History Cleaner

Name: History Cleaner
Rating: 4.7432 (183 reviews)
Author: Rayquaza01

Deletes browsing history older than a specified number of days.

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History Cleaner is a powerful browser extension designed to automatically delete browsing history older than a user-specified number of days. With customizable options, users can decide whether to delete old history, all history, or disable the extension entirely. It supports multiple trigger modes such as idle detection, browser startup, or timed intervals, providing flexible and automatic cleanup that fits individual browsing habits.

The extension also manages download history clearing and offers notifications to keep you informed when data is deleted. It respects user preferences with configurable idle lengths and timer intervals, ensuring browsing privacy without manual effort. Available for both Chrome and Firefox, History Cleaner uses minimal permissions responsibly to maintain your privacy and store your user settings securely.

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Daily users:

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Version:

1.7.0 Last updated: 2024-12-16

Version code:

5858904

Creation date:

2017-02-08

Risk:

Permissions:

history
storage
idle
alarms

Size:

110.63KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 580 ▼ 7

Other rankings

#23 in Privacy & Security

#1 in cleaner keyword 33

#1 in gpt store keyword 26

#1 in history keyword 30

#1 in store keyword 59

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User reviews

History Cleaner effectively manages and cleans browsing history, with users finding it essential for automatic history deletion. However, multiple users noted significant memory usage leading to slowdowns on machines with 4GB RAM, and some found the settings UI unintuitive or lacking a clear input for specifying deletion periods.

Pros

Effectively cleans browsing history as intended.
Allows automatic deletion of history after a set number of days.
Users find it indispensable for managing browsing history.
Generally works well without major functional issues.

Cons

High memory usage causing performance issues on lower RAM machines.
Settings user interface could be more user-friendly.
Lack of clear option or input field to specify number of days for history deletion.

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Extension safety

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.

History Cleaner requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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

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 Browser Add-ons, 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.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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