History Blacklist

Blacklists URLs from entering Chrome's history.

History Blacklist – Chrome Extension for Blacklisting URLs

'History Blacklist' is a Chrome extension that offers users more control over their browsing history. It allows users to blacklist specific URLs, effectively preventing these websites from showing up in their browsing history. Once a URL matches a blacklisted pattern, the extension promptly removes it from the history.

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Extension stats

By: smrq

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.50

(16)

Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2020-01-21)

Creation date: 2020-01-21

Permissions:

history
storage

Size: 16.25K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,533 ▼ 43

Other rankings

#7244 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 60 #186 in history keyword 13 ▲ 24

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works as intended and does what it says
Allows adding multiple websites to the blacklist
Better performance compared to other history blockers
Simple and straightforward to use

Cons

Inconsistent performance; works only sometimes
Blacklisted websites may still appear in history

Most mentioned

Works as intended
Inconsistent functionality
Allows multiple websites in blacklist

User reviews

Th extension is great! blocks specific urls with (/) slashes and general websites too.

Xavier Skittles, 2024-04-22

It works sometime, but only sometime...

Vlad Shevchenko, 2023-05-10

It doesn't work! I put websites into the blacklist and then they immediately stay in my history

Dennis Li, 2022-06-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

History Blacklist requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows retrieval of a user’s browsing history, presenting a notable privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of History Blacklist. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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