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title : "Favourites"
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date: 2020-10-06T08:48:23+00:00
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[User Docs for this section ](/docs/browser/favourites/ )
## Adding a favourite
key source file: [`src/status/libstatus/browser.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/src/status/libstatus/browser.nim#L3 )
key source file: [`src/app/browser/view.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/src/app/browser/view.nim#L46 )
#### with the Star icon
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key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/BrowserHeader.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/17b3a444589725f1723bda8549623e14a0277b2d/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/BrowserHeader.qml#L155 )
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#### with the Add favourite button
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesList.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesList.qml#L39 )
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/AddFavoriteModal.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/17b3a444589725f1723bda8549623e14a0277b2d/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/AddFavoriteModal.qml#L9 )
The modal is opened by calling `addFavoriteModal.open()` in `ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesList.qml`
## Displaying favourites
key source file: [`src/status/libstatus/browser.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/src/status/libstatus/browser.nim#L21 )
key source file: [`src/app/browser/view.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/src/app/browser/view.nim#L39 )
key source file: [`src/app/browser/views/bookmark_list.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/17b3a444589725f1723bda8549623e14a0277b2d/src/app/browser/views/bookmark_list.nim#L5 )
#### In the Toolbar
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesBar.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesBar.qml#L12 )
#### in the blank page
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/BrowserLayout.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/BrowserLayout.qml#L670 )
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesList.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesList.qml#L10 )
// todo add how the list is added from the backend
## Editing a favourite
key source file: [`src/status/libstatus/browser.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/src/status/libstatus/browser.nim#L13 )
## Removing a favourite
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoriteMenu.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoriteMenu.qml#L53 )
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/AddFavoriteModal.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/AddFavoriteModal.qml#L129 )
key source file: [`src/app/browser/view.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/src/app/browser/view.nim#L51 )
key source file: [`src/status/libstatus/browser.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/src/status/libstatus/browser.nim#L25 )
A favourite is removed by calling `browserModel.removeBookmark` from QML, in Nim, an RPC call to the backend is made using `browsers_deleteBookmark` with `url` as the payload
## Loading a favourite
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesBar.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesBar.qml#L46 )
key source file: [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/BrowserLayout.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/BrowserLayout.qml#L51 )
A favourite is loaded by setting `currentWebView.url` to the intended url.
In this case [`ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesBar.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/d2b6bf9310df088c89abcca7c1df42abc3999b18/ui/app/AppLayouts/Browser/FavoritesBar.qml#L46 ) each delegate has its own `url` property and that is used to set the `currentWebView.url` value after going through the`determineRealURL` helper in case it's a ENS domain etc..
```
currentWebView.url = determineRealURL(url)
```