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  • Knowing how to add websites to your "Favorites" on a Mac's Safari browser can help you navigate online quickly and easily.
  • Adding Favorites on a Mac is easy to do, as long as you know which site you want to add.
  • Once you add your Favorites, you can rearrange, edit, or delete them as needed, on any new tab.
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Bookmarking pages on Safari, the default browser for Mac computers, can help you navigate online with ease. But it's easy to go a little overboard and end up with so many that you have a difficult time finding the ones you need. That's when adding favorites can come in handy.

Another positive to using Favorites is that, on Safari, those show up in new tabs, making it extremely easy to access them. Here's what you need to know to add your Favorites on Mac and start taking advantage of this time-saving Safari tool.

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How to add favorites on a Mac using Safari

Your Favorites should consist of whichever the sites you find most useful. This could be the ones you use the most, or the ones you only use to pay a monthly bill (but want to keep at the front of your mind). It's all up to you.

1. Open Safari and navigate to the site you want to add to your Favorites.

2. In the top toolbar, select "Bookmarks" and then "Add bookmark" (Or press Command + D).

Select "Add Bookmark" from the Bookmark menu. Devon Delfino/Business Insider

3. In the pop-up, make sure the dropdown says "Favorites" and then click "Add."

Make sure to set "Favorites" as a destination folder for your new bookmark. Devon Delfino/Business Insider

You'll be able to find those favorites within that same "Bookmarks" section of the top toolbar. They'll be in a folder at the bottom of the dropdown menu labeled "Favorites."

How to edit or delete favorites on a Mac using Safari

If you want to delete a site from your Favorites, simply open a new tab, find the icon for that specific Favorite, right click on the icon, and select "Delete." You can also rename the icon, like changing it from the site name to something more recognizable, in case that's easier. 

You can also rearrange your Favorites by dragging the icon to wherever you want it to live on the page.

If Safari isn't your browser of choice, you should still be able to add bookmarks, if not Favorites. But the process will likely look different, so you may have to look around in the settings a little bit. 

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Devon Delfino Devon Delfino is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist specializing in personal finance, culture, politics, and identity. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, Business Insider, and CNBC. Follow her on Twitter at @devondelfino. Read more Read less

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