Historian
A per-window sidebar for searching, switching, and organizing tabs with groups, pinned tabs, and fast actions.
As of June 2026, Historian has 52 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Productivity category.
Usersdown 16.1 percent−16.1%
52
52
Ratingno change0%
5.00
2 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
2
Version
1.5.0
Manifest V3
History
11 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 62 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 60 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 62 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 57 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| May 4, 2026 | 60 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| May 9, 2026 | 61 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| May 14, 2026 | 55 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| May 20, 2026 | 56 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| May 27, 2026 | 55 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 47 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 55 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
| Now | 52 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.5.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagetabstabGroupscommandssidePanel
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Historian is a sidebar for managing tabs in Chrome. It is built for people who keep a lot of tabs open and want a simpler way to find, switch, and organize them. Find more details at https://usehistorian.com/ Key Features - View tabs for the current window in a clean sidebar. - Search tabs by title or URL. - See pinned tabs and Chrome tab groups in one place. - Switch to a tab with one click. - Use quick actions to close, pin, mute, duplicate, reload, or move tabs. - Find matching tabs from other windows when you search. Why Use Historian? - It keeps the current window front and center. - It makes large tab sets easier to search and clean up. - It gives you a simpler alternative to the default tab strip. How It Works - Install Historian. - Open it from the Chrome side panel. - Search, switch, and organize tabs as you browse. Historian helps you stay on top of busy browser windows without getting in the way.
Technical
- Version
- 1.5.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 112KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- mccljpkenpobhgohcjkdbfghagblbdni
- Developer ID
- uae2968564eaac1e721a0f451eba8e0c6
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jul 8, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Mar 9, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
- usehistorian.com
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.