Removing the Bookmarks Bar - Having Your Cake and Eating it TooI

I, like many people, rely on the bookmarks bar in Safari on an everyday basis. I also take full advantage of the key commands incorporated into it (pressing Cmd + 1 will bring up your first bookmark, Cmd + 2 the next, etc.). However, I of course am aware of which bookmark is which number on my keyboard, so why do I still need the clunky bookmark bar harshing my minimalist Mac’s mellow? I don’t.

You see, even if the bookmark bar is hidden, I can still use the key commands.

Alas, simplicity that preserves utility.

(Submitted by toeingtheline)

I do this as well and it is really handy. The only drawback is that this only works with single item bookmarks, not folders. That said, in Safari, Command+Shift+B shows and hides the menubar so you can always get the folders out quickly when you need them and then hide them away again when done.