How do we remove descriptions from Safari Bookmarks side bark?

RalphTomaccio wrote:

I agree fully! These bookmark descriptions only clutter up what was once a simple, clean way of using the bookmarks. A simple otion to use or not use would have been a simple solution.

C'mon Apple, you can give us that, can't you?

Version 15.7.2

if you update to 15.7.3, there is also an update for safari 26.2. after you update there is a simple menu for changing your preferences. you will find that menu at the top right of your safari sidebar.

and when you click the "three dots", you can select your desired options.

you are correct. on sequoia you will not find the "three dots" to change your bookmarks sidebar view.

but you do have a couple options.

the first option, you can lay a new sequoia install over the old one without completely erasing and reinstalling sequoia. afterwards, you will have sequoia with safari 18.6.

and the other option, you may want to look at 6x6's reply in this discussion. if you are comfortable using terminal, their suggestion fixes things for those of us on sequoia with safari 26.0.1.

please note, if you are going to try the terminal commands, you need to grant terminal full disk access. go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access to do so.

you're welcome. :)

So, I just downloaded macOS Tahoe 26.0.1. When I clicked on my favorites bar, all of them had descriptions. However, just to the right of my Favorites bar there is a circle with 3 dots (upper left hand corner on the screen) with 3 horizontal dots. I clicked on that and selected "compact" and it got rid of the description.

I agree fully! These bookmark descriptions only clutter up what was once a simple, clean way of using the bookmarks. A simple otion to use or not use would have been a simple solution.

C'mon Apple, you can give us that, can't you?

Version 15.7.2

Ataraxy01 wrote:

Thanks.

you're welcome.

26 (and the messing up of Safari in 15) put the fear in me about being loosey-goosey about updates from Apple. So I decided to take a break and turn off all but security (my normal method anyways) before my Mac became unusable from the masOS 26 UI decorative disaster.

that is a good strategy. I leave mine set that way. I will usually check to make sure my hardware and software will still work BEFORE updating / upgrading.

So I will do this .3 updare and, then turn this descriptive junk nobody wanted off!

while I agree this was an unfortunate update, I would not say that nobody wanted it. I'm guessing that it actually helps people that have some form of visual impairment.

Tap on the three dots in the upper right corner. Select "Compact."

Also using Sequoia 15.7 and not seeing dots. The descriptions are a nightmare.

Same issue. I want to remove the descriptions under the website in "Favorites".

Thank you, jeffreythefrog!

That took care of the problem for me.