Z History Dump

Collects all available Chrome history, downloadable as history.json
What is Z History Dump?
Z History Dump is a Chrome extension that wraps the Chrome history API and enables you to download your local Chrome history in a machine-readable format. It collects URLs and visits within the 90-day window and stores them in a local IndexedDB table. With a click, you can download the history as a JSON file, closely based on the chrome.history types.

Extension stats

Users: 16 ▲ 1
Version: 0.0.0.6 (Last updated: 2021-06-09)
Creation date: 2021-05-16
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • history
Size: 8.88K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension wraps the Chrome history API and makes it simple to download local Chrome history in a machine-readable format.

Unless you want to perform your own analysis of your Chrome history, or use this to cross-check other extensions that already do this, then this extension is probably not for you.

On installation it enumerates all machine-local history (URLs) and (URL) visits available (within the 90 day window that Chrome preserves these) and stores them in a local IndexedDB table.

If not disabled, it listens to onVisited events in order to add new visits to the table and to onVisitRemoved events in order to mark visits as deleted. The event handlers call getVisits in order to fully populate new visits and determine which visits were deleted, respectively.

When clicked, the extension creates a JSON blob, downloadable with a click. The JSON format is closely based on the chrome.history HistoryItem and VisitItem types.

The extension does not send or receive any information or indeed do anything beyond what's described above besides logging some messages to the JavaScript console.

Change Log

0.0.0.6

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Z History Dump requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Z History Dump has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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