Backstory: Remember Your Facebook Friends!

Backstory: Remember Your Facebook Friends!

Finally, a contact manager for Facebook.

What is Backstory: Remember Your Facebook Friends!?
Backstory: Remember Your Facebook Friends! is a transformer for Facebook, developed as a Chrome extension that enables users to manage their Facebook friends more effectively. Add private labels and notes, copy relevant public information, and find friends via specific tags. The extension syncs and backs up data across multiple devices while ensuring the user's privacy. Personalized notes and labels written are only visible to the user and are stored securely on the user’s device.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 669 ▼ -16
Rating: 4.25 (12)
Version: 1.1.0.4 (Last updated: 2023-02-02)
Creation date: 2020-01-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://*.facebook.com/*
  • *://*.trybackstory.com/*
  • cookies
Size: 603.14K
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Summary

NEW: Now supports New Facebook in both Light and Dark Mode!

★ Add private labels and notes in Facebook profiles. ★ Copy notes in from public info. ★ Search through your notes, e.g. to find all friends tagged with a certain place. ★ Sync and back up across multiple devices. ★ Free, lightweight personal CRM for Facebook.

Featured on Product Hunt! https://www.producthunt.com/posts/backstory-for-facebook

Q: Will my friends know what I write about them?

A: No! Only you can see the labels and notes you've written.

Q: Where are my notes stored?

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps users remember details about their Facebook friends
  • Enhances the personalization of user interactions on Facebook
  • Convenient search functionality to look up friends by tags or notes
Cons
  • Privacy concerns due to permissions required by the extension
  • Some users report functionality issues, such as the extension not working on people's profiles
Most mentioned
  • Extension is a necessary feature for managing a large number of friends
  • Users are hopeful that Facebook will integrate a similar feature
  • Provides a great personal touch to Facebook friendships
Recent reviews
I 100% Love this addon!!!!
by Brian Mcintosh Brian Mcintosh, 2024-03-05

Read the Privacy practices! It reads "Backstory: Remember Your Facebook Friends! collects the following: For example: passwords, credentials, security question, or personal identification number (PIN)"
by Dio Dio, 2022-05-02

Great idea! I've been looking for something like this for quite some time. Was very surprised that Facebook didn't have a native version.
by Ben Dawson Ben Dawson, 2020-03-22
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Safety
Risk impact

Backstory: Remember Your Facebook Friends! may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Backstory: Remember Your Facebook Friends! has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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