WebTrace – Browser History Manager

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WebTrace – Browser History Manager

WebTrace – Browser History Manager is a privacy-first browser history manager built for people who need more than a basic history list.
It gives you a fast, local interface for finding pages you visited, reviewing browsing patterns, restoring closed tabs, saving favorites, revisiting search queries, checking downloads, and managing related activity from one place. Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud sync, no telemetry.

What WebTrace – Browser History Manager does

WebTrace – Browser History Manager turns browser history into a searchable, organized workspace.

Core history tools
    Search visited pages by title and URL
    Optionally index page content for deeper full-text search
    Switch between chronological view and smart session view
    Filter by date range, domain, and visit duration
    Use bulk selection for cleanup or remove individual visits and full days

Favorites
    Star important pages directly from history
    Open them later from a dedicated Favorites view
    Sort favorites by recency, usage, alphabetically, or domain

Recently Closed
    View recently closed tabs in one place
    Restore a single tab with one click
    Restore grouped tab sessions when multiple tabs were closed together
    Remove old closed-tab entries when you no longer need them


Search History
  Capture and organize search queries from major search engines, video platforms, developer forums, online marketplaces, and encyclopedias
    Review top queries, recent searches, platform breakdowns, and time ranges
    Revisit past searches without digging through raw history


Downloads
    Keep a local archive of downloaded files
    Filter downloads by source, file type, size, or date
    Quickly find files you downloaded days or weeks ago


Clipboard History
    Store copied text, links, snippets, and similar clipboard content locally when clipboard tracking is enabled
    Search and filter clipboard entries later
    Control where clipboard capture is allowed through settings


Bookmarks
    Browse your bookmarks in a dedicated view
    Review recent bookmark activity such as added, edited, or moved items


Extension Activity
    Track extension lifecycle events in one timeline
    Review installs, updates, enables, disables, and removals


Analytics
    See browsing patterns in a focused dashboard
    Review average session length, focus score, peak activity times, daily activity, and hourly distribution


Popup and full-page views
    Use the popup for quick access and instant lookup
    Open the full-page interface for advanced filtering, session review, and bulk actions


Privacy and control

Privacy is core to WebTrace – Browser History Manager.
- All data is stored locally using browser storage and IndexedDB
- No accounts
- No cloud sync
- No telemetry
- No external analytics
- No remote server required for the extension to work