Is there a way to hide single bookmarks or bookmark folders in Google Chrome (or Chromium)?

In Opera I can choose to hide bookmarks and bookmark folders from the bookmark bar, is this also possible with Google Chrome or Chromium?

As a workaround I put all the bookmarks I don't want to see in a separate folder within a folder that's on the bookmark bar.

The "Other Bookmarks" folder is not what I'm looking for.

Chrome's bookmark manager allows you to create folders either in the Bookmark bar folder(which gets shown on the bookmarks bar) or under Other Bookmarks folder. You can't create a folder anywhere else.

If you don't want to use the Other Bookmarks folder, there's isn't any other way except for the method that you use currently.

Do you need to see the bookmarked link? A common feature in most, if not all, browsers today is the ability to autocomplete the URL based on the contents in you history and/or bookmarks.

I believe it will also recognize any metadata you enter during creation, e.g. subject tags.

Caveat: Firefox user, so I do not have an in-depth knowledge of Opera's features.

For FireFox, I have developed this: StealthMarks

It creates a folder in the bookmarks where you can put all your private bookmarks. Then, you can show/hide this folder whenever you want. Hope it helps...