Visual bookmarks in the Mozilla browser: installation and configuration. Restoring visual bookmarks on Yandex

Yandex Corporation, known primarily for its eponymous search engine, which is one of the most popular, in addition to the standard functions of searching for various content on the Internet, provides its users with other interesting features. For example, the ability to set visual bookmarks. But not everyone knows how to do it. Let's figure out together what it is all about, and what needs to be done to install Yandex visual bookmarks.

What is a Yandex visual bookmark?

In simple terms, a visual bookmark is a “window” on a specific web page. It is much more convenient than text bookmarks, in which we sometimes have to sit for a long time and look for the right site. Right there, you just need to take a look at the browser window and click on the box with the name of a particular page. Everything is very simple, convenient and functional.

Recall that for the first time bookmarks appeared on the Internet browsers Opera back in 2007. Then other browsers followed suit and installed their own. Developers are constantly updating the capabilities of the Yandex browser, improving it visually and adding minor changes that affect functionality.

Learn more about bookmarking

As mentioned above, Yandex provides the opportunity to use its product to anyone who wishes. But to install it, you have to tinker a bit. Let's take an example Google browser Chrome will consider what needs to be done, because, surprisingly, the most popular Internet browser does not have its own visual bookmarks, and it is because of this that most users are wondering about installing them in Chrome.

1. Go to "Settings and controls Chrome", which is depicted in the form of a wrench;
2. Next, select "Tools";
3. A window should appear in which we need to select the "Extensions" menu;
4. In it, follow the link "Would you like to see the gallery";
5. In the “Online Store” window that opens, there is a search bar where we need to enter “Yandex Visual Bookmarks”, then press Enter;
6. Select a bookmark and click "Install";
7. You need to confirm the new extension in the window. Just click "Add";

After completing all the points above, the visual bookmark from Yandex will be installed.

How to add your bookmark

Nothing is easier than adding your site to a visual bookmark. All you need is to click on an empty window and select one of the recently visited sites from the list. If the site that you wanted to add is not there, then simply enter the name of the web page in the field below.

By and large, the procedure for setting bookmarks in both the Opera browser and Mozilla FireFox is similar to the one described above. Moreover, the opera has its own, quite high-quality bookmarks, so downloading any additional content is unnecessary.

Set visual bookmarks from Yandex and spend your time on the Internet in comfort, without "roaming" through uncomfortable and cumbersome text menus in search of the desired web resource.

An additional panel that was installed in the most popular browsers called "Yandex bar" has ceased to exist. Her main goal It was to make programs for browsing sites more functional and comfortable to use. Now its developers are offering to switch to a more modern and advanced version called. A new version panel contains many extensions, among which "Visual bookmarks" stand out. I will talk about this browser extension in this article. You can read about visual bookmarks for the Chrome browser.

Installing an extension

All available elements can be downloaded and installed individually or all at once by going to the site https://element.yandex.ru/.

After a quick download and installation, Firefox needs to be restarted, which I did. When I opened my browser, I saw a set of pretty tiles with a big search bar on top.

Advice! The bookmarked page can be viewed at any time by pressing Ctrl + T.

Setting up an extension

To change the settings for visual bookmarks, there is a "Settings" button in the lower right corner of the browser window. Clicking on it, I saw a single setting that allows you to change the background of the page. Yandex has prepared several nice background pictures for its users and provided the opportunity to download new ones from hard drive. If desired, the background image can be made permanent or changed after a certain time.

Extra options

Also Yandex bookmarks for Firefox have additional settings available by clicking the "More Options" button. They allow:

• select the type of bookmarks;
• disable the search bar;
  

  Advice! You can use the search engine in the address bar of your browser.

• enable or disable the display of the panel;
• consent to the automatic sending of statistics;
• use contextual suggestions or make the open page home.

Position of bookmarks on the page

On the new page Yandex visual bookmarks for Mozilla look like small tiles. They are easily moved with the mouse enough:

1. Move the cursor to the desired bookmark.
2. Hold down the left mouse button, and it will move along with the cursor.
3. AT right place just release the button.

The tile will stay where you placed it. In the upper right corner of each visual bookmark, there are three buttons that allow you to change its settings. They are hidden from the user, and in order to see them, the cursor should be moved to the right edge of the bookmark and held in place for a short time.

Pin, delete or edit

The button in the form of a lock allows you to unpin or unpin Yandex bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox. This is very useful when there are a lot of popular resources and they are mixed automatically. Pinned bookmarks will always remain in their places.

By clicking on the button in the form of a gear, an additional panel appeared in front of me, where you can change the site address, add or edit a description. Popular and recently visited pages are also available for viewing.


To quickly delete a bookmark, there is a third button in the form of a cross. Clicking on it, I saw a pop-up window confirming my actions. The developers took care of the users and provided protection against accidental deletion of bookmarks. If you see a pop-up window with the question “Delete the bookmark?”, And you were not going to delete anything, then click on the “No” button and everything will remain as before.

Add new bookmark

In order for a new site to appear on the page with visual bookmarks, you need to click on the "Add bookmark" button, which is located in the lower right corner. A panel will appear with a form for entering the site address. You can also enter a description by clicking the "Edit Description" button.

I liked the ability to use a keyboard shortcut to navigate to the desired site. You need to count the tiles from left to right, and select and navigate by simultaneously pressing the Alt key and the number corresponding to the serial number of the bookmark.

Yandex Elements offers other useful browser add-ons that are also worth your attention.

Visual bookmarks from Yandex replace an empty page Firefox browser that appears when you open a new tab. With the help of visual bookmarks, you can navigate through pre-installed or frequently visited sites in one click. Each bookmark is a miniature picture, when clicked, it takes you to the desired site.

Installing Visual Bookmarks is quite simple. The algorithm for obtaining this add-on for Firefox is described below.

Installing Yandex Visual Bookmarks

You can install the add-on directly from the Yandex.

On the screen with visual bookmarks there is a Yandex search bar through which you can find any information. It is possible to customize the background. The user can choose a picture from the proposed collection or set his own image. You can use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to quickly navigate to recent history, downloads, bookmarks, and settings.

For those who liked the old visual bookmarks from Yandex, I advise you to watch this video on installing them:

Removing Elements and Visual Bookmarks

If you do not like the add-on, then you can remove it at any time. To do this, go to the main menu in Add-ons.

On the left, select Extensions. A list of all installed extensions Firefox. Find Visual Bookmarks and Elements in the list. Opposite each extension there are buttons "Disable", which serves to temporarily disable, and "Delete", which completely uninstalls the extension.

Click the "Delete" button. Firefox will prompt you to restart in order to complete the removal or cancel the action if the button was clicked by mistake. Click "Restart Now" and the browser will automatically restart and finish removing the add-on.

The issue of the comfort of using an Internet browser is very important for almost any user. Especially if a person does not have experience working with a computer, visual bookmarks will help him quickly navigate the Mozilla interface and find necessary information or site. Simply put, these bookmarks are a tool for quick access to your favorite sites.

When using any visual bookmarks, you guarantee the acceleration of the process of working with an Internet browser. Everything you need will be in front of your eyes, right after the launch of your favorite Mozilla. But we will focus on Yandex bookmarks, since they are the most practical and easy to use.

Installing visual bookmarks Mozilla Firefox from Yandex

When setting bookmarks for Mozilla, be careful about the description of the add-on. Pay attention to the developer and make sure that he is verified, in order to avoid conflict situations between the browser and your computer. Download this add-on only if the developer is Yandex or Mozilla.

Install visual bookmarks using Mozilla Firefox add-ons.

Download Yandex visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox

1. 1. To download the add-on, follow the link above and click the button "Add to Firefox" at the bottom of the blue block.

1. 1. Mozilla does everything for the maximum security of its users, so it always asks if you are sure about installing this or that add-on. In this case, we need to click the button "Install", starting the long-awaited installation.

1. 1. When the installation is completed, a corresponding message will be displayed. Click "OK", smoothly moving to the bookmark settings for yourself.

Setting up visual bookmarks

Upon completion of the installation of the add-on, in a new open tab, we will be greeted by a new window with the ability to configure tables that contain links to sites. In this window, the user can add any site so that it is always in quick access.

In order to create a new bookmark and open visual bookmarks from Yandex, just click on «+» in the tab bar.

Change the background of visual bookmarks

1. 1. When opening tabs, you can change the background to your liking without going deep into the settings on the start window. To do this, just click on the selected image and select the item "Ready" to the right of the proposed background options.

1. 1. If you want to set your own background, click the button at the bottom right "Settings", opening advanced background image settings.

1. In the window that opens, click on the item "Upload your background" and choose your own image as the background image on the bookmarks page.

How to add a new site to the bookmarks bar

1. 1. To add a new site to the bookmarks bar, just click the button "Add Bookmark".

1. 1. In the window that opens, enter the URL of the site that we want to add to the quick access panel.

1. After adding a site, it will appear at the end of the web page panel with quick access to them. Now you can access it at any time by simply opening visual bookmarks and clicking on the icon of the added site.

Editing existing bookmarks

To edit the visual bookmark sites located on the page, hover over any of the existing tiles and select the appropriate option.

1. 1. By clicking on the little lock, we fix the bookmark in place. This means that even with the appearance of new bookmarks, the pinned one will still remain in its place.

1. 1. Clicking on the gear opens a window with full editing of the existing bookmark. It is proposed to edit the site link and its description after clicking on the button "Edit Description".

1. 1. To remove a site page from the Yandex visual bookmarks panel,
      you have to click on the cross.

1. Confirm your action by clicking on the button "Yes".

Small information block

When you open visual bookmarks, a small block appears at the top with important information for most active people:

• Weather conditions at present;
• The current exchange rate in the country.

By clicking on one of the options, you can find out more detailed information. This block can be deleted by clicking on the cross to the right of the information block, hovering over it with the mouse as a tab for settings.

Adjusting the number of bookmarks

1. 1. Click "Settings" on the start window.

1. At the very top, adjust the parameter "Quantity" to the value we need. The more tabs there are, the smaller their size on the panel.

Additional options for Yandex bookmarks

In addition to the main ones, there are additional parameters that are also located in the window called by clicking on "Settings" on the main panel. These parameters will allow you to free the panel from unnecessary information and make the use of the visual panel even more convenient, at your discretion.

In order to fail operating system or, if necessary, reinstall the Internet browser, do not configure the tabs again, there is a function to save them. Most importantly, do not forget to regularly fix the changed tabs using the button "Save to file".

In general, visual bookmarks from Yandex a good product for those who love simplicity. Using a browser with quick access to your favorite sites makes working at your computer more pleasant and much more convenient.

Visual Bookmarks is an extension with which you can go to the sites you frequently visit with one click. Bookmarks are saved as thumbnails and are available when you open a new browser tab. In addition, Visual bookmarks allow you to:

Add visual bookmark

By default, the new tab displays the sites you visit most often. This list is constantly changing.

You can add the sites you need manually, in which case they will always be on the screen. To add a visual bookmark:

Open a new tab.

To the right, under the visual tabs, click the button Add bookmark.

Enter the website address. You can also select a site from the Popular or Recently Visited.

If you want to change the site name on the widget, click the button Edit Description.

Edit list of visual bookmarks

To reposition or edit a bookmark, hover over the bookmark. Icons will be displayed in the upper right corner of the bookmark, with the help of which you can:

Customize Visual Bookmarks

Also on the new tab, you can additionally configure the extension: change the number of bookmarks and their appearance on the page, as well as select the background and make a backup copy of the bookmarks.

To open the settings menu:

Open a new tab.

To the right, under the visual tabs, click the Settings button.

You can change the following settings: