How to Save Bookmarks in Vivaldi

Saving bookmarks in Vivaldi is easy, but finding them later can be a challenge. This guide shows you how to save bookmarks in Vivaldi the native way, and how to level up your bookmarking with Web Highlights — adding highlights, notes, tags, and AI summaries to every saved page.

How to Save a Bookmark in Vivaldi

  1. Open the page you want to bookmark in Vivaldi.
  2. Click the bookmark icon in the address bar (or press Ctrl + D / Cmd + D).
  3. Choose a folder and optionally add a description or nickname, then confirm.

Vivaldi lets you add nicknames and descriptions to bookmarks for faster search. Manage bookmarks in the side panel or via vivaldi://bookmarks.

The Problem with Browser Bookmarks

Browser bookmarks are great for saving URLs, but they lack context. A bookmark tells you where you saved something, but not why. Over time, long bookmark lists become hard to navigate — you end up with hundreds of links and no idea which ones matter.

Web Highlights solves this by turning bookmarks into rich research entries: each saved page can carry highlights, notes, tags, and AI summaries — so you always remember why you saved it.

Vivaldi Bookmarks vs. Web Highlights

FeatureVivaldiWeb Highlights
Save a page✅ URL only✅ URL + highlights + notes
Organization📁 Folders🏷️ Tags (multi-label)
SearchTitle/URL onlyFull-text (highlights, notes, content)
Highlight & annotate✅ Multiple colors + notes
AI summaries✅ On-device AI
ExportHTML fileNotion, Markdown, PDF, HTML
Cross-browser syncSame browser only✅ Any browser + web app

Save Bookmarks with Web Highlights

With the Web Highlights web clipper, you can save any page as a bookmark with one click:

  1. Install Web Highlights for Vivaldi from the extension store.
  2. Open any webpage and click the bookmark icon in the Web Highlights sidebar, or press Alt + B (Option + B on Mac).
  3. Your page is saved — add tags, notes, and highlights to make it findable later.

Every saved page automatically appears in your Web Highlights dashboard with the page title, description, preview image, and metadata like the author — so you can recognize any bookmark at a glance, even months later.

Web Highlights dashboard showing saved Vivaldi bookmarks with titles, descriptions, and preview images
Every saved page shows the title, description, preview image, author, and your tags

Organize Your Bookmarks

Unlike browser bookmark folders, Web Highlights uses tags for organization. A single bookmark can carry multiple tags, making it easy to find pages through different lenses — by project, topic, or priority.

You can search across all your bookmarks, highlights, and notes from the web app on any device.

Import Existing Vivaldi Bookmarks

Already have a large collection of Vivaldi bookmarks? You can export them and import them into Web Highlights to organize them alongside your highlights and notes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are my bookmarks saved in Vivaldi?

Vivaldi stores bookmarks locally in your browser profile. They are only accessible in Vivaldi on that device (or via Vivaldi's sync feature if you're signed in). With Web Highlights, bookmarks are saved to the cloud and accessible from any browser or the web app.

Can I bookmark a page without installing anything?

Yes — every browser lets you save bookmarks natively using the steps above. However, native bookmarks only save the URL. To save highlights, notes, and metadata alongside the bookmark, you need the Web Highlights extension.

How do I find a bookmark I saved weeks ago?

In Vivaldi, you'd need to scroll through your bookmark list or search by title. In Web Highlights, you can search across titles, URLs, highlights, notes, and tags — or filter by color, date, or domain in the web app.

Is Web Highlights free?

Yes. Highlighting, bookmarking, notes, and tags are free with no sign-up required. Advanced features like cloud sync, AI summaries, and unlimited exports are available on paid plans (with a 7-day free trial).

Try Web Highlights for Vivaldi

Save bookmarks with highlights, notes, and tags — free, no sign-up required.

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