Library, collections and search
Save and edit bookmarks, organize them with tags and nested collections, and search.
Saving and editing bookmarks
Press N or click + Add. The URL is required; title, description, tags and collection are optional. Click a bookmark's row to open its details and edit any field, including the URL and collection. Moving a bookmark between collections re-encrypts it with the new collection's key when Privacy Mode is on.
If the link is one you already saved, the Add dialog says You already have this bookmark and shows the saved copy's title and collection. View it opens that bookmark; Save adds a second copy anyway. Links count as the same when they differ only in letter case of the site
name, a trailing slash, a # section or tracking parameters such as utm_source and fbclid. An http:// link and an https:// link are different, and so are links with different
query values, so two YouTube videos never match. The check runs in your browser against your own library,
with or without Privacy Mode, and sends nothing extra to the server. Saving from the PWA share sheet
shows the same warning.
When you leave the URL field, the title fills itself in from the page if you haven't typed one. With Privacy Mode off, our server looks the page up. With Privacy Mode on, the link is not sent to us: if the Bookmark Minder browser extension is installed and allowed to reach the site, it fetches the title on your computer. Otherwise a Fetch the page title button appears, which asks our server and sends the link unencrypted.
Each bookmark's menu can add it to Favorites or the Reading List. Both appear as filters in the sidebar, along with All Bookmarks and No Collection.
Tags
Tags are lowercase labels such as to-read or recipes. A bookmark can
have up to 20. As you type, the tag field suggests tags you already use. Deleting a tag from the
sidebar removes it from every bookmark.
Collections
Collections work like folders: a bookmark is in one collection or in none. Create one with + New collection in the sidebar. A collection's menu has Rename, Move to…, Share… and Delete….
Nesting and moving collections
- Choose Move to… and pick the collection to put it in, or Top level to take it out.
- Or drag a collection onto another collection in the sidebar, or onto Move to top level.
- Collections nest up to 10 levels deep. Targets that would go deeper are marked too deep, and a collection can't be moved inside itself.
Deleting a collection
Deleting a collection does not delete its bookmarks. They move to No Collection (and are re-encrypted for it first when Privacy Mode is on).
Working with many bookmarks
Select bookmarks with their checkboxes or Ctrl+A / ⌘A to select everything on screen. The bar that appears can move them to a collection, add or remove them from the reading list, or delete them. Esc clears the selection. You can also drag a bookmark onto a collection in the sidebar.
Settings → Data lists bookmarks you saved more than once so you can keep one and delete the rest. Fill in missing favicons on the same page adds site icons to bookmarks that have none, encrypting them when Privacy Mode is on. The browser extension has the same button on its Sync tab.
Search
Type in the search bar to filter your library. Search runs in your browser against your decrypted bookmarks, so nothing you type is sent to us. It matches titles, URLs, descriptions, notes and tags. You can add filters to a query:
| Filter | Shows |
|---|---|
tag:recipes | Bookmarks with that tag |
host:github.com | Bookmarks from that site |
is:favorited | Your favorites |
is:to-read | Your reading list |
before:2026-01-31 | Saved before a date |
after:2026-01-01 | Saved after a date |
Filters combine with each other and with plain words.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| N | Add a bookmark |
| ⌘K, Ctrl+K or / | Command palette: jump to a collection, bookmark or setting |
| Ctrl+A / ⌘A | Select all bookmarks on screen |
| Esc | Clear the selection or close a dialog |