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Jira Description History Viewer

View Jira description history and compare versions with visible diffs. Open a Jira issue, go to History, then run the extension.

Time on the storeUnder a yearA rough range, not an exact date

Store users57As shown on the Chrome Web Store

Chrome Web Store rating5.0 / 52 ratings on the Chrome Web Store

Last store update25 Feb 2026Version 1.1.0, 8 months ago

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Benny Clawd5 months ago
Excellent extension for anyone who works with Jira tickets regularly. Jira’s native history view is almost impossible to read, especially when you have many edits in a long ticket description. This extension solves that problem in a very practical way. Its biggest strength is how clearly it shows different description versions and highlights the changes between them. It makes it much easier to understand what was added, removed, or modified with each edit, without having to dig through the Jira history log manually.

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Access levelLow

Asks only for everyday access, nothing we track as sensitive.

What it’s allowed to do, not what it actually does. Not a safety rating.

Members also see when a new version asks for new access.

No website access beyond the tab you click it on.

sk.contrivances has 3 listings on the store. Updates now and then.

Combined users can count the same person more than once. See all 3 listings

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