---
title: "How to hide bookmarks in Vivaldi (bar, profile or vault) | VaultForYou"
description: "Vivaldi has no hidden bookmarks: the bar, a second profile and folder names only move them out of sight. What each option hides, and how a vault locks them."
url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/vivaldi
lang: en
published: 2026-11-03
updated: 2026-11-03
author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team"
publisher: VaultForYou
---

# How to hide bookmarks in Vivaldi

> What the browser can hide, what it only moves out of sight, and what actually locks.

Published 2026-11-03 - Updated 2026-11-03 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against each browser's help pages, November 2026

## Quick answer

Vivaldi can't hide an individual bookmark. You can hide the whole bookmark bar (Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac)), keep private bookmarks in a second browser profile, or put them in an encrypted vault with Private Bookmarks, where they are locked behind a password and never show in the bar, the manager or sync.

- **Hide the bar:** Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac)
- **Separate profile:** Profile picture -> Add; its bookmarks are its own, but it has no password
- **Locked:** Private Bookmarks: encrypted vault with a password

## Hide bookmarks in Vivaldi

1. **Hide the bar** Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac). The bookmarks stay in the manager; only the bar goes.
2. **Or use a second profile** Click your profile picture -> Add. The new profile has its own bookmarks, history and sync. Anyone can switch to it, so it hides but doesn't lock.
3. **Or lock them** Install [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks) from the Chrome Web Store, set a password, and save the page with the toolbar icon or Alt+Shift+B. It goes into the vault, not into Vivaldi's bookmarks.
4. **Remove the original** If the page is already a bookmark in Vivaldi, delete it there; the vault copy stays.

Menu labels change between versions of Vivaldi; the shortcut and the internal address `vivaldi://bookmarks` don't.

## What each option really hides

| Option | Hidden from | Still visible in |
|---|---|---|
| Hiding the bookmark bar | The bar | `vivaldi://bookmarks`, the star menu, address-bar suggestions, sync |
| A dull folder name | A quick glance | Anyone who opens the folder |
| A second profile | The main profile | Anyone who clicks the profile picture; the profile folder on disk |
| Private Bookmarks | The bar, the manager, suggestions, sync, the Bookmarks file | Nothing without the password |

## Keep some bookmarks out of Vivaldi altogether

Hiding moves a bookmark out of sight; it doesn't stop anyone who looks. [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks) is our free extension that saves pages into an encrypted vault on this computer: AES-256-GCM, a key derived from your password, no account, no sync and no network access. Saved pages never appear in the bookmark bar, in `vivaldi://bookmarks` or in a Vivaldi account, and the vault locks itself after a few minutes.

> **Add Private Bookmarks to Vivaldi.** Free. Installs from the Chrome Web Store. [Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho)

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Vivaldi have hidden bookmarks?

No. Every bookmark shows in the manager to anyone using the profile.

### Is an Incognito window a way to hide bookmarks?

No. Bookmarks saved in an Incognito window go into the normal list. Incognito only stops history and cookies from being kept.

### Can someone find bookmarks I hid in a second profile?

Yes: switching profiles takes one click and no password, and the profile's Bookmarks file is readable on disk.

### Where do private bookmarks show up?

Only in the Private Bookmarks side panel after you enter your password. Not on the bar, not in `vivaldi://bookmarks`, not in sync, not in Vivaldi's Bookmarks file.

## Sources

- [Vivaldi Help: Bookmark Bar](https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/bookmarks/bookmark-bar/)
- [Vivaldi Help: Import and export bookmarks](https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/bookmarks/import-export-bookmarks/)

## Hide bookmarks in other browsers

- [How to hide favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/edge)
- [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chromebook)
- [How to hide bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/brave)
- [How to hide bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/opera)
- [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on Android](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chrome-android)
- [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks/chrome-iphone)
- [How to hide bookmarks in Chrome, and actually keep them private](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/hide-bookmarks-chrome)
- [All browsers: hide bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/hide-bookmarks)

## More for Vivaldi

- [How to show the bookmark bar in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/vivaldi)
- [How to bookmark a page in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/add-bookmark/vivaldi)
- [How to delete bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/vivaldi)
- [How to export bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/vivaldi)
- [How to import bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/vivaldi)
- [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/vivaldi)
- [How to restore lost bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/vivaldi)
- [How to organize bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/vivaldi)

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