Twitter Bookmarks: Are They Private? How to Use Them
Who can see your bookmarks? Twitter, now X, shows them only to you. Twitter bookmarks are private: nobody else can see which posts you’ve saved, and X never shows who bookmarked a post. Others can see a post’s total bookmark count, currently in the iOS app, and X documents no notification to the author when you bookmark.
This page covers who can see what, X’s steps for saving and finding posts on each device, bookmark folders, and how bookmarks differ from likes. For the features X did rename, see what changed when Twitter became X.
Table of Contents
- Are Twitter bookmarks private?
- Can people see your bookmarks on X?
- How to bookmark a post on X
- How to see bookmarks on Twitter (X)
- Bookmark folders (Premium)
- Bookmarks vs likes
- FAQ
Are Twitter bookmarks private?
Yes. X’s Help Center says Bookmarks “are private and are only viewable to you within your X account.” No one else can open your list of saved posts, and bookmark folders, a Premium feature, are always private too. Checked against X Help Center: About BookmarksArchived copy, 4 September 2026 View the archived copy
| What | Who can see it |
|---|---|
| Your bookmarked posts | Only you |
| Your bookmark folders (Premium) | Only you |
| A post’s total bookmark count | Anyone on X (currently in the iOS app only) |
| Which accounts bookmarked a post | No one: X shows only the total |
Can people see your bookmarks on X?
No. They can see how many times a post was bookmarked, but not who bookmarked it. X’s bookmark-count page says: “We only show the total number of Bookmarks, not the specific accounts that have added a post to their Bookmarks.” Anyone, author or reader, can see that total, which currently appears only in the iOS app. X describes no notification when someone bookmarks a post; the count is the only bookmark information it says it shows. Checked against X Help Center: Bookmark counts
How to bookmark a post on X
On iPhone, tap the Bookmark icon on a post; on Android and x.com, tap the share icon and choose Add post to Bookmarks. X’s steps also cover viewing your saved posts and removing one bookmark, or all of them at once.
In the X app on iPhone:
- From your timeline, tap to open an individual post.
- Tap the Bookmark icon. You will be prompted that the post has been Bookmarked and will be given the option to view all of your saved Bookmarks.
- Alternatively, you can view your saved Bookmarks by opening the "Bookmarks" tab on your nav menu.
- To remove a saved Bookmark, tap the Bookmark icon from the post details on a post within your Bookmarks timeline. You can also tap the more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your Bookmarks at once.
Checked against X Help Center: About Bookmarks.Archived copy, 4 September 2026 View the archived copy.
X gives the same steps for Android and x.com:
In the X app on Android:
- From a post, tap the share icon and select Add post to Bookmarks.
- To view your saved posts, tap Bookmarks from your profile icon menu.
- To remove a saved Bookmark, tap the share icon from the post within your Bookmarks timeline and select Remove post from Bookmarks. You can also tap the more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your bookmarks at once.
Checked against X Help Center: About Bookmarks.Archived copy, 4 September 2026 View the archived copy.
How to see bookmarks on Twitter (X)
Open Bookmarks in your X menu. That’s where X keeps your saved posts, as a timeline you can return to at any time; the steps above show where it sits on each device.
On iPhone, Bookmarks may also appear in History. On 12 May 2026, Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, announced a History tab rolling out on iOS where “Bookmarks, Long Videos, Articles and Likes will live”. Checked against Post by Nikita Bier (@nikitabier), Head of Product at X (12 May 2026) X’s Help Center hadn’t described the tab in its latest archived Bookmarks page, from September 2026. Our page on X’s History tab and watch history covers what else the tab keeps.
Want a copy? X’s Help Center documents no bookmark export. Your downloadable X archive holds your profile, posts, Direct Messages, media, Lists and more, but X’s description of it doesn’t name bookmarks. Checked against X Help Center: How to download your X archiveArchived copy, 1 October 2026 View the archived copy
Bookmark folders (Premium)
Folders come with every X Premium tier, Basic included, and they’re always private. X says Premium gives you “an unlimited number of bookmarks and Bookmark folders”; its Help Center doesn’t say whether free accounts have a bookmark limit. X’s steps:
On x.com or in the X app: from your Home timeline:
- From a post, long press the Bookmark icon.
- You will be presented with an option to Add to Folder.
- Tap the icon to create and name your folder.
- Every Bookmark will also be saved to the All Bookmarks folder.
On x.com or in the X app: from your Profile menu:
- Tap Bookmarks.
- Tap the New Folder icon on the bottom of the Bookmarks page.
- Enter a name for your Folder.
- Tap Create.
Checked against X Help Center: X Premium how to.
X Premium has three tiers: Basic, Premium and Premium+. Checked against X Help Center: About X Premium Our X Premium guide compares them.
Bookmarks vs likes
Both are private lists; the difference is what a post’s author sees. X made likes private in June 2024 but said the like count and other metrics for your own posts would “still show up under notifications”. Checked against Post by X Engineering (@Engineering), X's official engineering account (11 June 2024) For bookmarks, X documents no notification, and the only bookmark figure it describes is the total count, shown in the iOS app.
| Bookmarks | Likes | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can see your list | Only you | Only you (since June 2024) |
| Public count on the post | Total bookmarks (iOS app) | Total likes |
| Where you find yours | Bookmarks in your menu | Likes tab on your profile |
Checked against X Help Center: How to like a post.Archived copy, 10 September 2026 View the archived copy.
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FAQ
Can people see your bookmarks on Twitter?
No. X’s Help Center says bookmarks are private and only viewable to you within your X account. Anyone can see a post’s total bookmark count, currently in the iOS app only, but X never shows which accounts bookmarked a post.
Does Twitter notify someone when you bookmark their post?
X documents no bookmark notification. The only bookmark information X says it shows other people is a post’s total bookmark count, currently in the iOS app only, and its Help Center says it does not show the specific accounts that added a post to their Bookmarks.
Can I export my bookmarks from X?
X’s Help Center documents no bookmark export. Your downloadable X archive includes your profile, posts, Direct Messages, media, Lists and more, but X’s description of the archive does not name bookmarks.
Do you need X Premium for bookmark folders?
Yes. Bookmark folders are a Premium feature on all three tiers, Basic included, and folders are always private. X says Premium gives you an unlimited number of bookmarks and folders; its Help Center doesn’t say whether free accounts have a bookmark limit. Every bookmark you put in a folder is also saved to All Bookmarks.
How do I delete all my bookmarks on X?
Open your Bookmarks timeline and tap the more icon at the top: X’s steps for iPhone, Android and x.com all offer removing every bookmark at once there. To remove one, open it from your Bookmarks timeline and tap the Bookmark icon (iPhone) or the share icon, then Remove post from Bookmarks (Android and x.com).