Is there a way to hide single bookmarks or bookmark folders in Google Chrome (or Chromium)?

Question

In Opera I can choose to hide bookmarks and bookmark folders from the bookmark bar, is this also possible with Google Chrome or Chromium?

As a workaround I put all the bookmarks I don't want to see in a separate folder within a folder that's on the bookmark bar.

The "Other Bookmarks" folder is not what I'm looking for.

Solution 1

Chrome's bookmark manager allows you to create folders either in the Bookmark bar folder(which gets shown on the bookmarks bar) or under Other Bookmarks folder. You can't create a folder anywhere else.

If you don't want to use the Other Bookmarks folder, there's isn't any other way except for the method that you use currently.

Solution 2

Do you need to see the bookmarked link? A common feature in most, if not all, browsers today is the ability to autocomplete the URL based on the contents in you history and/or bookmarks.

I believe it will also recognize any metadata you enter during creation, e.g. subject tags.

Caveat: Firefox user, so I do not have an in-depth knowledge of Opera's features.

Solution 3

For FireFox, I have developed this: StealthMarks

It creates a folder in the bookmarks where you can put all your private bookmarks. Then, you can show/hide this folder whenever you want. Hope it helps...

Comments

[htorque]

It's quite counterproductive to downvote questions without leaving an explaination.

[Bibhas]

In Opera, bookmarks are not arranged like Chrome. There is only one place for storing bookmarks. You can choose which one to show on bookmark bar. So, if I compare the both methods, when you choose to hide a bookmark on Opera, in Chrome, you're just moving it from Bookmark Bar folder to Other Bookmarks folder. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Piotr Kula]

CTRL + SHIFT + B This will show and hide the bookmarks bar.,. is that what you want?

[htorque]

They do show up (in Chromium and also in Opera), but I cannot remember all those bookmarks that I like to have available in the bookmark list.

[elofturtle]

Of course its hard to remember hundreds of bookmarks :) But perhaps they can reside at a somewhat more obscure location, where you only go for the ones you can't readily remember?