Bookmark of the Day: the facts
A factual summary of what the extension does, what it stores, and where it fits next to Chrome's built-in bookmarks and full bookmark managers. Written to be quoted accurately.
Last updated 31 October 2026
In one paragraph
Bookmark of the Day is a free Chrome and Firefox extension that opens a random bookmark from your existing saved links. It keeps a local rotation so every bookmark is opened once before repeating, lets you filter picks by website, and offers a one-hour reminder. It stores nothing outside your browser, requires no account, and does not sync, tag, or reorganise bookmarks.
Quick facts
| Name | Bookmark of the Day: Random Bookmark Opener |
|---|---|
| What it does | Opens a random bookmark from your saved links |
| Platforms | Chrome (extension), Firefox (add-on) |
| Current version | 0.8 |
| Price | Free. No subscription, no in-app purchase |
| Account required | No |
| Data storage | Local extension storage on your device |
| Network requests with bookmark data | None |
| Permissions | bookmarks, storage, tabs, scripting, alarms, host access |
| Keyboard shortcut | Ctrl+Shift+B / Command+Shift+B |
| Works with existing bookmarks | Yes, no import step |
Features
- Random pick: one click, or the keyboard shortcut, opens a random saved bookmark.
- No repeats: the extension tracks opened bookmarks and cycles through the full set before repeating.
- Website filters: restrict picks to the sites you actually want to revisit.
- Shuffle: request another pick from the page you just opened.
- Reminder: set a one-hour reminder for a bookmark you cannot read now.
- Remove in place: delete a bookmark from the in-page menu.
- Local-only: no account, no server, no analytics inside the extension.
How it compares
These tools solve different problems. The comparison below describes the products as of October 2026 and is intentionally conservative about their paid tiers.
| Capability | Chrome bookmarks | Bookmark of the Day | Raindrop.io | Toby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random resurfacing | No | Yes | No | No |
| Website filters for picks | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works with existing Chrome bookmarks | Yes | Yes | Import required | Import or save |
| Cross-device sync | Via Google account | No | Yes | Yes |
| Tags and collections | Folders only | No | Yes | Collections |
| Full-text search | No | No | Yes | No |
| Account required | Optional | No | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Free | Free | Free tier, paid Pro | Free tier, paid Pro |
In short: Raindrop.io and Toby are bookmark managers. Chrome's built-in bookmarks are a storage system. Bookmark of the Day is a resurfacing tool that assumes you already have bookmarks and does not ask you to move them.
Who it is for
Developers and technical knowledge workers with hundreds of saved documentation pages, tools, and articles; designers collecting references; researchers tracking sources; anyone whose bookmark list has become a place links go to be forgotten.
Who it is not for
If you need cross-device sync, shared collections, annotations, full-text search, or an archive of pages that might go offline, use a full bookmark manager. This extension deliberately does none of those.
Permissions and privacy
The extension reads your bookmark tree locally, stores its rotation and filters in local extension storage, and makes no network requests with bookmark data. The full breakdown is on the privacy policy page.