How to Add Notes to Bookmarks in Chrome and Firefox
Adding Notes to the Bookmark Name
An easy way to add a note to a bookmark in both Chrome and Firefox is to put the note in the name of the bookmark. We’ll show you how to customize the name of a bookmark with a note in Chrome and Firefox.
Adding a Note to the Bookmark Name in Chrome
To add a note to a new bookmark in Chrome, visit the site you want to bookmark and click the star icon in the address bar.
Then, enter the name for the bookmark and whatever notes you want to add in the Name box. Click Done.
The name and notes display when you move your mouse over the bookmark on the Bookmarks bar.
If you added a long note to the bookmark name, you won’t be able to see the whole note. We tested adding a lot of text to the name, and Chrome showed an ellipsis (…) after 198 characters. A strange limit. If you get different results when adding a long note to the bookmark name in Chrome, let us know in the comments.
To add a note to an existing bookmark in Chrome, right-click on the bookmark (or on a bookmark in a folder) on the Bookmarks bar and select Edit.
Add your note to the Name on the Edit bookmark dialog box and click Save.
Adding a Note to the Bookmark Name in Firefox
Adding a note when you add a new bookmark in Firefox is like doing it in Chrome. Visit the site you want to bookmark and then click the star icon in the address bar.
On the New Bookmark popup dialog box, add your note in the Name box. Next, click Done.
Firefox doesn’t seem to have the same character limitation as Chrome. We got to over 2000 characters in our bookmark Name in Firefox and they all displayed when we hovered our mouse over the bookmark. So this seems to be a good solution in Firefox. You can quickly view your bookmark notes simply by moving your mouse over your bookmarks.
To add a note to an existing bookmark in Firefox, right-click on the bookmark (or on a bookmark in a folder) on the Bookmarks bar and select Properties.
Add your note to the Name on the Properties dialog box. Then, click Save.
Adding Notes to Bookmarks in Firefox
In Firefox, you can add a keyword to a bookmark to make it quick and easy to use the bookmark. Simply type the keyword in the address bar and press Enter to access the bookmarked page.
But if you don’t use keywords, you can use the Keyword field for a bookmark as a notes field instead. To make your bookmarks easier to find and use without keywords, you can add tags to your bookmarks in Firefox.
In Firefox, right-click on the bookmark you want to add a note to and select Properties.
Then, enter your note in the Keyword box on the Properties dialog box and click Save. Since keywords are all lowercase, your note defaults to that also.
When using this method, you must open the properties for a bookmark to see your notes. The text in the Keyword box doesn’t display when you mouse over a bookmark.
