Recent Searches

Adds an item to your right-click menu that will insert recently searched terms into your current text box.
What is Recent Searches?
"Recent Searches" is a Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by showing your recent searches performed within the last two days whenever you right-click on any search bar. The extension does not degrade browser performance as it pulls searches from browser history URLs. It requires 'history' permissions, as it operates fully on your device without any data sharing or transmission.

Extension stats

By: em_te
Users: 697 ▲ 2
Version: 0.1.4 (Last updated: 2021-02-08)
Creation date: 2020-04-11
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • history
Size: 17.70K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Recent Searches (v0.1.4)
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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Introduction: How many times have you searched for someone on one search engine, were dissatisfied and wanted to search for the same thing in another search engine?

Simply right click on any search box and click "Recent Searches" and it will pull recent searches that you performed within the last 2 days and allow you to paste it with just one click.

This extension is also completely keyboard accessible for the keyboard savvy. Just press Up/Down/Enter/Escape to control which text gets inserted!

Data Source: This extension does not track what you type into search fields because that method would degrade your browser's performance. Your past searches is only pulled from the URLs in your browser's history (from the last 2 days only) on demand. This method is significantly lighter on resources. However, if you clear your browser history, your past searches will be inaccessible.

Permissions: This extension requires "history" permissions because it will pull your recent searches from your browser history. Nothing is shared with anyone and nothing leaves your computer.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Recent Searches requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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