Clear History

Quickly clears the browser history.

What is Clear History?

'Clear History' is a reliable Chrome extension designed to make browsing history management easier. It automatically erases all entries or makes older entries expire according to user preference, while the recent ones are left untouched. A notable feature that sets it apart is its transparency - users can freely review the extension source via a link available on its homepage.

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By: Mike Frysinger

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 3.87 (31)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2022-10-10)

Creation date: 2016-02-28

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

alarms
history
cookies
downloads
notifications
storage

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 34.28K

Email: va*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 17033 ▼ 149

Other rankings

#6914 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 17 #14 in history keyword 33 ▲ 2

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Summary

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Automatically clear all history, or expire old entries while preserving the most recent!

Feel free to review the extension source at the homepage linked on the right.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Easy to use and simple to setup
Automatically deletes old browsing history
One click operation
Allows users to customize time frame to clear data

Cons

Despite settings, it clears 'older than' history instead of 'newer than'
Does not work for some users
Needs ability to customize the number of days beyond 30 day limit
Stopped working on Opera
Does not delete favicons

Most mentioned

Ease of use
Automatically deletes old browsing history
Customization of days to clear data
Issues with its functionality

Recent reviews

It does work this extension is a lifesaver for your school laptops I give a 5/5.

Thithuyhong tran, 2022-02-16

I'm using this handy extension to automatically delete old history because otherwise the browser becomes sluggish when it has to keep all the history of several years from the past. But I don't need to delete all the history because I want to know what links I have clicked in the past weeks/months, so I prefer to keep that. What I would like to see in the next version of this extension: Ability to customize the number of days instead of being limited to 1 hour to 30 days. In my case I would like to keep the history of the past 3 months.

Dennis Schamne, 2021-12-19

Thanks a lot for sharing your great work!, It is a pity that the extension does not simply allow you to enter the number of days in a text box. For example, at home I want to delete everything older than 3 months and at work, everything older than 7 months.

Thomas Schittli, 2021-09-15

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Safety

Risk impact

Clear History is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Clear History if you trust the publisher.