Get Started

Bookmark Buddy is try-before-you-buy software, so you may install it and try it out for 30 days before paying anything. Please consult the license to see the terms under which you may use the program.

1. Install Bookmark Buddy

Standard Edition

If you downloaded the standard installer (bmkbuddy.exe or bmkbuddyU.exe), open or double-click on it to start the installation. If you downloaded the zip archive (bmkbuddy.zip or bmkbuddyU), extract the contents into a temporary folder, then double-click the file 'setup' or 'setup.exe'.

Click on the 'Help' button at any stage of the installation to bring up more detailed information.

Portable Edition

If you downloaded the standard installer (bmkbuddyR.exe or bmkbuddyUR.exe), open or double-click on it and select the destination folder (e.g. on your USB drive) to install the program. If you downloaded the zip archive (bmkbuddyR.zip or bmkbuddyUR.zip), extract the contents to the folder where you want to install the program.

2. Experiment with the basic features

When you first run Bookmark Buddy, you will see that a sample bookmark list is loaded, which you can safely experiment with. If you imported your bookmarks into a new bookmark list, you will find it on the File menu. Check out the different interface modes available under the Application menu (note that windows are resizable). Switch to Organize mode and experiment with the organizing facilities: see how to edit a bookmark, title, subcategory or category; sort or re-order titles or re-categorize bookmarks and subcategories; and add a note to a bookmark. Then see the different ways to add a new bookmark to the list.

3. Get to know Bookmark Buddy intimately

Bookmark Buddy’s interface is probably quite unlike any other you have encountered. Do not let this put you off: it is very simple and fast to use. Most of the functionality of Bookmark Buddy you will discover by experimenting, reading the startup tips, or by reading the rest of the Help notes (see in particular Hot Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts). You may also like to download a copy of the Portable Edition to put on a USB memory stick. Or you may be interested in the extended language support of the Unicode Edition.

4. Buy a license

Hopefully you will be so impressed by Bookmark Buddy you won’t hesitate to buy a license. However you have 30 days to decide and e-mail support is always available to answer your queries.