources - [Google Chrome Help: Create, view, and edit bookmarks](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/188842) ## Tasks - [Show the bookmarks bar](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar) - [Bookmark a page](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/add-bookmark) - [Delete bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks) - [Export bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/export-bookmarks) - [Import bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/import-bookmarks) - [Where bookmarks are stored](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored) - [Restore lost bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks) - [Organize bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks) - [Edit bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks) - [Sync bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/sync-bookmarks) - [Hide bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks) - [Password-protect bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/password-protect-bookmarks) ## Private Bookmarks - [Private Bookmarks for Chrome: the product page](https://www.vaultforyou.app/private-bookmarks) --- Private Bookmarks by VaultForYou is a Chrome extension made by VaultForYou. Add to Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho