Bookmarks, history and tabs
Find a page you saw before, keep the ones you want, search inside a page, and clear what Flint has stored.
Bookmarks
- Add or remove a bookmark: select the star in the address bar, or press Ctrl + D. A filled star means the page is bookmarked.
- See your bookmarks: open the menu and select Bookmarks, or press Ctrl + Shift + O. Select a bookmark to open it.
- Delete a bookmark: on the Bookmarks page, select the delete button on its row.
Bookmarks also show up as suggestions when you type in the address bar.
History
Flint keeps a list of the pages you visit, up to 20,000 entries. Private windows add nothing to it.
Open the menu and select History, or press Ctrl + H.
To find a page, type part of its title or address in Search history.
To remove one entry, select Remove from history on its row.
To remove everything, select Clear all.
This happens at once, with no confirmation.
Clear browsing data
Open the menu and select Settings.
Under Privacy & blocking, next to Clear browsing data, select what to clear:
- Cache: stored copies of pages and pictures. Clearing it is safe; pages may load more slowly the first time.
- Cookies: cookies and site data. You are signed out of every site.
- History: your list of visited pages.
Each button shows a tick, such as Cookies ✓, when it is done.
Find text on a page
Press Ctrl + F, or open the menu and select Find in Page….
Type the text. The bar shows how many matches there are and which one is highlighted, for example
2/7.Press Enter for the next match and Shift + Enter for the previous one.
Press Esc to close the bar.
Zoom
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Zoom in | Ctrl + = |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + - |
| Back to 100% | Ctrl + 0 |
A short message shows the new zoom level. Zoom In and Zoom Out are also in the menu.
Tabs and sessions
- Restore tabs on startup in Settings reopens the tabs you had when you last quit. It is on by default.
- Ctrl + Shift + T reopens the last tab you closed.
- Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 9 jump to a tab by its position.
Site permissions
When a site asks to use your camera or microphone, know your location, show notifications or use MIDI devices, Flint asks you with Block and Allow. In a normal window it remembers your answer for that site.