Web Historian - Education Edition

Web Historian - Visualize your web use to understand your habits.

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Web Historian - Education Edition: Visualize Your Web Habits

Web Historian - Education Edition is an innovative extension that enables users to understand their web browsing habits. By utilizing interactive visualizations, users can see their web patterns in detail. This tool serves as a conduit to help users take informed decisions regarding their web usage. Developed with a non-profit, open source approach - it aims to provide users with transparency and control over their own information, empowering them to dictate how they use the web.

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Extension stats

By: https://webhistorian.org

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.30

(10)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2022-08-08)

Creation date: 2019-09-20

Permissions:

history
tabs
storage

Size: 787.46K

Email: me*****@american.edu

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 25,959 ▲ 10

Other rankings

#3934 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 41 #10 in education keyword 6 ▲ 1 #150 in browser history keyword 33 ▲ 11 #272 in website usage keyword 53 ▲ 26 #272 in website usage. keyword 53 ▲ 26

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Great tool for self-inspection and education
Visualizes browser history effectively
Cool and engaging visualizations
User-friendly interface with interactive graphs

Cons

Mandatory survey for continued use
Concerns over data collection and privacy

Most mentioned

Great tool for visualizing browser history
Graphs jiggle when moved around
Data collection issues

User reviews

Great tool for self-inspection but also education and research.

Lisa Merten, 2024-05-14

Pretty nifty. Also, the graphs jiggle when you move them around.

Rishav Koirala, 2019-10-11

Great tool to visualize your browser history and find your own habit.

Will, 2019-01-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Web Historian - Education Edition requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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