Chrome History Manager

It is common knowledge that almost everything you do on the web is memorized by your web browser, for instance Google Chrome, in its history, which can make your activity accessible to others and can represent a security concern.

A simple means of dealing with this problem would be to review your history and remove the entries you think might pose a risk. While this can just as easily be done from the browser itself, there are also applications that can help you with the task, such as Chrome History Manager.

Usage-wise, the program should cause minimal difficulty, as its straightforward and intuitive looks make it easy to understand and handle, even by IT novices.

The main and only window of Chrome History Manager features a ‘Show History’ button, that triggers the operation, while on the lower edge, ‘Reports’ can be generated or you can ‘Remove’ entries.

When launching the utility, it should automatically detect and load the history file from your computer. However, should it fail to do this, you can load it manually, by browsing to its location (AppData > Local > Google > Chrome > User Data > Default > History), or you can drag and drop the file onto the main window.

Clicking on ‘Show History’ reveals all the information identified in the file, along with the website URL, title, the number of visits and the date. Selected entries can be removed individually, or you can delete it altogether. At the same time, the data can be saved in a report in TXT, HTML, CSV or XML format, for future reference.

Chrome History Manager proves to be an efficient piece of software that you can resort to for selectively cleaning up your browser’s memory. However, you should note that this is an operation that can just the same be performed from the Google Chrome itself, without additional programs, particularly since they offer no evident advantages.