Any way to tag and search bookmarks in Safari???

I just imported my bookmarks from Firefox. I lost all my tags and smart folders. Is there any way to tag or search my bookmarks?

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on May 10, 2016 10:42 PM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2018 6:43 AM

You can enter "descriptions" for bookmarks. These are similar to tags and may be searched in the Bookmarks Sidebar. Here's how to do it:


  • Type ^⌘1 to show the bookmarks sidebar.
  • Double click on a folder (such as "All Bookmarks"). The view will change to a large icon next to the bookmark title in black text above the bookmark description in gray.
  • Right (or 2 finger) click on any bookmark and you will be presented with the option (among others) to edit the description.
  • Use the the search box at the top of the Bookmarks Sidebar to search bookmarks by title and description.


- Jonathan

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Jan 2, 2018 6:43 AM in response to Marja E

You can enter "descriptions" for bookmarks. These are similar to tags and may be searched in the Bookmarks Sidebar. Here's how to do it:


  • Type ^⌘1 to show the bookmarks sidebar.
  • Double click on a folder (such as "All Bookmarks"). The view will change to a large icon next to the bookmark title in black text above the bookmark description in gray.
  • Right (or 2 finger) click on any bookmark and you will be presented with the option (among others) to edit the description.
  • Use the the search box at the top of the Bookmarks Sidebar to search bookmarks by title and description.


- Jonathan

May 11, 2016 12:58 AM in response to Marja E

Click the Sidebar icon User uploaded file top left side of the Safari toolbar.


Just under where you see this:


User uploaded file


Just type your bookmark search keywords in the search field.



Unfortunately, it's not possible to tag Safari bookmarks but you can create a bookmark folder from the Bookmarks menu then add bookmarks to that folder then drag that folder to the Desktop. The Finder with automatically alphabetize the bookmarks, then drag that folder back to Safari.

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