# History Lib

> Save your browser histories

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6761198319](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6761198319)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6761198319`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 建谌 潘
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-13
- **First published:** 2026-05-21
- **Size:** 5.12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/history-lib/id6761198319)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://prods.notion.site/history-lib-privacy-policy](https://prods.notion.site/history-lib-privacy-policy)

## Description

This is a niche app designed to store and preserve Safari browser history.

===== Why Develop This App =====

As an Apple user, I only use Safari as my browser.
One day, in an effort to thoroughly clean up the junk in Safari browser, I decided to export all the history records of Safari and then delete all the data of Safari at once...
OK, it's all taken care of perfectly.
However... When I opened Safari again and tried to import the history, I was completely shocked by the result:
The import function in macOS always loses some data, and the import function in iOS/iPadOS is even worse, only importing the records from the last month!
This is unacceptable for me, who heavily uses the browser. I'm not someone who likes to take notes; instead, I simply browse through the browser history when needed.
However, the Apple ecosystem has explicitly refused to import all of my records.
I naturally couldn't change Apple, so I simply took matters into my own hands and created this app.

===== Functions and Features =====

• Import the Safari browser history and it doesn't matter how long it is.
• Supports export in multiple formats, and can be easily transferred to other devices or browsers at will.
• Support the encryption of the export in HistoryLib’s own format, providing an additional layer of protection for your privacy.
• Data can be fully synchronized with iCloud automatically. For multiple Apple devices, only one modification is needed, and there is no need for manual import or export.
• Supports completely offline operation. The complete code is all open source on GitHub. Your privacy will always be secure.

===== Suitable Scenarios =====

• Dislike the privacy protection of the existing browsers and cloud synchronization
• Don't want others to see the history records, but don't want to delete them all directly
• Have exported good history records locally, but there is no suitable tool to view them, and don't want to import them back into the browser
• ...

[This app is open-source on GitHub under the MIT license]
https://github.com/SJasonP/HistoryLib

## Rankings

- #1,487,697 — Overall

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