Best alternatives to HistoryGuard (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to HistoryGuard, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Off The Record History
Track your browsing history in incognito mode. Maintain your history for up to 7 days.
≈50K users3.3★ from 116 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 8.3× more users than HistoryGuard
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Lock Your History
Secure your browsing history with a password. Lock Your History locks your history tab to protect your privacy.
≈3K users3.9★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than HistoryGuard
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Hide my history
A better way to hide your browsing history
≈1K users4.3★ from 10 ratings7 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than HistoryGuard
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Incognito History
Browse your incognito history
≈4K users2.4★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago5 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than HistoryGuard
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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View Chrome History
You can easily delete, edit your history on Chrome browser
≈40K users3.3★ from 166 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago1 permissions- About 6.7× more users than HistoryGuard
- Rated 1.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Don't save to history
This extension lets you create a custom list of websites that will never be recorded in your browser's history.
≈2K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than HistoryGuard
- Updated less recently
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No History Manifest V3
Stop Chrome from recording your browsing history.
≈1K users5.0★ from 3 ratings2 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than HistoryGuard
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Clear History
Quickly clears the browser history.
≈4K users3.9★ from 32 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years8 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than HistoryGuard
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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History Trends
Displays interactive charts and statistics of your entire browsing history.
≈20K users4.5★ from 163 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 3.3× more users than HistoryGuard
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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History Cleaner
A single-click browser history cleaner. You can wipe your browser history for a configurable period.
≈7K users4.0★ from 28 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- A similar number of users to HistoryGuard
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
HistoryGuard alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to HistoryGuard?
By users, the most popular alternative is Off The Record History with ≈50K users and a 3.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Off The Record History.
Which HistoryGuard alternative has the best rating?
History Trends has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 163 ratings.
Is there a HistoryGuard alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
View Chrome History asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for HistoryGuard.
How many alternatives to HistoryGuard are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to HistoryGuard 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.