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Best alternatives to History (2026)

7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to History, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

History: reviews, users and permissionsBest Workflow & Planning extensions

History today

≈3K users4.4★ from 87 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions

History alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    History On/Off

    Pause and resume history with a click

    ≈20K users4.1★ from 76 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago4 permissions
    • About 6.7× more users than History
    • Rated 0.3 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
    History On/Off alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    History by Date

    Browse your history by date, instead of infinite scroll. This extension is open source. It respects your privacy, and doesn't track…

    ≈20K users4.3★ from 41 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 6.7× more users than History
    • Updated less recently
    History by Date alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Bookmarks Button

    Opens Bookmarks tab in single click from toolbar and context menu. Options available to change icon, use custom icon, etc

    ≈7K users4.3★ from 274 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.3× more users than History
    Bookmarks Button alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    Recent Tabs and History (Wrona History Menu)

    Restore, filter or remove recently closed tabs, windows and history including those from other devices.

    ≈6K users4.8★ from 73 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than History
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
    Recent Tabs and History (Wrona History Menu) alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Clipboard History

    Save history of copied text in browser.

    ≈4K users3.9★ from 55 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago7 permissions
    • A similar number of users to History
    • Rated 0.5 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
    Clipboard History alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    Export Chrome History

    Export your Chrome History as an Excel-readable CSV file or as a JSON file.

    ≈100K users4.6★ from 60 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • About 33× more users than History
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
    Export Chrome History alternativesCompare side by side
  7. 7

    History Trends

    Displays interactive charts and statistics of your entire browsing history.

    ≈20K users4.5★ from 163 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions
    • About 6.7× more users than History
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
    History Trends alternativesCompare side by side

History alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to History?

By users, the most popular alternative is Export Chrome History with ≈100K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is History On/Off.

Which History alternative has the best rating?

Recent Tabs and History (Wrona History Menu) has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 73 ratings.

Is there a History alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

History Trends asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for History.

How many alternatives to History are there?

We list 7 close alternatives to History on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.