History Button

History Button

Just a shortcut to Chrome history page

What is History Button?
History Button is a Chrome extension that adds a shortcut to the Chrome history page on the browser's toolbar. With this extension, you can access your history with just one click, saving you time and hassle.
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Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2020-12-13
Users: 7,540+
Rating: 4.53 (15)
Version: 2.4.0.0 (Last updated: 2019-10-25)
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Size: 27.66K
Price: Free
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Summary

This is just a shortcut to Chrome history page.

When installed, it will add "History" button to your browser's toolbar.

Click the icon and you'll open the "history" page. That's all this "extension" does.

There are some options available: you can set the button to open the history page in new tab or in the current tab and, if you want, you can add it to the context menu.

Questions & Answers

Why adding separate extension to access history when it’s accessible with two clicks from the menu? -- Because with the history button in the toolbar you’ll do it in one click, which is 50% faster :)

But extensions eat system memory, why wasting resources just for quick shortcut to the history? -- The history button doesn’t “eat” memory. In technical terms, it uses non-persistent background page, which means chrome doesn’t need to reserve memory for the history extension (check the Chrome Task Manager if you don’t trust us -- when you click on the history icon it will start the extension, open the history page and release the memory right after that)

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User reviews
Very useful & reassuringly simple. Though when I first installed it, the history button did not appear, even after restarting Chrome. To make it appear, I found that I first had to click on the mallet icon (which manages extensions) on the Chrome toolbar, and select "pin (this) extension".
by Ian Tomalin, 2020-12-07

I love it very simple.
by Suhaib STALKER Suhaib STALKER, 2020-07-26

Have this this installed on the new chromium edge browser and works a treet :)
by Steve Whitehouse Steve Whitehouse, 2020-01-19
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Safety
Risk impact

History Button is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

History Button may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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