Best alternatives to Simple History Manager (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Simple History Manager, 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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Simple History Manager alternatives, compared
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Chrome Omnibox History Hider
Chrome Omnibox History Hider - do not display search history in Omnibox.
≈7K users3.4★ from 52 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 3.5× more users than Simple History Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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Extension Manager Pro
Lightweight extension manager for quick pinning, grouping, and toggling.
≈6K users4.5★ from 184 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago3 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Simple History Manager
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Bookmark Manager
Bookmark Manager
≈60K users3.3★ from 65 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago7 permissions- About 30× more users than Simple History Manager
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Flow - Tab Manager
A new way to manage chrome tabs and windows easily.
≈7K users4.5★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago6 permissions- About 3.5× more users than Simple History Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Tab Manager Plus for Chrome
Quickly find open tabs, see all windows in one view, find duplicates and limit tabs per window. The best Tab Manager for Chrome.
≈200K users4.7★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 100× more users than Simple History Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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Tab Manager by Workona
The world’s best tab manager
≈200K users4.6★ from 3.8K ratingsUpdated 3 days ago5 permissions- About 100× more users than Simple History Manager
- Updated more recently
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Image Download Manager Extension » Chrome Web Store
✅ Image Download Manager Integration Module for Chrome.
217 users4.6★ from 38 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago4 permissions- About 9.2× fewer users than Simple History Manager
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
Simple History Manager alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Simple History Manager?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Manager Plus for Chrome with ≈200K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Chrome Omnibox History Hider.
Which Simple History Manager alternative has the best rating?
Tab Manager Plus for Chrome has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings.
Is there a Simple History Manager alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Chrome Omnibox History Hider asks for 2 permissions, against 5 for Simple History Manager.
How many alternatives to Simple History Manager are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to Simple History Manager 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.