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How to Add and Manage Bookmarks in Safari iPhone/iPad

We can save the bookmark links and mark them as favorites in the Apple Safari browser for iPhone and iPad. The saved bookmarks can be organized, deleted, and managed within the browser interface. These bookmarks are synced across the Apple device when signing in with the same iCloud account.

Save and Manage Web Bookmarks on Safari browser

If you have any website link that you need to revisit on iPhone or iPad, then you can consider bookmarking the link. The bookmark will be stored in the Bookmarks tab and synced with iCloud signing.

Bookmarking a website page will help save the time we spend looking up websites we often visit. There are multiple uses for bookmarks. One can even use it for remembering a site you want to revisit or bookmarking a blog page you want to catch up with later.

We can organize the bookmarks into a folder you can open immediately into browser tabs. As mentioned, these bookmarks are also synced across the iCloud signed-in devices.

The bookmarks are the easiest way to remember the frequently visited sites or store page URLs that are hard to memorize. Hence, it is easier to bookmark than remember the page.

Add Link to Bookmarks

Creating bookmarks in Safari iPhone or iPad is easy. Just mark the website link as Bookmark, and the link will be added to the bookmarks tab.

Technically, there are two options, Add Bookmark and Add to Favorite. Adding into Bookmark will create the bookmark link in the Bookmark tab. After you launch the app, the Favorite link will display on the Safari home screen. If you want to add it as a bookmark, you should know how to bookmark it on Safari iPad or iPhone.

Here are the steps for adding a website as a bookmark:

  1. Launch the Safari browser app on iOS/iPad.
  2. Open the Website URL that you want to bookmark or favorite.
  3. Tap on the Share icon on the window.
  4. Select either Add to Bookmark or Add to Favorites command.
  5. Optionally, you can choose the location to save the bookmark.
    Add to Bookmark and Favorites in Safari on iPad

It will add and create the website page as a bookmark in the Safari browser. If you’re on an iPhone or iPad and it is signed in with iCloud, the bookmarks are also synced across iCloud signed-in devices.

Visit Bookmark

Once the bookmark is marked, it will be available in the Bookmarks folder within Safari iOS/iPadOS. Simply tapping on the bookmark link will launch the website in the Safari browser. Here are the steps to access and visit a bookmark:

  1. Launch the Safari app on iOS/iPad.
  2. Tap on Library open book icon in the window.
  3. Select the Tab for the bookmarks list.
  4. Choose the location where you’ve saved the bookmark (if inside the folder).
  5. Tap on the Bookmark link from the list.
    Visit and View Bookmarks and Favorites in Safari on iOS

It will open the selected bookmark in the browser within the new tab. If you tap and hold the bookmark link, you can open the bookmark in the background; or copy the link without launching the webpage.

Delete Bookmarks

Creating bookmarks is easy. If you know how to bookmark safari iPad or iPhone, you can do your work easily. Additionally, if a bookmark is no longer in use, it is better to delete it. Let’s see how it is done.

Here are the quick steps to edit and delete a bookmark:

  1. Launch the Safari browser app on iOS/iPadOS.
  2. Tap on Library open book icon in the window.
  3. Select the Bookmarks open book icon for the bookmarks list.
  4. Choose the location where you’ve saved the bookmark.
  5. Hit on the Edit command to enable the edit mode.
  6. Tap on the  sign to delete the favorite link or bookmark from Safari.
    Delete or Remove Bookmark from Safari on iOS
  7. Confirm the deletion by hitting the Done button.

It will remove the bookmark from the bookmarks tabs and the bookmark bar. It will also delete it from the iCloud signed-in devices if already synced.

Bottom Line

The Bookmark feature in Safari iOS/iPadOS is excellent. You can save all the favorite links under the bookmark tabs and organize them under folders.

Even you can use the bookmarks to save the frequently visited links and save the time that you spend searching for them.

As soon as you feel no longer used to the saved URL in the Bookmarks list, you can quickly delete them by opening the list and tapping on the minus icon in front of the URLs. This feature helps the users to manage the Bookmark list and saves it from getting overcrowded.

Similarly, you can also create and manage bookmarks in Safari on a Mac. These bookmarks are synced between macOS computers and iOS/iPad devices.

What do you think about the Bookmark feature and saving your favorites in the Safari browser?

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Kushal Azza

Kushal has a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical; however, his passion for technology and gadgets has made him a digital & tech geek. He has over a decade of experience solving tech problems and creating digital solutions. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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