How to Create a Bookmark Folder in Chrome

To create a bookmark folder in Chrome, right-click an empty spot on the bookmarks bar and choose Add folder, or open the Bookmark Manager and use its three-dot menu. Both take a few seconds. The only thing worth deciding first is where the folder should live, because a folder is created wherever you happen to be.

Create a folder on the bookmarks bar

This is the fastest method when you want the folder visible and one click away.

1. Make sure the bookmarks bar is showing. If it is hidden, press Ctrl+Shift+B (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+B (macOS) to toggle it.
2. Right-click an empty area of the bookmarks bar.
3. Choose Add folder.
4. Type a name and press Enter.

The new folder appears on the bar, ready to hold bookmarks. If you do not see the bar at all, our guide to showing the bookmarks bar in Chrome covers the toggle in more detail.

Create a folder in the Bookmark Manager

The Bookmark Manager gives you the full folder tree, which is the better place to build a tidy structure.

1. Open the Bookmark Manager with Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Option+B (macOS).
2. In the left sidebar, click the folder you want the new folder to live inside. Click Bookmarks bar for a top-level folder, or open another folder to nest it.
3. Click the three-dot menu at the top right of the manager.
4. Choose Add new folder.
5. Type a name and press Enter.

Because the folder is created inside whatever is open, opening the parent first is what keeps your structure where you expect it.

Create a folder while saving a page

You do not have to plan ahead. You can make a folder at the moment you save something.

1. On the page you want to keep, click the star icon at the right edge of the address bar.
2. In the small dialog, open the Folder dropdown and choose Choose another folder.
3. In the picker, click New folder, name it, and confirm.
4. Click Done.

The page is saved straight into the folder you just made, which saves a trip to the Bookmark Manager.

Nest folders for deeper structure

Folders can hold other folders, which is useful once a single folder gets long. Open the parent folder in the Bookmark Manager sidebar first, then add a new folder as above and it lands inside. A shallow structure is usually easier to scan than a deep one, so most people are well served by one or two levels rather than five.

Move existing bookmarks into the folder

A new folder is empty until you fill it. Two reliable ways:

• Drag: In the Bookmark Manager, select one or more bookmarks on the right and drag them onto the folder in the left sidebar.
• Cut and paste: Right-click a selection, choose Cut, open the destination folder, right-click an empty area, and choose Paste.

To select several at once, click the first bookmark, then Ctrl-click (or Cmd-click) each one, or Shift-click to grab a range.

A quick naming convention

Folder names sort alphabetically inside the Bookmark Manager when you choose Sort by name, so a small convention pays off later:

When folders alone stop keeping up

Folders are the right tool for a few dozen bookmarks. Once a library grows into the hundreds across many nested folders, deciding where something belongs, and finding it again, gets slower. This is the point where a search-first tool helps: TrueBookmark lets you find any saved page by typing part of its title or URL, regardless of which folder it ended up in, and keeps a backup so a reshuffle is reversible. For more on structure itself, see how to organize bookmarks in Chrome.