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title Bookmarks
description Save what catches your eye on the web
icon bookmark

Bookmarks are at the heart of Raindrop.io. Save a link — and it's stored with a clean preview, ready to organize into collections, label with tags, and annotate with notes.

Saving bookmarks

Click the Raindrop.io icon in your browser toolbar. 
			<Frame style={{padding: 0}}>![](/assets/extension-button.png)</Frame>

            <Check>Make sure you have the [browser extension](/install-extension) installed.</Check>
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Pick a collection, add tags if you want, and click **Save**.

			<Frame style={{padding: 0}}>![](/assets/extension-intro.png)</Frame>
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Web & Desktop">
	<Steps>
		<Step>
			Open a collection and click **+ Add** in the toolbar.

			<Frame style={{padding: 0}}>![](/assets/add-menu.png)</Frame>
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Paste the URL and click **Save**.
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="iOS">
	<Steps>
		<Step>
			Tap **Share** in any app (Safari, YouTube, Twitter, etc.).

			<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-share-sheet.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Choose **Raindrop.io** from the share sheet. If you don't see it, scroll the top row of icons to the right and tap **More** at the end to enable Raindrop.io.

            <Check>Make sure you have the [mobile app](/mobile-app) installed.</Check>
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Pick a collection, add tags if you want, and tap **Save**.

            <Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-edit-bookmark.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Android">
	<Steps>
		<Step>
			Tap **Share** in any app.
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Choose **Raindrop** from the share list.

            <Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/android-share-sheet.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>

            <Check>Make sure you have the [mobile app](/mobile-app) installed.</Check>
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Pick a collection, add tags if you want, and tap **Save**.
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

The title, description, and thumbnail are grabbed from the page automatically. If the bookmark is an article or video, you can view it later in a clean built-in preview — no ads or clutter.

Managing a bookmark

Hover over a bookmark and click **Edit**, or right-click and select **Edit** from the context menu. 
    <Frame style={{padding:0}}><img src="/assets/bookmark-edit.png" /></Frame>
</Tab>

<Tab title="iOS">
	Long-press a bookmark and choose **Edit**.

	<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-edit-bookmark.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Android">
	Tap the <Icon icon="ellipsis" size={16} /> icon next to a bookmark to open the edit screen.

	<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/android-edit-bookmark.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
</Tab>

From here you can edit the title, description, or thumbnail, and also:

  • Add a note — your own comments, context, or anything you want to remember about the page. Notes are written in Markdown (bold, italic, lists, links) and are included in search and export
  • Move the bookmark to another collection
  • Add tags for easier filtering
  • Set a reminder so you don't forget about it
  • Mark as favorite to keep it at hand
  • Or delete — the bookmark goes to Trash, not permanently removed

Sorting bookmarks

By default bookmarks appear newest first. You can also manually reorder them — drag the ones that deserve more attention to the top.

Click in the toolbar. 
		<Step>
			Choose how to order: by date added, by name, or arrange manually.

			<Frame style={{padding:0}}>![](/assets/sort.png)</Frame>
		</Step>

		<Step>
			*Optionally*: when manual sorting is active, you can drag and drop bookmarks to reorder them.
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="iOS">
	<Steps>
		<Step>
			Tap <Icon icon="ellipsis" /> in the top right corner, then **Sort**.
		</Step>
		
		<Step>
			Choose how to order: by date added, by name, or arrange manually.

			<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-sort.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
		</Step>

		<Step>
			*Optionally*: when manual sorting is active, you can drag and drop bookmarks to reorder them.
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Android">
	<Steps>
		<Step>
			Tap <Icon icon="arrow-down-arrow-up" /> in the top right corner.
		</Step>
		
		<Step>
			Choose how to order: by date added, by name, or arrange manually.

			<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/android-sort.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
		</Step>

		<Step>
			*Optionally*: when manual sorting is active, you can drag and drop bookmarks to reorder them.
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

Finding bookmarks

Find any bookmark by name, URL, or content. Use filters to narrow results by type, date, tag, and more.

Click the search field at the top of the page and start typing. 
	<Frame style={{padding:0}}>![](/assets/search-results.png)</Frame>
</Tab>

<Tab title="iOS">
	Tap the search field at the top of the screen and type your query.

	<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-search.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Android">
	Tap the <Icon icon="search" size={16} /> button at the top of the screen and type your query.

	<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/android-filter.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
</Tab>

Learn more about other ways to search and filter your bookmarks.

Managing multiple bookmarks

Pro tip: need to sort, tag, or reorganize a lot of bookmarks at once? Ask Stella — just describe what you need in plain language.

Hover over a bookmark and click the checkbox that appears. 
			<Frame style={{padding: 0}}>![](/assets/bookmarks-bulk.png)</Frame>
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Click additional bookmarks to add them to the selection.
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Use the toolbar actions:
			- **Move** — transfer to another [collection](/collections)
			- **Add tags** — apply [tags](/tags) to all selected items
			- **Open** — open all selected links in new browser tabs at once
			- **Delete** — move to [Trash](#where-deleted-bookmarks-go)
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="iOS">
	<Steps>
		<Step>
			Tap **Select** in the top right corner.
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Tap bookmarks to add them to the selection.
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Use the action bar at the bottom — **Move**, **Add tags**, **Delete**, and more.

			<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-batch-actions.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Android">
	<Steps>
		<Step>
			Long-press a bookmark to enter selection mode.
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Tap more bookmarks to add them to the selection.
		</Step>
		<Step>
			Use the toolbar: **⋮** → **Move**, **Add tags**, **Delete**, and more.
		</Step>
	</Steps>
</Tab>

Where deleted bookmarks go

Deleted bookmarks are moved to Trash collection. It works like any other collection: you can browse it, drag bookmarks out to restore them, or drag bookmarks into it to delete them.

Nothing is removed permanently until you choose to. Bookmarks in Trash don't appear in search results or filters.

Related

Dive deeper into organizing, finding, and working with your bookmarks.

Find anything across your entire library 
<Card title="Collections" icon="folder" iconType="duotone" href="/collections">
	Group bookmarks by topic, project, or interest
</Card>

<Card title="Tags" icon="hashtag" iconType="duotone" href="/tags">
	Add keywords to find bookmarks from different angles
</Card>

<Card title="Highlights" icon="feather" iconType="duotone" href="/highlights">
	Save key passages from articles, PDFs, and books
</Card>

<Card title="Reminders" icon="bell" iconType="duotone" href="/reminders">
	Get notified about bookmarks at the right time
</Card>

<Card title="Stella" icon="sparkles" iconType="duotone" href="/stella">
	Let AI organize, summarize, and clean up your library
</Card>

FAQ

A bookmark lives in one collection. To have it in two places, open the target collection, click **+**, paste the URL, and save — this creates a separate copy. 
<Accordion title="What information is extracted automatically?">
	Title, description, thumbnail, and content type (article, video, image, document, audio).

	Full text is also extracted from any web page, as well as PDF, EPUB, TXT, and Markdown files — making them all [searchable](/using-search).
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="What if preview is missing or shows wrong content?">
	Right-click the bookmark → **Refresh preview**. Raindrop.io will re-extract content from the original page. If the problem persists, contact support at info@raindrop.io.
</Accordion>