--- title: "How to organize bookmarks in Opera (opera://bookmarks) | VaultForYou" description: "Opera's bookmark manager (opera://bookmarks): folders, drag and drop, sorting, search and bulk moves, with the shortcut and menu path." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/opera lang: en published: 2026-11-03 updated: 2026-11-03 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to organize bookmarks in Opera > Folders, sorting, search and bulk moves in the manager page. Published 2026-11-03 - Updated 2026-11-03 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against each browser's help pages, November 2026 ## Quick answer Open `opera://bookmarks` (Ctrl+Shift+B opens the Bookmarks page in Opera (it doesn't toggle the bar)): Opera's full-page bookmark manager. Make folders, drag bookmarks between them, right-click a folder to sort by name, and use the search box to find anything. - **Manager:** `opera://bookmarks` or Ctrl+Shift+B opens the Bookmarks page in Opera (it doesn't toggle the bar) - **Folders:** Right-click -> Add new folder, then drag bookmarks in - **Sort:** Right-click a folder -> Sort by name ## Organize bookmarks in Opera 1. **Open the manager** Go to `opera://bookmarks`, or press Ctrl+Shift+B opens the Bookmarks page in Opera (it doesn't toggle the bar). 2. **Make folders** Right-click in the folder list (left) -> Add new folder. Nest folders by making one inside another. 3. **Move bookmarks** Drag bookmarks into folders; select several with Ctrl/⌘ or Shift first to move them together. 4. **Sort and search** Right-click a folder -> Sort by name. The search box at the top finds bookmarks by name or address across every folder. Menu labels change between versions of Opera; the shortcut and the internal address `opera://bookmarks` don't. ## A folder plan that holds up One folder per project or area, no deeper than two levels, and the Bookmarks bar folder kept to the ten or so pages you open daily. Put everything else under Other bookmarks; search finds it faster than browsing ever will. ## Duplicates Opera has no built-in duplicate finder. Sort a folder by name and duplicates sit next to each other; delete the extras. Importing the same HTML file twice is the usual cause. ## Keep some bookmarks out of Opera altogether No folder is private: the manager shows every one of them to whoever opens it. [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 bookmarks bar, in `opera://bookmarks` or in an Opera account, and the vault locks itself after a few minutes. Opera installs Chrome Web Store extensions once the free "Install Chrome Extensions" add-on from Opera's own add-ons site is in place. After that, Add to Chrome becomes Add to Opera. > **Add Private Bookmarks to Opera.** Free. Installs from the Chrome Web Store. [Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho) ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the shortcut for the bookmark manager in Opera? Ctrl+Shift+B opens the Bookmarks page in Opera (it doesn't toggle the bar). Typing `opera://bookmarks` in the address bar opens the same page. ### Can I sort bookmarks alphabetically? Yes. Right-click a folder in the manager and choose Sort by name. It sorts that folder, not its subfolders. ### How do I move a lot of bookmarks at once? In the manager, click the first, Shift-click the last, and drag the selection into a folder. ### Can I organize private bookmarks the same way? Private Bookmarks has its own folders, favorites and search inside Chrome's side panel, and its folder names are encrypted along with the bookmarks. ## Sources - [Opera Help: Bookmarks](https://help.opera.com/en/latest/features/#bookmarks) - [Opera add-ons: Install Chrome Extensions](https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/install-chrome-extensions/) ## Organize bookmarks in other browsers - [How to organize favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/edge) - [How to organize bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to organize bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/brave) - [How to organize bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to organize bookmarks in Chrome on Android](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to organize bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) - [How to use Chrome's Bookmark Manager](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/chrome-bookmark-manager) - [All browsers: organize bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks) ## More for Opera - [How to show the bookmarks bar in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/opera) - [How to bookmark a page in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/add-bookmark/opera) - [How to delete bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/opera) - [How to export bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/opera) - [How to import bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/opera) - [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/opera) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/opera) - [How to edit bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/opera) --- Private Bookmarks by VaultForYou is a Chrome extension made by VaultForYou. Add to Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho