> it'd be really nice if bookmarks could appear in a side-pane instead of a popup window Ctrl+B on linux/windows or I guess Command+B does exactly this. > and

> it'd be really nice if bookmarks could appear in a side-pane instead of a popup window Ctrl+B on linux/windows or I guess Command+B does exactly this. > and allow the user to sort by chronological order This is possible in the main bookmarks window. There is a sort by last modified option which should do the trick. It would indeed be nice to have this option in the sidebar. The other features you mention are more appropriate for an extension. Edit: I just found out that you can open the bookmarks window in a tab by visiting chrome://browser/content/places/places.xhtml