How to Use Twitter’s New Bookmarks Tool to Save Tweets Privately

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Twitter just launched a new bookmarks tool, giving its users a much-needed way to privately save tweets for later. This new tool on Twitter means that you can now add a tweet to your Bookmarks to read later, without the world knowing what you’re saving.

Previously, the only way to save a tweet for later on Twitter was to add it to your Favorites. But that tweet may not actually have been a favorite of yours. In fact, you may not have even liked the tweet. You may just wanted to save it for later. But on Twitter your Favorites appear to the world that you “Like” them.

Now you can bookmark tweets to read later so you can save articles, tweets, photos or anything else you want to save for later. Maybe you want to read the tweet with a linked article later, when you have more time. Or maybe you found a tweet to be interesting, even though you didn’t agree with the opinion it stated. Or maybe someone posted a long thread on Twitter that you want to read later.

No one needs to know what you’re saving with Bookmarks, you can now save tweets in private.

Found something historic?
Don’t want to forget a joke?
Article that you want to read later?

Save the Tweet with Bookmarks, and come back to it whenever you want. Only you can see your Bookmarks. pic.twitter.com/fM2QLcOYNF

— Twitter (@Twitter) February 28, 2018

How to Use Bookmarks on Twitter

Bookmarks are now available on the Twitter app for iPhone/iPad and Android. Make sure you’ve updated the Twitter app on your phone or tablet to use Bookmarks.

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Saving Bookmarks on the Twitter App

To bookmark a tweet using the Twitter app, tap the sharing icon on the right side, under the tweet.

You’ll see choices of what you can do with that tweet. Tap “Add Tweet to Bookmarks.”

Twitter will show you a confirmation that the tweet has been added to your Bookmarks.

Saving Bookmarks on Twitter Using Your Computer

Bookmarks aren’t available yet on the Twitter website, but you can still save Bookmarks on Twitter using your computer. When you see a tweet you want to bookmark, use the Twitter mobile website on your computer, mobile.twitter.com.

There you’ll see the sharing icon. You can click that to add a tweet to your Bookmarks.

Finding Your Bookmarks on Twitter

After you’ve saved Bookmarks on Twitter, you’ll want to find them later. To find your Bookmarks, tap on your profile image in the app.

That will open a menu where Bookmarks are listed.

Tap on “Bookmarks” to see your saved Bookmarks.

If you want to access your saved Bookmarks on your computer, use the mobile.twitter.com website. Then follow the steps above.

Removing Bookmarks from Twitter

To remove a Bookmark from your account, tap the sharing icon on a tweet while you’re in the Bookmarks section of your Twitter account.

You’ll see a choice “Remove from Bookmarks.” Tap that to have the tweet disappear from your saved Bookmarks.

If you want to remove all of your Bookmarks, can tap the more icon (three dots in the circle) at the top right corner of your Bookmark timeline. Then tap “Clear all Bookmarks.”

Time to Review Your Twitter Favorites

If you’ve been using Favorites to save tweets to read later, you should review what tweets you’ve saved as Favorites. Those Favorite tweets on your Twitter account are available for the world to see, so you’re sending a message with what you’re saving.

When you review your Favorites, you can unlike any that aren’t a true reflection of you. Instead save them as Bookmarks in private so you aren’t judged by what you save.

Your Thoughts

Are you going to make use of Twitter Bookmarks? How have you been saving tweets you want to read later? Have you reviewed your Twitter Favorites?

Share your thoughts in the Comments section below!

*Twitter Coffee image (edited) courtesy of mohammed_hassan via Pixabay and Creative Commons