How to Search Bookmarks in Chrome (Edge and Brave Too)

To search bookmarks in Chrome, type @bookmarks in the address bar, press Space or Tab, then type part of the title or URL. For folders and editing, press Ctrl + Shift + O (Cmd + Option + B on Mac) to open the Bookmark Manager and use its search box.

Both match titles and addresses only, not page text, so a search for a sentence inside a saved report returns nothing.

How do I search bookmarks from the Chrome address bar?

Scope the address bar to bookmarks with @bookmarks, per Google's bookmarks help.

1. Press Ctrl + L (Cmd + L on Mac) to focus the address bar.
2. Type @bookmarks and press Space or Tab.
3. Type a word from the title or URL, such as invoice or notion.so.
4. Pick a result with the arrow keys and press Enter.

Without the scope, history and search suggestions crowd bookmarks out.

How do I search bookmarks in the Bookmark Manager, Edge and Brave?

Use the manager when you need the folder, or want to edit or delete what you find.

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + O (Windows, Linux, ChromeOS) or Cmd + Option + B (Mac), listed on Google's shortcuts page. Menu route: More, then Bookmarks and lists, then Bookmark manager.
2. Click Search bookmarks and type. Results cover every folder.
3. Right-click a result to edit, delete or Show in folder.

• Side panel: More, then Bookmarks and lists, then Show all bookmarks keeps the list beside the page.
• Edge: Ctrl + Shift + O opens the Favorites panel and its search field (Microsoft shortcuts); edge://favorites opens the full manager.
• Brave: same shortcut per Brave's shortcut list; search at the top of brave://bookmarks. We found no Brave docs for @bookmarks.

Why does bookmark search find nothing?

Usually the words you remember are not in the title or URL.

• You remember the content: Chrome does not index page text. Use a manager with full-text search; see our bookmark manager comparison.
• The title is generic: ten bookmarks named "Dashboard" look alike. Rename them with the client, such as "Acme ads dashboard".
• Sync is off: a bookmark saved on another device appears only with bookmark sync on.

How do I open the same bookmarks without searching?

Save them as one SuperCommands link and open it by command. This fits the 4 bookmarks you search for before every client call.

1. Press Alt + S on any page and type c link.
2. Choose bookmarks as the source and add each one as a row; current tabs, history or a typed URL also work.
3. Reorder and rename the rows, and name the link Acme call.
4. In Properties, set the Text Shortcut acme.

Now type c, Space, acme in the address bar and press Enter: all 4 pages open. c l acme searches only your saved links (omnibox docs).

Which one should you pick?

• Pick @bookmarks if you need one bookmark fast and know a word in its title.
• Pick the Bookmark Manager if you need the folder or want to edit and clean up.
• Pick a full-text bookmark manager if you remember page content, not titles.
• Pick a SuperCommands link if you open the same bookmarks daily; it is free and open source. To search tabs and notes too, see one command bar for tabs, links and notes.

FAQ

What is the shortcut to search bookmarks in Chrome?

Type @bookmarks in the address bar and press Space. Ctrl + Shift + O (Cmd + Option + B on Mac) opens the Bookmark Manager.

Can Chrome search the text inside bookmarked pages?

No. Chrome matches titles and URLs only. Linkwarden, Karakeep and Raindrop.io Pro offer full-text search of saved pages.

How do I find which folder a bookmark is in?

Search in the Bookmark Manager, right-click the result and choose Show in folder.

How do I search bookmarks on a Mac?

The @bookmarks address-bar search works the same on Mac. The Bookmark Manager opens with Cmd + Option + B.