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History Cleaner by Rayquaza01

Deletes browsing history older than a specified number of days.

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About this extension
History Cleaner

Firefox addon that deletes history older than a specified amount of
days.

Options
  • Behavior
    • Decides what history the extension will delete when it triggers.
    • Either disabled, delete old history, or delete all history.
    • Defaults to disabled, so the extension doesn’t do anything until you configure it.
  • Number of Days to Keep History
    • Delete history older than midnight on the specified number of days ago.
    • Only has effect if behavior is set to delete old history.
    • Defaults to 0.
  • Trigger Mode
    • Whether the extension triggers on idle, on browser startup, or at a set interval.
    • Defaults to idle.
  • Idle Length
    • Amount of time in seconds the browser should idle before triggering.
    • Only has effect if trigger mode is set to idle.
    • Defaults to 60, minimum 15.
  • Timer Interval
    • Interval in minutes between triggering.
    • Only has effect if trigger mode is set to timer.
    • Defaults to 1440 (24 hours), Minimum 1

Permissions
  • history
    • Used to clear browser history
  • storage
    • Used to save user options
  • idle
    • Used to detect when the browser is idle for the idle trigger mode
  • notifications
    • Used to send a notification when history is cleared
    • Notifications are only sent if the user enables notifications in options
  • downloads
    • Used to clear download history
    • Download history is only cleared if user enables the option

  • alarms
    • Used to set a timer for the timer trigger mode.

Acknowledgements

Icons used in History Cleaner are from Pictogrammers, formerly Material Design Icons. (Pictogrammers Free License)

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Available for Firefox, Available for Chrome
Rated 4.7 by 186 reviewers

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Permissions and dataLearn more

Required permissions:

  • Access browsing history

Optional permissions:

  • Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
  • Display notifications to you
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Version
1.7.0
Size
110.63 KB
Last updated
8 months ago (Dec 11, 2024)
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Release notes for 1.7.0
<p>v1.7.0 Changelog</p>
  • Add option to clear download history.
  • Add option to change icon.
  • Download and Notification permissions are now optional.
<p>[Chrome]</p>
  • Change default icon.
  • Disable theme icon, as theme icons aren’t supported in Chrome.
  • [Known Issue] The optional permission checkboxes close the popup in
    Chrome. They should work as expected, but you may want to
    toggle them from chrome://extensions instead.
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