View Chrome History Chrome Extension Analysis

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a user-friendly replacement for the default Chrome history manager. It emphasizes a simpler UI and the ability to search or clear browsing history by specific date ranges.

Inferred product pattern

A utility wrapper that replaces a native browser management page with a custom UI to provide better filtering and editing capabilities.

Review-backed pain points

Users report that recent updates forced a change from a simple scrolling view to a mandatory date-search requirement. Additionally, there are critical bugs where timestamps only show minutes/seconds and text becomes invisible in dark mode.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of a bulk 're-open' feature for multiple selected sites and missing hour-level granularity in history logs.

Support

Users expressed frustration over long-standing bugs, such as missing hour timestamps, remaining unfixed for months.

Reliability

Reports of the extension failing to display history after the first use of the clear function and malfunctioning date selectors.

Privacy

No privacy complaints observed; listing explicitly claims data is stored locally.