Bookmark ScoutBrowser support
What works in Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox, where to get it for each, and why Safari is not supported.
Bookmark Scout works best in Chrome, where it is available from the Chrome Web Store. Edge has the same features, except where noted below. Firefox has a slightly smaller set, because it lets extensions do less with bookmarks. All three run on a computer; phones and tablets are not supported.
Where to get it
Bookmark Scout is listed on:
Where a store does not list Bookmark Scout yet, you can install it by hand. Listing material is prepared in the repository's store/ folder, and each store reviews an extension before listing it.
What works where
This table comes from the manifests of the built extension for each browser and the browser checks in its code.
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toolbar popup with search and saving | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quick save shortcuts with a notification in the page | Yes. Change the keys on chrome://extensions/shortcuts, where you can also give quick save Ctrl+D (⌘D on a Mac) | Yes. Change the keys on edge://extensions/shortcuts, including Ctrl+D (⌘D on a Mac) | Yes. Change the keys in Bookmark Scout's Settings or Firefox's Manage Extension Shortcuts. Firefox keeps Ctrl+D (⌘D on a Mac) and Ctrl+Shift+D (⌘⇧D on a Mac) for itself |
| Side panel | Yes | Yes | Yes, in the Firefox sidebar: choose Bookmark Scout in the sidebar |
| Bookmarks manager and Tools sidebar | Replaces the browser's bookmarks page, and opens from Open bookmark manager in the popup and side panel | Opens from Open bookmark manager. Whether Edge also applies the override to its Favorites page has not been checked. | Opens from Open bookmark manager in the popup. Firefox cannot replace its bookmarks page. |
| Saved searches, maintenance tools, import and export, statistics, manager AI tools | Yes | Yes | Yes, in the manager. Automated tests cover import and export and the reports; the other tools are checked by hand. |
| Settings page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ask AI and the other AI tools | Yes | Yes | Yes, after you agree to share data with your AI provider |
Local AI agents through bookmark-scout-mcp (for developers) | Yes | Yes | Yes; bookmark-scout-mcp install registers it with Firefox too. Not covered by automated tests |
| Open in incognito window from the manager | Yes | Yes, as an InPrivate window | Yes, as a private window, when the extension is allowed in private windows |
| Right-click menu to save links | Yes, after you turn on Right-Click Menu (asks for permission) | Same | Yes, after you turn on Right-Click Menu |
| Site icons next to bookmarks | Icons saved with Refresh Site Icons, and from the browser's icon cache once you turn on Use the browser's icon cache | Same | Only icons saved with Refresh Site Icons, which runs in the manager. Firefox has no favicon API for extensions, so other bookmarks show a generic icon. |
| Optional website access for dead-link checks, title fetching, and site icon refreshes | Requested when you run the tool | Same | Same |
How much of each browser is covered by automated tests is in Project status.
Safari
Safari is not supported. Safari Web Extensions do not implement the bookmarks API, which every part of Bookmark Scout depends on.
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