Google Search by date - horizontal bar

Always show the date selection in a horizontal menu. Adds 6 months, 2 years & 5 years and custom search ranges.

Download

Install Compare

The "Google Search by Date - Horizontal Bar" Chrome extension revolutionizes your Google search experience by providing an always visible date and time selection menu. It simplifies filtering search results by adding new quick-select buttons for 6 months, 2 years, and 5 years, alongside a more accessible custom range option. Users can effortlessly filter results with just one click per time frame, making temporal searches faster and more convenient.

Additional features include displaying shortened result counts directly on the interface, with detailed total results and search speed accessible via tooltips. The extension is optimized for performance, ensuring a lag and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) free experience. Updated as of April 10, 2024, it guarantees compatibility and smooth functionality, enhancing productivity and precision for users who frequently rely on date-filtered searches.

Extension Productivity Utilities

By:: Erik Johansson
Users:: 1,000
Rating:: 4.50

(22)
Version:: 0.4.2 Last updated: 2024-04-11
Creation date:: 2020-06-20
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 14.57KB
Email:: cg*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:: 2025-07-17

Ranking

# 23,193 ▼ 16

Other rankings

#5063 in Tools ▼ 29 #19 in search bar keyword 16 ▲ 16 #20 in date keyword 18 ▲ 8 #39 in search box keyword 15 ▲ 15 #278 in search keyword 62 ▲

User reviews

Users appreciate this Chrome extension for its simplicity and for adding a convenient date filter to Google Search that reduces clicks and preserves the total results count display. However, multiple users report missing features like custom date ranges and additional intervals, and note that the extension has recently experienced bugs and broken functionality. Additionally, it hides Google's original 'tools' link, removing access to custom ranges. Despite limitations, it remains a popular and handy tool lacking in native Google Search.

Pros

Easy to use and reduces the number of clicks needed for date-filtered Google searches.
Adds a useful date filter feature that Google search lacks by default.
Simple, accessible interface that integrates well with Google Search.
Preserves the display of total search result counts, unlike some other extensions.
Highly appreciated by users for improving Google search functionality.

Cons

Lacks certain desirable features such as custom date ranges and additional time intervals (e.g., 12 hours, 14 days).
Has bugs reported recently, including occasional malfunctioning and breaking of features.
Removes or hides Google's own 'tools' link that allows for custom range selection, limiting flexibility.
Does not support sorting search results by date, despite suggestions otherwise.

Recent reviews

great extension but could be better can u add a search by newest option like back then when they had it? id find it to be more helpful than just picking up stuff from last 6 months

Kr*****, 2024-11-25

I tried few similar and settled on this one for the fewest clicks. This should be in settings since years...

Ch*****, 2024-06-27

Would it be possible to fix it again? If You have a github account send me a message to help you out. Thanks

12*****, 2024-04-10

View all user reviews ›

Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Google Search by date - horizontal bar requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Google Search by date - horizontal bar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******

Upgrade to see full risk analysis details

Instantly check and monitor your browser extensions' risks and permissions with Extension Guard.