--- title: "How to find where bookmarks are stored in every browser: Chrome." description: "Desktop Chromium browsers store bookmarks in a text file named Bookmarks (no extension, JSON inside) in the profile folder, with a Bookmarks.bak copy next to." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored lang: en published: 2026-11-03 updated: 2026-11-03 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # Where bookmarks are stored: 5 browser guides > The Bookmarks file in each browser's profile folder, on Windows, macOS and Linux. Published 2026-11-03 - Updated 2026-11-03 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against each browser's help pages, November 2026 ## Quick answer Desktop Chromium browsers store bookmarks in a text file named Bookmarks (no extension, JSON inside) in the profile folder, with a Bookmarks.bak copy next to it. In Chrome on Windows that is `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks`. Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi use the same file under their own folders. Phones and Chromebooks don't expose the file. - **Browsers:** Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi - **Chrome:** [Where Chrome stores your bookmarks, and how to back them up](/blog/where-are-chrome-bookmarks-stored) - **Head query:** where are bookmarks stored Desktop Chromium browsers store bookmarks in a text file named Bookmarks (no extension, JSON inside) in the profile folder, with a Bookmarks.bak copy next to it. In Chrome on Windows that is `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks`. Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi use the same file under their own folders. Phones and Chromebooks don't expose the file. Below, one guide per browser (4 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. ## Where bookmarks are stored, browser by browser | Browser | The short version | Guide | |---|---|---| | Google Chrome | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks` on Windows | [Where Chrome stores your bookmarks, and how to back them up](/blog/where-are-chrome-bookmarks-stored) | | Microsoft Edge | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks` on Windows | [How to find where favorites are stored in Microsoft Edge](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/edge) | | Chrome on a Chromebook | ChromeOS keeps the Chrome profile in a part of the storage you can't open from the Files app, so there is no Bookmarks file to copy. Export to HTML or rely on sync instead. | Not available in this browser | | Brave | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Bookmarks` on Windows | [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Brave](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/brave) | | Opera | `%APPDATA%\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Default\Bookmarks (older installs: without the Default folder)` on Windows | [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Opera](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/opera) | | Vivaldi | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Vivaldi\User Data\Default\Bookmarks` on Windows | [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Vivaldi](/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/vivaldi) | ## Guides - [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) > **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 ### Can I open the Bookmarks file? Yes, in any text editor: it is JSON. Don't edit it while the browser is running, because the browser rewrites it and your changes are lost. Copy it elsewhere for a backup. ### 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 - [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) - [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 - [Where Chrome stores your bookmarks, and how to back them up](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/where-are-chrome-bookmarks-stored) --- Private Bookmarks by VaultForYou is a Chrome extension made by VaultForYou. Add to Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho