Bookmark Panel

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In Vivaldi you can manage your Bookmarks from the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Bookmark Bar and Bookmark Menu. In this article we’ll focus on the Bookmark Panel.

Accessing the Bookmark Panel

To access bookmarks from the Panel do one of the following:

Click on the Bookmark Panel button on top of the Panel;
Use a Keyboard Shortcut F6 / ⌥ ⌘ B;
Type “Bookmark Panel” in Quick Commands;
Go to Vivaldi Menu > View > Bookmark Panel;
Create a Mouse Gesture for opening the Panel.

Managing Bookmarks in the Panel

Adding a new bookmark

To add a new bookmark in the Bookmark Panel:

Click on the New Bookmark button on top of the Panel;
Right-click in the Panel and select:
- New Bookmark,
- Bookmark Active Page,
- Bookmark All Open Pages;
Open the Bookmark Panel, then start dragging from the Site info badge on the left side of the Address Field and drop it to the Bookmark Panel.

Opening a bookmark

To open a bookmark:

Double-click a bookmark;
Select it and press Enter on your keyboard (on macOS press Space);
Right-click on it and select:
- Open in New Tab,
- Open in Background Tab,
- Open,
- Open in a New Window,
- Open in Private Window;
Use Open Link in New Tab or Open Link in New Background Tab Mouse Gestures.

Editing a bookmark

To change the title, link, nickname, description, and thumbnail of a bookmark, select it and update the information in the bookmark information section at the bottom of the Panel.

To change just the title, either:

do a slow double-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder, or
right-click on the bookmark / bookmark folder and select Rename.

Custom thumbnails

Bookmark thumbnails are a great way to visually distinguish one bookmark from another and are most often used on Speed Dials. To change a thumbnail:

Select the bookmark or bookmark folder;
Hover over the existing thumbnail or placeholder image;
Click on the Select custom thumbnail button;
Select an image from your files.

Alternatively, click the Update thumbnail button, to use a screenshot of the website as the thumbnail.

Show or hide bookmark information section

Double-click on the divider between the list of bookmarks and bookmark information section to hide/show the section.

To change the size of the section, place the mouse cursor on the top edge and drag the mouse up or down.

Deleting a bookmark

To delete a bookmark, select it and either:

press Delete on your keyboard;
click on the Delete button on top of the Panel;
right-click on the bookmark and select Delete.

Deleted bookmarks will be moved to the Trash folder, from where you can:

restore them by dragging the deleted bookmark out from the Trash folder, or
delete them permanently by right-clicking on the Trash folder and selecting Empty Trash.

Organizing bookmarks

Sorting bookmarks

Bookmarks can be sorted by Title, Address, Nickname, Description, Date Created and manually. Click on the section (by default Sort Manually) just above the list of bookmarks to change the sorting criteria. Click the arrow on the right to switch between ascending and descending sorting.

Bookmark separators

In case your bookmarks are sorted manually, you can add a separator to divide your bookmarks and folders. To add a new separator, right-click somewhere in the list of bookmarks and select New Separator from the context menu. Then, if necessary, drag it to its correct location.

Bookmark Folders

To create a new folder, either:

click on the New Folder button on top of the Panel, or
right-click in the Panel and select New Folder from the context menu.

To create a new sub-folder, select the parent folder and then either:

click on the New Folder button, or
right-click on the parent folder and select New Folder from the context menu.

Assigning a Speed Dial and Bookmark Bar folder

Speed Dial

To assign a folder to populate your Start Page with Speed Dials, either:

select the folder and tick the box for Speed Dial in the folder information section, or
right-click on the folder and select Use as Speed Dial from the context menu.

Multiple folders can be displayed on the Speed Dial.

Bookmark bar

To assign a folder to populate your Bookmark Bar, either:

select the folder and tick the box for Bookmark Bar in the folder information section, or
right-click on the folder and select Set as Bookmark Bar Folder from the context menu.

Only one folder can be used as the Bookmark Bar folder, but that folder may include multiple sub-folders.

Searching bookmarks

Use the Search box on top of the Panel to search for bookmarks using the bookmark’s title, nickname or something in the link or description.

There are two ways to display search results. Either as a flat search, where only the found bookmarks are listed or in a tree-style, where you’ll also see in which folder the bookmark is. To switch between the views:

Right-click on the list of bookmarks;
In the context menu, select Settings;
and then pick either Flat Search or Tree Search.

To make manual browsing through the list of bookmarks easier, you can open and close all bookmark folders at once with just two click – right-click on the list of bookmarks and select either Expand All Folders or Collapse All Folders.

Importing and exporting bookmarks

To import bookmarks from another browser or HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Import from Applications or Files.

To export bookmarks as an HTML file, go to the Vivaldi menu > File > Export Bookmarks.