History Export
Quick and dirty history export/import
What is History Export?
History Export is a Firefox add-on that allows you to quickly export and import your browsing history. With this add-on, you can easily backup and transfer your browsing history between devices or share it with others. Its simplicity and efficiency make it a convenient tool for managing and organizing your browsing history.
Add-on stats
By: Skyweb
Rating: 4.60
(10)
Creation date: 2023-03-24
Weekly download count: 108
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- history
Size: 22.21K
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
Open the extension's options either by opening the list of extensions, clicking the cog icon and then clicking "manage extension". Then select the options tab. You can also get there through Settings > Extensions & Themes, then clicking the add-on and selecting the options tab.
In this tab you can use the export history button to download a data.json file containing all of your history. The other button can be used in another firefox instance to select a file to import history from.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Successfully exports large amounts of history in a short time.
- Useful for recovering history from corrupted profiles.
- Responsive developer support.
- Allows exporting and saving history in plain text (data.json).
- Simple and straightforward export functionality.
Cons
- Import functionality often does not work as expected.
- Does not preserve 'Most Recent Visit' dates.
- Pages from the old history may not highlight correctly in the new history.
- Lack of clear instructions on how to start/use the add-on.
- Some users experienced freezing or delays in Firefox after importing.
Most mentioned
- History export function works well.
- Import issues with existing history.
- Developer responsiveness.
- Desire for additional features or improvements.
- Challenge with large file sizes affecting import.
Recent reviews
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed to recover from a corrupted places.sqlite that my new profile was only finding 12 history entries but old profile still showed them all. Your History Export was able to grab nearly 139,000 records and import them into my new profile in under a minute. Then it took Firefox about an hour to parse it all and add it to my Library. Verified the integrity in about:support afterwards, all is good!!
by ππΝΜΊππ, 2024-10-04
by fabiorzfreitas, 2024-07-08
Add-on safety
Risk impact
History Export requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
History Export has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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