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title: "How to show the bookmarks bar in every browser: Chrome, Edge."
description: "Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and on a Chromebook to show or hide the bookmarks bar. Opera has no shortcut: turn the."
url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar
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published: 2026-11-03
updated: 2026-11-03
author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team"
publisher: VaultForYou
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# Show the bookmarks bar: 6 browser guides

> The bar under the address bar is one shortcut away in most browsers, and a settings toggle in the rest.

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

## Quick answer

Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and on a Chromebook to show or hide the bookmarks bar. Opera has no shortcut: turn the bar on in Settings -> Appearance. Phone browsers have no bookmarks bar at all.

- **Browsers:** Edge, Chromebook, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi
- **Chrome:** [How to show the bookmarks bar in Chrome](/blog/show-bookmarks-bar-chrome)
- **Head query:** show bookmarks bar

Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and on a Chromebook to show or hide the bookmarks bar. Opera has no shortcut: turn the bar on in Settings -> Appearance. Phone browsers have no bookmarks bar at all.

Below, one guide per browser (5 of them, plus our full Chrome guide). Each gives the shortcut, the menu path and the internal URL, says what the browser can't do, and, where it matters, shows where [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks) fits.

## Show the bookmarks bar, browser by browser

| Browser | The short version | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) | [How to show the bookmarks bar in Chrome](/blog/show-bookmarks-bar-chrome) |
| Microsoft Edge | Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) | [How to show the favorites bar in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/edge) |
| Chrome on a Chromebook | Press Ctrl+Shift+B | [How to show the bookmarks bar in Chrome on a Chromebook](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/chromebook) |
| Brave | Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) | [How to show the bookmarks bar in Brave](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/brave) |
| Opera | Settings (Alt+P) -> Appearance -> Show bookmarks bar | [How to show the bookmarks bar in Opera](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/opera) |
| Vivaldi | Press Ctrl+Shift+B (⌘+Shift+B on a Mac) | [How to show the bookmark bar in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/vivaldi) |

## Guides

- [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)

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## Frequently asked questions

### Why does the bookmarks bar only show on new tabs?

Chrome, Edge and Brave have a setting for showing the bar only on the new tab page. Pick Always in the appearance settings, or press Ctrl+Shift+B, to keep it on every page.

### Do the steps differ between Windows and Mac?

Only the modifier key: Ctrl on Windows, Linux and ChromeOS becomes ⌘ on a Mac. Menu paths and internal URLs are the same.

### Why do Edge pages say favorites?

Microsoft Edge calls bookmarks favorites and the bar the favorites bar. Everything else, down to the Bookmarks file in the profile folder, works the same way as in Chrome.

## Sources

- [Google Chrome Help: Create, view, and edit bookmarks](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/188842)

## Other bookmark tasks

- [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)
- [All bookmark guides](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks)

## Full guide for Chrome

- [How to show the bookmarks bar in Chrome](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/show-bookmarks-bar-chrome)

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