HistorySearch — Full-Text Browsing Memory

Tracking since Apr 25, 2026.

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• May 2, 2026
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  # Chrome Web Store Listing
  
  ## Name
  HistorySearch — Full-Text Browsing Memory
  
  ## Short Description (132 chars max)
  Search the full text of every page you've visited. Your browser remembers everything. 100% local, zero data sent anywhere.
  
  ## Detailed Description
  
  Ever spent 20 minutes trying to find "that article you read last week"? Chrome's built-in history only searches titles and URLs — not the actual content you read.
  
  HistorySearch fixes this. It quietly saves the text of every page you visit, then lets you search through all of it instantly.
  
  🔍 HOW IT WORKS
  • Install and forget — HistorySearch works automatically in the background
  • Visit any webpage — the text content is saved locally
  • Need to find something? Open the side panel and search
  • Click any result to jump back to the original page
  
  🛡️ 100% PRIVATE
  • All data stays on YOUR computer — nothing is sent anywhere
  • No servers, no cloud, no analytics, no tracking
  • HistorySearch doesn't even request network permissions
  • Verify yourself: check the permissions — zero network access
  
  ⚡ FEATURES
  • Full-text search across everything you've browsed
  • Smart text extraction powered by Mozilla Readability
  • Date and domain filters to narrow results
  • Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+F to open/close
  • Dark mode support
  • Export/import your data as JSON backup
  • Automatic cleanup — old entries are removed automatically
  • Sensitive page protection — banks, medical sites, and password pages are never saved
  • Japanese kana-aware search (ひらがな/カタカナ cross-matching)
  • Customizable domain blocklist
  
  🔒 SENSITIVE PAGE PROTECTION
  • Pages with password fields are automatically skipped
  • Banking, medical, and government sites blocked by default
  • Add your own domains to the blocklist
  • Incognito mode is always excluded
  
  💡 PERFECT FOR
  • Developers searching for code snippets they saw last month
  • Researchers tracking sources across dozens of articles
  • Students who need to re-find study material
  • Anyone who thinks "I read this somewhere..." more than once a week
  
  ⌨️ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
  • Ctrl+Shift+F (Cmd+Shift+F on Mac): Open/close HistorySearch
  • Arrow keys: Navigate search results
  • Enter: Open selected result
  
  📦 DATA & STORAGE
  • Data is stored in your browser's local IndexedDB
  • Automatic cleanup keeps storage manageable
  • Export your data anytime from Settings
  • No account required — works immediately after install
  
  Built with privacy as the #1 priority. No compromises.
  
  ## Category
  Productivity
  
  ## Language
  English
  
  ## Single Purpose Description (for Chrome Web Store review)
  This extension saves the text content of web pages the user visits to the browser's local IndexedDB storage, and provides a search interface to find previously visited pages by their text content.

  # Chrome Web Store Listing
  
  ## Name
  HistorySearch — Full-Text Browsing Memory
  
  ## Short Description (132 chars max)
  Search the full text of every page you've visited — kept for 90 days, fully local. Zero data sent anywhere.
  
  ## Detailed Description
  
  Ever spent 20 minutes trying to find "that article you read last week"? Chrome's built-in history only searches titles and URLs — not the actual content you read.
  
  HistorySearch fixes this. It quietly saves the text of every page you visit, then lets you search through all of it instantly.
  
  🔍 HOW IT WORKS
  • Install and forget — HistorySearch works automatically in the background
  • Visit any webpage — the text content is saved locally
  • Need to find something? Open the side panel and search
  • Click any result to jump back to the original page
  
  🛡️ 100% PRIVATE
  • All data stays on YOUR computer — nothing is sent anywhere
  • No servers, no cloud, no analytics, no tracking
  • HistorySearch doesn't even request network permissions
  • Verify yourself: check the permissions — zero network access
  
  ⚡ FEATURES
  • Full-text search across everything you've browsed
  • 90 days of history kept by default — find articles from last quarter, not just last week
  • Smart text extraction powered by Mozilla Readability
  • Filter by date (today / last 7 days / last 30 days / last 90 days) and domain
  • Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+F to open/close
  • Dark mode support
  • Export/import your data as JSON backup
  • Automatic cleanup — old entries are removed automatically
  • Sensitive page protection — banks, medical sites, and password pages are never saved
  • Japanese kana-aware search (ひらがな/カタカナ cross-matching)
  • Customizable domain blocklist
  
  🔒 SENSITIVE PAGE PROTECTION
  • Pages with password fields are automatically skipped
  • Banking, medical, and government sites blocked by default
  • Add your own domains to the blocklist
  • Incognito mode is always excluded
  
  💡 PERFECT FOR
  • Developers searching for code snippets they saw last month
  • Researchers tracking sources across dozens of articles
  • Students who need to re-find study material
  • Anyone who thinks "I read this somewhere..." more than once a week
  
  ⌨️ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
  • Ctrl+Shift+F (Cmd+Shift+F on Mac): Open/close HistorySearch
  • Arrow keys: Navigate search results
  • Enter: Open selected result
  
  📦 DATA & STORAGE
  • Data is stored in your browser's local IndexedDB
  • Automatic cleanup keeps storage manageable
  • Export your data anytime from Settings
  • No account required — works immediately after install
  
  Built with privacy as the #1 priority. No compromises.
  
  ## Category
  Productivity
  
  ## Language
  English
  
  ## Single Purpose Description (for Chrome Web Store review)
  This extension saves the text content of web pages the user visits to the browser's local IndexedDB storage, and provides a search interface to find previously visited pages by their text content.

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