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Multi-column bookmark dropdown list

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#3781 opened on May 13, 2026

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Description

Description

A multi-column layout for the bookmarks dropdown menu to allow viewing more bookmarks simultaneously without excessive scrolling.

Who's implementing?

  • I'm willing to implement this feature myself

The problem

Opening a bookmark folder with many saved pages currently requires scrolling through a long, single-column vertical list. This makes finding specific bookmarks slow and inefficient, especially on modern widescreen displays where horizontal screen space is abundant but underutilized by the current layout.

Possible solutions

Implement a multi-column grid layout for the bookmarks bar dropdown menus. When a folder contains a large number of items, the dropdown list should automatically expand horizontally to display the bookmarks in multiple columns, depending on the number of items and available screen width.

Alternatives

No response

Additional context

Several Chromium-based browsers already provide this feature:

Contributor guide

Tech stack
cppjavascripthtmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Chromium development environmentBasic HTML/CSS knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Investigate the current bookmark dropdown implementation in Chromium's UI code, likely located in chrome/browser/ui/views/bookmarks/ and related WebUI components. Understand the layout constraints and CSS classes used. Consider adapting the multi column approach from other Chromium based browsers like Cent Browser. Look for existing grid or flexbox layouts in the codebase that can be extended.