Form Vault

Form Vault

Autosave every change you make to a form so you can easily recover lost data, and create templates to fill out forms instantly.

What is Form Vault?
Form Vault is a Chrome extension designed to autosave every change made to a webpage form, allowing for easy recovery of lost data. In addition, it provides a functionality to create templates for forms, such as job applications or timesheets, making repeated fill-outs significantly faster. All data is stored locally, with optional syncing across devices if enabled on the user's Chrome browser.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 2.88 (34)
Version: 1.1.3 (Last updated: 2022-01-12)
Creation date: 2018-01-08
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • tabs
  • scripting
  • notifications
  • background
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • *://*/*
Size: 350.21K
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Summary

Form Vault gives you the ability to save form templates and recover lost form data from any webpage. You can also fill out timesheets, job applications, and other forms that you fill out often with just the click of a button! If you’ve ever had a oh $#@*& moment and lost everything you typed into an online form, then this extension is just for you. If not, use this extension to avoid this!

Current features:

  • The ‘Undo’ button will restore autosaved form data for a particular site. Every change to a webpage form is stored locally on your chrome browser and can be restored through this function.
  • The ‘Save Template’ button will create a template of current site’s form data. As long as the user has ‘sync’ enabled on their chrome browser, this data will persist offline and across different devices. Note that this button will overwrite previously saved templates.
  • The ‘Restore Template’ button will retrieve the template saved to the site’s domain and fill the template data into the appropriate fields on the form.
  • The ‘Edit Templates’ button will open a new webpage with a table displaying all the user’s currently saved templates. Users can edit and delete templates from this page.
  • The ‘Clear History’ button will clear all history - templates and auto-saved data. This data cannot be recovered.
  • Works for all text elements, select drop-downs, radio buttons, and checkboxes.

Notice: This extension won't save any personal data. All data is either stored locally on your computer, or synced with your gmail account. This extension will also not save or recover any fields with the name 'Password' or anything similar. Git Repo: https://github.com/drewsb/FormVault

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
  • Allows for form data saving/recovery
  • Enables creation and editing of templates
  • Effective time-saver in filling out repetitive forms
Cons
  • Doesn’t work consistently across different browsers
  • Issues with browser crashing
  • Doesn't save password fields
  • Struggles with auto-saving
  • No documentation
Most mentioned
  • Helpful for filling job applications
  • Comparison with Lazarus extension
  • Issues with Vivaldi browser
  • Lacks auto-save feature
  • The concept of 'template' is unclear
Recent reviews
doesn't work
by Tim James Tim James, 2023-11-08

Does not work
by Tung Nguyen Tung Nguyen, 2023-02-10

DO NOT USE WITH VIVALDI BROWSER. Fastest delete of an extension I've ever done. I am about to cry... I downloaded this extension right before submitting a really long application because the first time I filled it out my computer had an issue and I lost all my data. Most reviews seemed fine so I trusted it. As soon as I hit save my browser crashed, again, deleting all the data I had filled out. Clicking any part of this extension will cause your browser to crash. I have Vivaldi browser, maybe that is the problem and this works well on other browsers. Or maybe this is an evil troll and every reviewer is in on it. One thing is for sure, I will fill out this form for a third time (3+ hours of writing), with tears rolling down my face, and if something happens again, this will be the start of a new villain arc. DO NOT download this app if you need it right away, download to test on something that is okay to lose.
by DANNY J.G DANNY J.G, 2023-01-07
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Safety
Risk impact

Form Vault 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 Form Vault if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Form Vault has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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