Chapter 08

Bookmarks

Bookmarks take you to frequently used folders. A bookmark can point to a local folder, a folder inside an archive, or a folder on a server. A bookmark can also set the other panel's folder at the same time.

Opening the bookmark menu

Press ⌘D / Ctrl+D, or click the folder path at the top of a panel. The menu opens at the active panel.

To open a bookmark:

• press the hotkey shown in the first column, or
• select the bookmark with the arrow keys and press Enter, or
• click it.

If several bookmarks share a hotkey, pressing the key moves between them; press Enter to open the selected one.

Bookmarks to servers connect with the saved connection, using the password from the system keychain if it was saved.

Adding a bookmark

1. Open the folder you want to bookmark in the active panel.
2. Press ⌘D / Ctrl+D, then + (Add current folder…).
3. Edit the Title. Type & before the letter you want to use as the hotkey, for example &Projects for P.
4. In Put in, choose a bookmark folder, or leave the top level selected.
5. Optionally select Also open the other panel at… to store the other panel's folder with the bookmark.
6. Click Add bookmark.

To remove the bookmark of the current folder, open the menu and press -.

Searching bookmarks

Press ⌥⌘D / Ctrl+Alt+D, type part of a bookmark's title or path, and press Enter.

Bookmarks also appear in the drive list (⌥F1 / Alt+F1 and ⌥F2 / Alt+F2), marked ★.

Organizing bookmarks

Open the bookmark menu and press * (Organize bookmarks…), or choose Commands → Organize bookmarks.

Click Save bookmarks to save your changes, or Cancel to discard them.

In the Edit bookmark dialog, Folder is the folder the bookmark opens and Other panel is an optional folder for the other panel. Click Use active panel or Use other panel to fill in the folder currently shown in that panel.

Bookmarks are stored in the file bookmarks.json in the settings folder (see Settings).