# Open Bookmarks Slowly

> Open All in Tabs, just not all at once. Lets you open large bookmark folders a few bookmarks at a time to avoid slowing down Firefox.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-bookmarks-slowly](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-bookmarks-slowly)

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-bookmarks-slowly`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Peter Simonyi
- **Category:** bookmarks,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 199
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 4
- **Last updated:** 2019-08-19
- **First published:** 2018-08-11
- **Size:** 73 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-bookmarks-slowly/)

## Description

Open Bookmarks Slowly is a Firefox extension designed to improve the experience of opening large bookmark folders. Unlike the built-in "Open All in Tabs" feature, which opens all bookmarks at once and may cause browser slowdowns or incomplete page loads, this extension opens bookmarks incrementally, a few at a time. It waits for prior tabs to fully load before opening more, ensuring smooth browsing without overwhelming the browser.

The extension adds a convenient "Open All Slowly" option to the context menu for bookmark folders. It also detects loading issues like redirects or errors and attempts retries if necessary. You can continue browsing in other windows while bookmarks load in the background, and optionally receive a notification when all bookmarks have finished loading. Open Bookmarks Slowly respects your privacy, requires minimal permissions, and is open-source software licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.

## Rankings

- #8,335 — Overall
- #290 — Bookmarks
- #12 — slow
- #37 — bookmarks
- #62 — bookmark
- #93 — openvpn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `bookmarks`
- `menus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-bookmarks-slowly)