Form History Control

Name: Form History Control
Rating: 4.3137 (102 reviews)
Author: Stephan Mahieu

Manage form history entries (search, edit, cleanup, export/import) and easy text formfiller. Auto-save text entered in any form while typing to allow fast recovery when disaster strikes.

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Form History Control is a powerful Chrome extension designed to manage your form data efficiently. It automatically saves text entries in any form as you type, enabling you to recover lost work from browser crashes, network failures, or unexpected power loss. Ideal for saving important emails, essays, or blog posts, it ensures your input is never lost unexpectedly.

Beyond auto-saving, the extension serves as an easy-to-use form filler, restoring text fields, editor fields, radio buttons, and check-boxes based on your most recent or frequently used data. It provides robust tools to view, search, edit, and clean up your saved form data. You can also export and import your form history across devices, making it easy to synchronize your data. Built with modern WebExtensions APIs, it maintains its own private form history database, ensuring privacy and control over your saved data. Note that enabling cookies is necessary for proper data storage.

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Version:

2.5.11.0 Last updated: 2025-04-24

Version code:

5936389

Creation date:

2009-05-20

Risk:

Permissions:

menus
activeTab
tabs
storage
alarms
clipboardWrite

Size:

592.38K

Email:

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URLs:

Website

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 940 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#92 in Web Development ▲ 2

#155 in Other extensions ▲ 3

#201 in Privacy & Security ▲ 1

#2 in form keyword 20

#2 in stormx keyword 6

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Form History Control (II) (v3.0.3.0)

5,000+ 4.07

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User reviews

Form History Control is highly valued by users for preventing data loss by saving form inputs, including on Android Firefox. It has saved many users from losing important work. However, multiple reviews highlight a complicated and unintuitive user interface that involves cumbersome steps to fill fields. Users report problems with certain input types not supported and issues with Firefox ESR compatibility. Despite technical and UI challenges, users appreciate its core saving capabilities and see it as a vital tool for retaining form data.

Pros

Effectively saves and restores form inputs, preventing data loss even in cases of browser crashes or website issues.
Supports Android Firefox, useful for mobile users despite UI limitations.
Reliable for text fields, especially longer texts, enhancing user experience by saving time and effort.
Has been critical for many users in preserving important work and data over the years.
Many users express strong appreciation and gratitude for the functionality and developer efforts.

Cons

User interface is complex, confusing, and not intuitive, especially for new users or on mobile devices.
Filling fields requires multiple clicks or unusual steps (e.g., right-click and navigating submenus), making it hard to use efficiently.
Lacks support for certain input types like number fields or select dropdowns.
Incompatibility or malfunctioning with Firefox ESR and some recent Firefox updates causes empty or missing history data.
Shortcuts and key bindings can be restored unexpectedly after updates, interfering with user preferences.

Recent reviews

by Gordon, 2025-03-11

Working on Android for saving lots of searches I do often. Works well enough though a bit involved to set up. It does allow disabling expiration so I can keep my regular search terms persistent. UI could use some tweaking for the smaller mobile format.

by Blargg, 2025-02-22

Can't live without this great way to save your work in the worst case when you lose it!

by Airplayn, 2024-12-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Form History Control requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Form History Control is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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