Getting around
Use the folder tree to browse your bookmark folders. Click a folder to view its bookmarks. Use the chevron to collapse or expand nested folders.
Mouse Back and Mouse Forward step through folder history inside the extension.
Features and help
Use bookmarks like files.
Bookmarks Explorer turns Chrome bookmarks into a calm, file-manager-style space with inline editing, sorting, drag and drop, preview, undo, and a user-driven AI organize step.
Opening bookmarks and folders
Double-click a bookmark favicon to open it in a new tab. Double-click a folder icon in the bookmarks panel to open that folder.
Right-click a bookmark or folder for more open options, including opening multiple links in tabs or a new window.
Selecting items
Click an item to select it. Shift-click to select a range. Drag a selection rectangle over blank space to select multiple items.
Click blank space to clear the current selection.
Editing names and URLs
Double-click a bookmark name, bookmark URL, or folder name to edit it inline. Press Enter or click the green checkmark to save.
Press Escape or click away to cancel.
Copy, paste, cut, and duplicate
Use keyboard shortcuts or right-click actions to copy, cut, paste, and duplicate bookmarks or folders.
Copying a folder duplicates its nested folders and bookmarks. Pasted top-level items get a numbered prefix when needed.
Drag and drop
Drag bookmarks into folders, folders into other folders, or reorder items inside the current panel.
Invalid drops, such as moving a folder into itself or one of its child folders, are blocked.
Adding folders
Right-click blank space in the bookmarks panel to add a folder to the current folder. Right-click a folder to add a new folder inside it.
New folders enter rename mode right away.
Creating folders from selection
Select one or more bookmarks, right-click, and choose Create folder with selection.
Bookmarks Explorer creates a new folder in the right spot and moves the selected bookmarks into it.
AI organize
AI organize is a user-driven copy and paste workflow. Select bookmarks or use the current folder, copy the export and prompt into ChatGPT, then paste the returned JSON back into the extension.
Review before applying.
The preview tree shows proposed folders and bookmark moves with checkboxes. Only checked changes are applied.
Privacy note.
The export includes bookmark titles, URLs, and folder names. Only paste bookmark data you are comfortable sharing with ChatGPT or another AI tool.
Sorting
Sort the current folder by name, URL, domain, date added, folders first, or bookmarks first.
Sorting applies only to the folder you are viewing. Undo can restore the previous order.
Preview panel
The preview panel shows bookmark details and loads a page preview when the site allows it.
Some sites block embedded previews. Use Open in new tab when a site can’t be previewed inside the extension.
Undo and recovery
Undo is available after supported actions, including delete, move, paste, sort, and AI organize.
Non-empty folder deletes ask for confirmation before anything is removed.
Right-click menus
Right-click a bookmark, folder, selected group, or blank space to see actions for that context.
Delete actions are styled as destructive and sit at the end of the menu.
Keyboard shortcuts
Action
Windows
Mac
Copy
CtrlC
⌘C
Cut
CtrlX
⌘X
Paste
CtrlV
⌘V
Undo
CtrlZ
⌘Z
Select all
CtrlA
⌘A
Delete
Delete
Delete
Confirm edit
Enter
Return
Cancel
Escape
Escape
Range select
Shift + click
Shift + click
Navigate back
Mouse Back
Mouse Back
Navigate forward
Mouse Forward
Mouse Forward
About Bookmarks Explorer
Bookmarks Explorer is a free bookmark management extension built by Skrabek.
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