In short
Bookmarks are built into Chrome: a star to save a page, a bar under the address bar, folders to sort them, and Chrome sync to carry them to your other computers. They are visual, and good for a collection you browse.
Wyrd works from the keyboard. You give a page a word you will remember, and > waterbill opens it, without remembering where it lives. A keyword can also search, fill blanks into an address, open several pages at once, or come from a list that a household or team shares, where an address changes once for everyone. Wyrd does not touch your bookmarks, so you can keep both.
Side by side
| Chrome bookmarks | Wyrd | |
|---|---|---|
| How you open one | Click it in the bookmarks bar or a folder, or type part of its name and pick it from the address bar's suggestions | Type >, Space and the keyword |
| Its name | The page title, or a name you give it | A keyword you choose, as short as one letter |
| Searches | A bookmark opens one fixed address | %s, and %1 to %9 for several blanks |
| Several pages at once | Open all the bookmarks in a folder | One keyword with addresses separated by | , or a tab bundle |
| Organising | Folders and the bookmarks bar | Categories, sub-keywords and the Keywords page |
| The same links for a household or team | Export a file and import it; the copy does not update itself | A shared list from a Google Sheet, GitHub or any https file, refreshed every 6 hours for everyone |
| Between your computers | Chrome sync | Chrome sync, for keywords and settings |
| Saving all your tabs | Bookmark all tabs into a folder | > /clear saves and closes them as a tab bundle; > tabs/name brings them back |
| Mouse or keyboard | Mostly the mouse | The keyboard |
| Install | Built in | An extension, free for individuals, friends and family |
Which to choose
Choose Wyrd if…
- you know where you are going and would rather type than click;
- the pages you use are searches or records with a number in the address;
- a household or a team should share one list that stays current;
- you want to put a window's tabs away and bring them back by name.
Choose bookmarks if…
- you like to see your links and click them from a bar;
- you keep a large reading or reference collection to browse;
- you want nothing to install, in every browser.
Questions
- Can Wyrd import my bookmarks?
- No. Wyrd does not read your bookmarks and does not ask Chrome for access to them. It imports keywords from a JSON or CSV file with keyword and address columns, so you can move the pages you type most by hand or through a spreadsheet.
- Can I use bookmarks and Wyrd together?
- Yes. Wyrd leaves your bookmarks as they are. Many people keep bookmarks for browsing and give keywords to the handful of pages they open every day.
- How do I share links with my household or a team?
- With Wyrd, keep the links in a Google Sheet with the columns Keyword, URL and Description, share it, and send the list's invite link; each person subscribes once in Wyrd. When an address changes, you change it once in the sheet, and everyone gets it at their next refresh.
Want to try it step by step? Address bar shortcuts and open several tabs at once show what bookmarks do and what a keyword adds.
Checked September 2026. Features change; check Chrome's own help for what your version offers. GoLinks, Trotto, OneTab, Session Buddy, Toby and Chrome are trademarks of their respective owners. Wyrd is independent and not affiliated with them. More: keyword syntax, shared lists, all alternatives.
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