How to Add a Bookmark in Mozilla Firefox

Whether you have found a research article you want to read later, a useful online tool you use regularly for work, or a recipe you want to revisit, saving it as a bookmark in Mozilla Firefox lets you return to any webpage with a single click, without having to remember the URL or search for it again. Firefox offers multiple quick methods to bookmark pages, along with powerful tools for organising your saved links into folders and keeping them easily accessible.

Method 1: Using the Star Icon in the Address Bar (Fastest)

The most intuitive way to bookmark a page is using the star icon that lives directly inside the address bar.

1. Open Firefox and navigate to the website you want to save.
2. Look at the address bar at the top of the browser window where the website URL is displayed.
3. On the far right side of the address bar, click the Star icon (★).
4. The star will turn blue and a small popup box will appear, confirming the bookmark has been saved.
5. In this popup, you can optionally:
   • Edit the name of the bookmark to something shorter and more descriptive (Firefox defaults to the full page title, which is often long).
   • Change the folder where the bookmark will be stored by clicking the folder name dropdown (options typically include Bookmarks Menu and Bookmarks Toolbar).
6. Click Save to confirm, or click anywhere outside the popup to dismiss it — Firefox saves it automatically when you click the star.

Method 2: Using the Keyboard Shortcut

For users who prefer to keep their hands on the keyboard and avoid the mouse, Firefox supports a universal bookmarking keyboard shortcut:

• On Windows and Linux: Press Ctrl + D while viewing the webpage you want to save.
• On Mac: Press Command (⌘) + D while viewing the webpage.

This instantly opens the same bookmark popup described above. Press Enter to save with the default settings immediately.

How to Show the Bookmarks Toolbar for Quick Access

If you have websites you access every single day — such as your email, your project management tool, or your calendar — you can pin them to the Bookmarks Toolbar, a persistent bar that appears just below the address bar in Firefox.

1. Right-click anywhere on the empty grey space at the very top of your Firefox window (for example, next to your open browser tabs).
2. In the context menu that appears, hover over Bookmarks Toolbar.
3. Select Always Show from the submenu. The Bookmarks Toolbar will now be permanently visible below your address bar.
4. The next time you save a bookmark, change the “Folder” in the popup to Bookmarks Toolbar. The link will immediately appear as a clickable shortcut on the bar.

How to Organise Bookmarks into Folders

As your bookmark collection grows, organising links into named folders prevents your list from becoming an unmanageable wall of links.

1. Click the Menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner of Firefox.
2. Select Bookmarks, then click Manage Bookmarks (or press Ctrl + Shift + O on Windows / Cmd + Shift + O on Mac).
3. The Bookmarks Library window will open. Click Organise in the toolbar at the top and select Add Folder.
4. Name the folder (e.g., “Work,” “Recipes,” “Research”) and click Add.
5. You can now drag and drop bookmarks into these folders to keep your collection neatly categorised.