diff --git a/src/functions/getBookmarks.ts b/src/functions/getBookmarks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2ce973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functions/getBookmarks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Bookmarks, Bookmark } from "../types/Bookmarks";
+
+function createBookmark(from: browser.bookmarks.BookmarkTreeNode): Bookmark {
+	return {
+		name: from.title,
+		url: from.url
+	};
+}
+
+export default async (): Promise<Bookmarks> => {
+	const treeNode = await browser.bookmarks.getTree();
+
+	const root: Bookmarks = {
+		folder: [],
+		orphans: []
+	};
+
+	const rootNode = treeNode[0].children.find((e)=>e.id === "menu________");
+
+	// Set all top level bookmarks (without folder)
+	root.orphans = rootNode.children
+		.filter((e)=> e.type === "bookmark" )
+		.sort((a,b)=> a.index - b.index )
+		.map(createBookmark);
+
+	// Get all top level folders 
+	root.folder = rootNode.children
+		.filter((e)=> e.type === "folder")
+		.filter((e)=> e.children.length > 0)
+		.sort((a,b)=> a.index - b.index )
+		.map((e)=>{
+			const children: Bookmark[] = e.children
+				.filter((e)=> e.type === "bookmark")
+				.sort((a,b)=> a.index - b.index )
+				.map(createBookmark);
+			return {
+				name: e.title,
+				bookmarks: children
+			};
+		});
+
+	return root;
+};
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index bf73653..b1d2319 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 		"homepage": "startpage/index.html"
 	},
 	"permissions": [
-		"<all_urls>"
+		"<all_urls>",
+		"bookmarks"
 	],
 	"applications": {
 		"gecko": {
diff --git a/src/types/Bookmarks.ts b/src/types/Bookmarks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d87f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/Bookmarks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+interface Bookmarks {
+	folder: BookmarkFolder[];
+	orphans: Bookmark[];
+}
+
+interface BookmarkFolder {
+	name: string;
+	bookmarks: Bookmark[];
+}
+
+interface Bookmark {
+	name: string;
+	url: string;
+}
+
+export { Bookmarks, Bookmark, BookmarkFolder };