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How to Delete Bookmarks on Mac

by Mmek-Abasi Ekon
January 10, 2023
in How To
how to delete bookmarks on mac

In today’s Internet, where so many websites and platforms offer information, tips, ideas, and other invaluable content, it is difficult to memorize all the sites we find useful and might want to revisit later. Bookmarks are valuable browser tools for saving these sites for later.

But sometimes, we tend to bookmark so many sites that it begins to slow down our browser. In such a case, it may become necessary to delete some sites that are no longer useful from your browser bookmark.

However, browser functionalities may differ from device to device. If you are confused about how to delete bookmarks from your Mac, this article will show you how to do it easily. We’ll show you how to delete bookmarks on all major browsers (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, OperaMini, and Brave).

How to Delete Bookmarks on Mac in All Major Browsers

Bookmarks are browser features that allow you to save web links or URLs you may like to revisit in the future. These tools are very useful and can make your browsing experience much easier.

How to Add Bookmarks on Mac (all browsers)

The star (Chrome and Firefox) or love icon (Opera Mini) usually identifies the bookmark feature on some browsers. You can easily spot this icon on the far right of the browser’s search. However, it’s a bit different for the Safari and Brave browser.

To bookmark a page on Safari browser, you will click on the Share icon on the top left of the browser, then choose Add Bookmark. For the Brave browser, click the hamburger icon on the top right, then go down to bookmarks and click on either Bookmark This Tap or Bookmark All Tabs.

Generally, you can use the Cmd+D hotkeys to bookmark on Macs. This shortcut should work on all browsers for Mac.

How to Delete Bookmarks on Mac (Safari browser)

Safari is a web browser developed by Apple for its iOS and macOS devices. Follow the steps below to delete bookmarks on your Safari browser

1. Open Safari Browser on your Mac

2 Click the Sidebar icon in the toolbar

sidebar icon in the toolbar mac

3. Click on Bookmarks and you’ll find a list of all the sites you’ve bookmarked

click safari bookmark mac

4. Control+click on the bookmark you want to delete and select the delete option

delete safari bookmark link from mac

How to Delete Bookmarks on Mac (Chrome browser)

The Chrome browser was released in 2008 by Google as an open-source program for accessing the web and running web-based applications. There are two easy methods to delete your bookmarks from your Mac on Chrome browser.

Method 1:

You can find your bookmarked sites on the toolbar of your Google Chrome browser.

chrome bookmark toolbar

All you have to do is press Control and select the site you want to delete and click on the delete option

delete chrome bookmark link from mac

Method 2

If you have a lot of sites bookmarked and can’t find the one you want to delete on the toolbar, you can use this method:

1. Open your Google Chrome browser

2. Click on the sidebar tool

chrome sidebar tool

3. Select bookmarks on the right and you’ll find all the sites you’ve bookmarked

select bookmarks on chrome sidebar tool

4. Control+click on the bookmark you want to delete and select the delete option

delete option on bookmarks on chrome browser

How to Delete Bookmarks on the Firefox Browser

Mozilla Firefox is a free-to-use and open-source web browser developed by Mozilla Corporation and released in 2002. To delete bookmarks on Firefox browser:

1. Open your Firefox browser

2. Click on the hamburger icon on the top left of the browser

hamburger icon on the top left of firefox browser

3. Select bookmarks from the menu items

select bookmarks from the menu items firefox browser

4. Control+click on the link you want to delete and select delete from the options

delete options on bookmarks of firefox browser

How to Delete Bookmarks on Mac (Opera Mini browser)

Opera Mini is a web browser developed by Opera. To delete bookmarks on Mac for Opera Mini Browser, you have to:

1. Open your Opera Mini Browser

2. Select bookmarks on the toolbar

select bookmarks on the toolbar of opera

3. Choose your bookmark folder

choose bookmark folder of opera

4. Control+select on the link you want to delete

delete item from bookmark of opera

5. Click the delete option

How to Delete Bookmarks on Brave Browser

Brave is a free, fast, and secure web browser that comes with an in-built ad blocker that prevents tracking. It is the best browser for online privacy as it blocks websites you visit from tracking you. You can easily delete bookmarks on your Brave browser by following the steps below:

1. Open Brave browser on your Mac Device

2. Click on the hamburger icon on the top left

click on the hamburger icon on brave browser

3. Select Bookmarks from the menu items displayed

select bookmarks from the menu items on brave browser

4. You’ll be able to see all your bookmarked links and bookmarked folder.

bookmarked links and bookmarks folder on brave browser

5. Contro+click on any of the links you want to delete and select delete

delete bookmarked links on brave browser

Wrap up

Bookmarks help you organize your browser and access your favorite links easily. Finding and deleting bookmarks on Mac is easy whether you’re using Safari, Chrome, Opera Mini, Firefox, or Brave. 

The bookmark feature is similar in most of these browsers, so you can follow the steps in this article to delete bookmarks from your Mac on any browser.

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