Bookmark a Page in Mozilla Firefox

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Firefox is a free, open source web browser with broad platform support including Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, and Android. Bookmarking a website is a great way to save and organize the addresses of websites you enjoy visiting. Use this simple guide to learn how to bookmark your favorite websites on any platform.

Steps

Using Firefox on a Desktop

  1. In Firefox, browse to the website you wish to bookmark. Select the search bar and enter in the address. Any webpage is a valid bookmark target.
  2. Bookmark the page. In the toolbar at the top of the screen, click on the Star icon. The icon will fill in and the page will be added to your bookmarks.
    • On Windows or OSX, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D or ⌘ Cmd + D respectively.
  3. Edit the bookmark to customize it to your liking. Tap the Star icon again to edit and a popup will appear. Here you can name the bookmark, change its location in your bookmarks folder, or remove it entirely. Press “Done” and the changes will be saved. By default bookmarks are saved to the bookmarks toolbar.
    • This popup appears automatically if you use the keyboard shortcut to create your bookmark.
    • If it is not active by default, press the Clipboard icon next to the Star icon and select Bookmarks Toolbar > View Bookmarks Toolbar for easy access to your bookmarks.
  4. Access and modify your bookmarks. Press the Clipboard icon next to the Star icon and select “View Bookmarks Sidebar”. This opens a panel on the left from which you can search, organize, rename, or delete any of your bookmarks.
    • The keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + B or ⌘ Cmd + B can also be used to open the bookmark sidebar on their respective platforms.

Using Firefox on a Mobile Device

  1. In Firefox, browse to the website you wish to bookmark. Select the search bar and enter in a valid web address.
  2. Open the options menu. On Android this appears as 3 vertical dots in the upper right. iOS users can skip this step.
  3. Press the Star icon. On Android the icon appears in the options menu. On iOS this icon appears with the navigation controls at the bottom of the screen. Upon tapping the icon, a bookmark will be added to the page.
  4. Access your bookmarks. Tap the search bar or open a new tab. Bookmarked pages will be denoted with a star in the search bar as you type in related words.
    • New tabs have a bookmark button that will bring up a list of bookmarked pages.
    • You can remove your bookmarks from either the search bar or new tab interfaces.

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Things You'll Need

  • Computer running Windows, Linux, or Mac OS (any version which supports Firefox)
  • Internet access
  • Website to bookmark
  • Mozilla Firefox or Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition

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