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How to Manage the Bookmark Bar in Chrome

Tap through each step in order.

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+B to show the bookmark bar

    This shortcut shows or hides the bookmark bar just below the address bar.

  2. Click the star icon to add the current site

    On a page you visit often, click the star icon on the right side of the address bar and set the save location to "Bookmarks bar."

  3. Right-click the bar and add a folder

    Right-click anywhere on the bookmark bar and choose "Add folder" to group related sites together by topic.

  4. Drag bookmarks to reorder them

    Click and drag any bookmark on the bar to rearrange it into the order you want.

  5. Why it is worth using

    Instead of searching for the same sites every day, organizing them on the bookmark bar puts them one click away as soon as you open the browser.

Tired of searching for the same sites every day?

Typing the same banking site, work tool, or news page into the search bar every day wastes small but real amounts of time. Organizing them onto the bookmark bar puts every one of them a single click away the moment the browser opens.

A signed-in Google account keeps the same bar on every device

If you sign into Chrome with a Google account and turn on sync, the bookmark bar you build on one computer appears automatically on your phone and any other device signed into that same account, so you never have to rebuild it from scratch.

Frequently Asked Questions

The bookmark bar takes up too much space on my screen. What can I do?

Hide it with Ctrl+Shift+B when you don't need it, and bring it back with the same shortcut whenever you want quick access again.

Can I use the same bookmark bar on a different computer?

Yes β€” sign into Chrome with your Google account and turn on sync, and the same bookmark bar appears automatically on any other device signed into that account.