Historia Firefox

Historia

By: erosman Add-on
Control your Browsing History for Privacy and Performance

Features & Capabilities

Historia is a small multi-process Firefox add-on that enables you to control your browsing history by filtering and deleting private or unwanted history items. It also allows you to clear host history and cookies, resulting in better privacy and improved browser performance.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
erosman
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/historia/
Website:
https://github.com/erosman/support

User Reviews

Historia cleans Firefox history by auto-deleting entries based on age, keywords, or domain, and by removing cruft like redirects. Users praise its set-and-forget cleanup and reliable desktop performance, with a clear desire for cross-platform support (Chrome/Android). Some note potential slowdowns or inconsistency when purging very large histories, but core functionality remains the main strength.
Pros
  • Auto-deletes history by age, keywords, or domain (configurable cleanup).
  • Effectively removes cruft from history, such as garbage URLs and redirects.
  • Set-and-forget automation for history maintenance.
  • Works well on desktop; generally reliable.
  • Keeps useful history while purging the rest for a cleaner, more manageable history.
Cons
  • Cross-platform availability is limited: Chrome export and Android port are not available currently (requests from users).
Recent reviews
by be*****, 2026-07-14

Exactly what I was looking for to keep my history in check
by Sq*****, 2025-09-04
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Is Historia Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

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

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Historia has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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