WatchHistory for YouTube™

Tracking since Apr 11, 2026.

Changelog

• May 9, 2026
  description

  WatchHistory for YouTube™: Private History & Auto-Resume
  Take control of your YouTube experience. WatchHistory is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that tracks your watch progress locally. Whether you have official history disabled, are browsing signed-out, or are simply tired of YouTube "forgetting" your place in a long video, WatchHistory has you covered.
  
  🕒 Never Lose Your Place Again
  Precision Auto-Resume: Automatically saves your timestamp as you watch. When you return to a video, WatchHistory jumps you back to the exact second you left off.
  
  Visual Progress Badges: See "Resume" or "Watched" tags directly on YouTube thumbnails across your Home feed, Subscriptions, and Search results.
  
  Smart Completion Tracking: Once a video passes your custom watch percentage (e.g., 90%), it is automatically marked as "Watched."
  
  🔒 Privacy First, Always
  Ghost Mode (Incognito): Need to watch off the record? Toggle Ghost Mode to instantly pause all history and progress tracking for your current session.
  
  100% Local Storage: Your data never leaves your device. No cloud syncing, no tracking, and no external servers.
  
  No Analytics: We don’t track what you watch. Your history is stored safely and privately within your browser.
  
  Complete Control: Export your history to JSON for backup or clear your entire database with one click.
  
  🛠️ Powerful Local Features
  Rolling Archive: Keep a searchable list of your most recent 50 to 1,000 videos. The oldest entries are cleared automatically to keep your browser fast.
  
  Instant Search & Sort: Find any video in your history by title. Sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetical to manage your archive your way.
  
  Clean Feed (Optional): Hide Shorts or already Watched videos from your feeds to keep your YouTube experience focused and fresh.
  
  Smart Redirects: Optionally redirect the official YouTube "History" link to your new, private local dashboard.
  
  ✨ Seamless Integration
  Dark & Light Mode: Automatically adapts to your system theme for a native look and feel.
  
  Dashboard & Popup: See your most recent videos in a quick-access popup, or dive into your full history in a beautiful, dedicated grid view.

  WatchHistory for YouTube™: Private History & Auto-Resume
  Take control of your YouTube experience. WatchHistory is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that tracks your watch progress locally. Whether you have official history disabled, are browsing signed-out, or are simply tired of YouTube "forgetting" your place in a long video, WatchHistory has you covered.
  
  🕒 Never Lose Your Place Again
  Precision Auto-Resume: Automatically saves your timestamp as you watch. When you return, the extension jumps you back to the exact second you left off.
  
  NEW: Continue Watching Section: A dedicated section on your Subscriptions page that surfaces your recent progress, letting you resume instantly without searching.
  
  Visual Progress Badges: See "Resume" or "Watched" tags directly on YouTube thumbnails across your Home feed, Subscriptions, and Search results.
  
  Smart Completion Tracking: Once a video passes your custom watch percentage (e.g., 90%), it is automatically marked as "Watched."
  
  🔒 Privacy First, Always
  Ghost Mode (Incognito): Need to watch off the record? Toggle Ghost Mode to instantly pause all history and progress tracking for your current session.
  
  100% Local-First Architecture: Your data never leaves your device. We use native, high-performance IndexedDB to store your history securely on your machine. There is no cloud syncing, no tracking, and no external servers just your data, exactly where you left it
  
  No Analytics: We don’t track what you watch. Your history is stored safely and privately within your browser.
  
  Complete Control: Export your history to JSON for backup or clear your entire database with one click.
  
  🛠️ Powerful Local Features
  Smart History Management: Store an unlimited watch history locally on your device. You remain in full control keep everything forever or set your own custom cleanup rules to keep your workspace exactly how you like it.
  
  Instant Search & Sort: Find any video in your history by title. Sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetical to manage your archive your way.
  
  Clean Feed (Optional): Hide Shorts or already Watched videos from your feeds to keep your YouTube experience focused and fresh.
  
  Smart Redirects: Optionally redirect the official YouTube "History" or "Home" links to your new, private local dashboard.
  
  ✨ Seamless Integration
  Automatic Setup: New user? We’ll guide you through a quick configuration process so you can start tracking in seconds.
  
  Dark & Light Mode: Automatically adapts to your system theme for a native look and feel.
  
  Dashboard & Popup: See your most recent videos in a quick-access popup, or dive into your full history in a beautiful, dedicated grid view.

• May 9, 2026
  permissions

  storage

  storage, alarms

• Apr 26, 2026
  description

  WatchHistory for YouTube™: Private History & Auto-Resume
  Take control of your YouTube experience. WatchHistory is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that tracks your watch progress locally. Whether you have official history disabled, are browsing signed-out, or are simply tired of YouTube "forgetting" your place in a long video, WatchHistory has you covered.
  
  🕒 Never Lose Your Place Again
  Precision Auto-Resume: Automatically saves your timestamp as you watch. When you return to a video, WatchHistory jumps you back to the exact second you left off.
  
  Visual Progress Badges: See "Resume" or "Watched" tags directly on YouTube thumbnails in your Home feed, Subscriptions, and Search results, so you know exactly where you stand.
  
  Smart Completion Tracking: Once a video passes your custom watch percentage (e.g., 90%), it is automatically marked as "Watched." No more guessing if you finished that 2-hour podcast.
  
  🔒 Privacy First, Always
  100% Local Storage: Your data never leaves your device. No cloud syncing, no tracking, and no external servers.
  
  No Analytics: We don’t track what you watch. Your history is stored safely within your browser's local storage.
  
  Complete Control: Export your history to JSON for backup or clear your entire database with one click.
  
  🛠️ Powerful Local Features
  Rolling Archive: Keep a searchable list of your most recent 50 to 1,000 videos. Once you hit your custom limit, the oldest entries are automatically cleared to keep your browser fast.
  
  Instant Search & Sort: Find any video in your history by title. Sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetical to manage your archive your way.
  
  Clean Feed (Optional): Hide Shorts or already Watched videos from your feeds to keep your YouTube experience focused and fresh.
  
  Smart Redirects: Optionally redirect the official YouTube "History" link to your new, private local dashboard.
  
  ✨ Seamless Integration
  Dark & Light Mode: Automatically adapts to your system theme for a native look and feel.
  
  Dashboard & Popup: See your 5 most recent videos in a quick-access popup, or dive into your full history in a beautiful, dedicated grid view.
  
  Why use WatchHistory?
  It’s the perfect "Local-First" utility for users who want the convenience of a watch history without the privacy trade-offs of cloud tracking.
  
  Keep your history private. Keep your progress saved. Watch your way.

  WatchHistory for YouTube™: Private History & Auto-Resume
  Take control of your YouTube experience. WatchHistory is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that tracks your watch progress locally. Whether you have official history disabled, are browsing signed-out, or are simply tired of YouTube "forgetting" your place in a long video, WatchHistory has you covered.
  
  🕒 Never Lose Your Place Again
  Precision Auto-Resume: Automatically saves your timestamp as you watch. When you return to a video, WatchHistory jumps you back to the exact second you left off.
  
  Visual Progress Badges: See "Resume" or "Watched" tags directly on YouTube thumbnails across your Home feed, Subscriptions, and Search results.
  
  Smart Completion Tracking: Once a video passes your custom watch percentage (e.g., 90%), it is automatically marked as "Watched."
  
  🔒 Privacy First, Always
  Ghost Mode (Incognito): Need to watch off the record? Toggle Ghost Mode to instantly pause all history and progress tracking for your current session.
  
  100% Local Storage: Your data never leaves your device. No cloud syncing, no tracking, and no external servers.
  
  No Analytics: We don’t track what you watch. Your history is stored safely and privately within your browser.
  
  Complete Control: Export your history to JSON for backup or clear your entire database with one click.
  
  🛠️ Powerful Local Features
  Rolling Archive: Keep a searchable list of your most recent 50 to 1,000 videos. The oldest entries are cleared automatically to keep your browser fast.
  
  Instant Search & Sort: Find any video in your history by title. Sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetical to manage your archive your way.
  
  Clean Feed (Optional): Hide Shorts or already Watched videos from your feeds to keep your YouTube experience focused and fresh.
  
  Smart Redirects: Optionally redirect the official YouTube "History" link to your new, private local dashboard.
  
  ✨ Seamless Integration
  Dark & Light Mode: Automatically adapts to your system theme for a native look and feel.
  
  Dashboard & Popup: See your most recent videos in a quick-access popup, or dive into your full history in a beautiful, dedicated grid view.

• Apr 21, 2026
  description

  WatchHistory for YouTube™: Private History & Auto-Resume
  Take control of your YouTube experience. WatchHistory is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that tracks your watch progress locally. Whether you have official history disabled, are browsing signed-out, or are simply tired of YouTube "forgetting" your place in a long video, WatchHistory has you covered.
  
  🕒 Never Lose Your Place Again
  Precision Auto-Resume: Automatically saves your timestamp as you watch. When you return to a video, WatchHistory jumps you back to the exact second you left off.
  
  Resume Badges: See "Resume" tags directly on YouTube thumbnails, so you know exactly which videos you’ve already started.
  
  Livestream Support: Track your progress on long streams and jump back to the live edge or your last saved spot instantly.
  
  🔒 Privacy First, Always
  100% Local Storage: Your data never leaves your device. No cloud syncing, no tracking, and no external servers.
  
  No Analytics: We don’t track what you watch. Your history is stored safely within your browser's local storage.
  
  Complete Control: Export your history to JSON for backup or clear your entire database with one click.
  
  🛠️ Powerful Local Features
  Rolling Archive: Keep a searchable list of your most recent 50 to 1,000 videos. Once you hit your custom limit, the oldest entries are automatically cleared to keep your browser fast.
  
  Instant Search & Sort: Find any video in your history by title. Sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetical to manage your archive your way.
  
  Clean Feed (Optional): Remove Shorts from your home, subscriptions, and search feeds for a more focused viewing experience.
  
  Smart Redirects: Optionally redirect the official YouTube "History" link to your new, private local dashboard.
  
  ✨ Seamless Integration
  Dark & Light Mode: Automatically adapts to your system theme for a native look and feel.
  
  Dashboard & Popup: See your 5 most recent videos in a quick-access popup, or dive into your full history in a beautiful, dedicated grid view.
  
  Why use WatchHistory?
  It’s the perfect "Local-First" utility for users who want the convenience of a watch history without the privacy trade-offs of cloud tracking.
  
  Keep your history private. Keep your progress saved. Watch your way.

  WatchHistory for YouTube™: Private History & Auto-Resume
  Take control of your YouTube experience. WatchHistory is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that tracks your watch progress locally. Whether you have official history disabled, are browsing signed-out, or are simply tired of YouTube "forgetting" your place in a long video, WatchHistory has you covered.
  
  🕒 Never Lose Your Place Again
  Precision Auto-Resume: Automatically saves your timestamp as you watch. When you return to a video, WatchHistory jumps you back to the exact second you left off.
  
  Visual Progress Badges: See "Resume" or "Watched" tags directly on YouTube thumbnails in your Home feed, Subscriptions, and Search results, so you know exactly where you stand.
  
  Smart Completion Tracking: Once a video passes your custom watch percentage (e.g., 90%), it is automatically marked as "Watched." No more guessing if you finished that 2-hour podcast.
  
  🔒 Privacy First, Always
  100% Local Storage: Your data never leaves your device. No cloud syncing, no tracking, and no external servers.
  
  No Analytics: We don’t track what you watch. Your history is stored safely within your browser's local storage.
  
  Complete Control: Export your history to JSON for backup or clear your entire database with one click.
  
  🛠️ Powerful Local Features
  Rolling Archive: Keep a searchable list of your most recent 50 to 1,000 videos. Once you hit your custom limit, the oldest entries are automatically cleared to keep your browser fast.
  
  Instant Search & Sort: Find any video in your history by title. Sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetical to manage your archive your way.
  
  Clean Feed (Optional): Hide Shorts or already Watched videos from your feeds to keep your YouTube experience focused and fresh.
  
  Smart Redirects: Optionally redirect the official YouTube "History" link to your new, private local dashboard.
  
  ✨ Seamless Integration
  Dark & Light Mode: Automatically adapts to your system theme for a native look and feel.
  
  Dashboard & Popup: See your 5 most recent videos in a quick-access popup, or dive into your full history in a beautiful, dedicated grid view.
  
  Why use WatchHistory?
  It’s the perfect "Local-First" utility for users who want the convenience of a watch history without the privacy trade-offs of cloud tracking.
  
  Keep your history private. Keep your progress saved. Watch your way.

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagealarms

Host access

https://www.youtube.com/*

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