Efficient bookmark management is essential for easy surfing. To maintain organization, you can organize bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge. These browsers offer choices to sort items alphabetically, chronologically, or in a customized order. So, this article will show you how to organize your bookmarks in these widely used browsers so that you can locate and visit your favorite websites quickly.
How to Sort Bookmarks in Edge, Chrome and Firefox
Each of these web browsers has a different procedure, so let us get started:
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
1] Microsoft Edge
On Edge, Bookmarks are known under the name Favorites. So, let us see how to sort Favorites on Edge.
- Open the Edge web browser and click the three-dots menu at the top right corner of the page.
- Choose Favorites from the context menu.
- Right-click the Favorites bar and select Sort by name from the context menu. All the items you have marked as Favorites will be sorted alphabetically.
You can sort the bookmarks manually by dragging them based on your preference. Also, Edge cannot sort the bookmarks by date.
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2] Google Chrome
Let us see how to sort bookmarks in Chrome:
- Open Chrome web browser on your Windows PC and click the three-dot menu at the top right corner of the browser.
- Navigate to Bookmarks and lists > Bookmark manager.
- Click Other bookmarks on the left pane. It will display all the web pages you have bookmarked. Now, click the three-dot menu at the top right corner of the page and select the Sort by name option from the context menu.
All the bookmarks get sorted alphabetically. Note that Chrome does not have an option to sort the bookmarks by date.
3] Mozilla Firefox
Sorting bookmarks on Firefox is simple. Let us see how:
- Open the Firefox web browser and click the hamburger menu at the top right corner of the browser.
- Click Bookmarks from the context menu.
- Click Manage bookmarks.
- In the pop-up window that appears, click the View tab and click Sort. This will open a context menu with many options to sort your bookmarks, including Unsorted, Sort by Name, Sort by Tags, Sort by Location, Sort by Most Recent Visit, Sort by Visit Count, Sort by Added, Sort by Last Modified, A > Z Sort Order, and Z > A Sort Order.
Once you choose any of the abovementioned options, the bookmarks are sorted accordingly. Like Edge and Chrome, Firefox cannot sort the bookmarks by date. However, you can drag and drop the bookmarks according to your preferences.
Conclusion
To summarize, the procedure for organizing bookmarks in Edge, Chrome, and Firefox is easy, where you can navigate to the Bookmarks or Favorites option and sort the bookmarks based on your preference. Dragging and dropping the bookmarks manually for customized sorting is also possible. Although sorting by date is not supported by these browsers by default, you can add this feature with extensions. So, by arranging your bookmarks efficiently, you can improve your browsing experience.
