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Experimental feature — Enable via Settings → Experimental → Message Bookmarks (MSC4438).
Bookmarks let you save individual messages for later reference. Saved bookmarks appear in a dedicated Bookmarks page in the sidebar and sync automatically across all your devices.
This feature implements MSC4438. See the tracking issue for known limitations and progress.
Hover over any message and open the message menu (the ⋮ button). Select Bookmark Message. The menu item toggles, so selecting it again on an already-bookmarked message removes the bookmark.
Click Bookmarks in the left sidebar (under Message Search) to open the bookmarks list.
Each bookmark shows:
- The sender's avatar and display name
- The room the message came from
- A preview of the message content
- The timestamp of the original message
Use the Filter box at the top to search bookmarks by message text, room name, or sender.
Click Jump on any bookmark to navigate directly to that message in its room.
Click the trash icon to remove a bookmark (a confirmation dialog will appear).
Bookmarks are stored in your Matrix account data, so they are available on any device you log in to with your account. Changes (adding or removing a bookmark) propagate to other devices automatically via your homeserver.
Privacy note: Bookmark metadata including a short message preview is stored as unencrypted account data on your homeserver, regardless of whether the original room is encrypted. This is a known limitation of the current MSC — see MSC4438 for the ongoing spec discussion.