diff --git a/src/components/BookmarkFilters.tsx b/src/components/BookmarkFilters.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0091852d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/BookmarkFilters.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome'
+import { faNewspaper, faStickyNote, faCirclePlay } from '@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons'
+import { faGlobe, faAsterisk } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+export type BookmarkFilterType = 'all' | 'article' | 'video' | 'note' | 'web'
+
+interface BookmarkFiltersProps {
+  selectedFilter: BookmarkFilterType
+  onFilterChange: (filter: BookmarkFilterType) => void
+}
+
+const BookmarkFilters: React.FC<BookmarkFiltersProps> = ({
+  selectedFilter,
+  onFilterChange
+}) => {
+  const filters = [
+    { type: 'all' as const, icon: faAsterisk, label: 'All' },
+    { type: 'article' as const, icon: faNewspaper, label: 'Articles' },
+    { type: 'video' as const, icon: faCirclePlay, label: 'Videos' },
+    { type: 'note' as const, icon: faStickyNote, label: 'Notes' },
+    { type: 'web' as const, icon: faGlobe, label: 'Web' }
+  ]
+
+  return (
+    <div className="bookmark-filters">
+      {filters.map(filter => (
+        <button
+          key={filter.type}
+          onClick={() => onFilterChange(filter.type)}
+          className={`filter-btn ${selectedFilter === filter.type ? 'active' : ''}`}
+          title={filter.label}
+          aria-label={`Filter by ${filter.label}`}
+        >
+          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={filter.icon} />
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default BookmarkFilters
+
diff --git a/src/components/BookmarkList.tsx b/src/components/BookmarkList.tsx
index c487a216..74e6adc5 100644
--- a/src/components/BookmarkList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BookmarkList.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import AddBookmarkModal from './AddBookmarkModal'
 import { createWebBookmark } from '../services/webBookmarkService'
 import { RELAYS } from '../config/relays'
 import { Hooks } from 'applesauce-react'
+import BookmarkFilters, { BookmarkFilterType } from './BookmarkFilters'
+import { filterBookmarksByType } from '../utils/bookmarkTypeClassifier'
 
 interface BookmarkListProps {
   bookmarks: Bookmark[]
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ export const BookmarkList: React.FC<BookmarkListProps> = ({
   const bookmarksListRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const friendsColor = settings?.highlightColorFriends || '#f97316'
   const [showAddModal, setShowAddModal] = useState(false)
+  const [selectedFilter, setSelectedFilter] = useState<BookmarkFilterType>('all')
   const activeAccount = Hooks.useActiveAccount()
 
   const handleSaveBookmark = async (url: string, title?: string, description?: string, tags?: string[]) => {
@@ -87,9 +90,12 @@ export const BookmarkList: React.FC<BookmarkListProps> = ({
   const allIndividualBookmarks = bookmarks.flatMap(b => b.individualBookmarks || [])
     .filter(hasContent)
   
+  // Apply filter
+  const filteredBookmarks = filterBookmarksByType(allIndividualBookmarks, selectedFilter)
+  
   // Separate bookmarks with setName (kind 30003) from regular bookmarks
-  const bookmarksWithoutSet = getBookmarksWithoutSet(allIndividualBookmarks)
-  const bookmarkSets = getBookmarkSets(allIndividualBookmarks)
+  const bookmarksWithoutSet = getBookmarksWithoutSet(filteredBookmarks)
+  const bookmarkSets = getBookmarkSets(filteredBookmarks)
   
   // Group non-set bookmarks as before
   const groups = groupIndividualBookmarks(bookmarksWithoutSet)
@@ -140,7 +146,18 @@ export const BookmarkList: React.FC<BookmarkListProps> = ({
         isMobile={isMobile}
       />
       
-      {allIndividualBookmarks.length === 0 ? (
+      {allIndividualBookmarks.length > 0 && (
+        <BookmarkFilters
+          selectedFilter={selectedFilter}
+          onFilterChange={setSelectedFilter}
+        />
+      )}
+      
+      {filteredBookmarks.length === 0 && allIndividualBookmarks.length > 0 ? (
+        <div className="empty-state">
+          <p>No bookmarks match this filter.</p>
+        </div>
+      ) : allIndividualBookmarks.length === 0 ? (
         loading ? (
           <div className={`bookmarks-list ${viewMode}`} aria-busy="true">
             <div className={`bookmarks-grid bookmarks-${viewMode}`}>
diff --git a/src/styles/layout/sidebar.css b/src/styles/layout/sidebar.css
index 2013ed7c..0014d99d 100644
--- a/src/styles/layout/sidebar.css
+++ b/src/styles/layout/sidebar.css
@@ -176,3 +176,42 @@
 .read-inline-btn { background: rgb(34 197 94); /* green-500 */ color: white; border: none; padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer; }
 .read-inline-btn:hover { background: rgb(22 163 74); /* green-600 */ }
 
+/* Bookmark filters */
+.bookmark-filters {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+}
+
+.bookmark-filters .filter-btn {
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-subtle);
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+.bookmark-filters .filter-btn:hover {
+  background: var(--color-bg-elevated);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  border-color: var(--color-border);
+}
+
+.bookmark-filters .filter-btn.active {
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  color: white;
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+
+.bookmark-filters .filter-btn:active {
+  transform: translateY(1px);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/utils/bookmarkTypeClassifier.ts b/src/utils/bookmarkTypeClassifier.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe6096e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/bookmarkTypeClassifier.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { IndividualBookmark } from '../types/bookmarks'
+import { extractUrlsFromContent } from '../services/bookmarkHelpers'
+import { classifyUrl } from './helpers'
+
+export type BookmarkType = 'article' | 'video' | 'note' | 'web'
+
+/**
+ * Classifies a bookmark into one of the content types
+ */
+export function classifyBookmarkType(bookmark: IndividualBookmark): BookmarkType {
+  if (bookmark.kind === 30023) return 'article'
+
+  const isWebBookmark = bookmark.kind === 39701
+  const webBookmarkUrl = isWebBookmark ? bookmark.tags.find(t => t[0] === 'd')?.[1] : null
+  
+  const extractedUrls = webBookmarkUrl 
+    ? [webBookmarkUrl.startsWith('http') ? webBookmarkUrl : `https://${webBookmarkUrl}`] 
+    : extractUrlsFromContent(bookmark.content)
+  
+  const firstUrl = extractedUrls[0]
+  if (!firstUrl) return 'note'
+
+  const urlType = classifyUrl(firstUrl)?.type
+  
+  if (urlType === 'youtube' || urlType === 'video') return 'video'
+  if (urlType === 'article') return 'article'
+  
+  return 'web'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Filters bookmarks by type
+ */
+export function filterBookmarksByType(
+  bookmarks: IndividualBookmark[],
+  filterType: 'all' | BookmarkType
+): IndividualBookmark[] {
+  if (filterType === 'all') return bookmarks
+  return bookmarks.filter(bookmark => classifyBookmarkType(bookmark) === filterType)
+}
+