Show HN: My Chrome extension, Better History, recently hit 1.0

7 points by roykolak 14y ago ↗ HN

Hey there. Chrome is a great browser, but browsing your history sure stinks and the history extensions available feel poorly designed.

My extension is called Better History. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/obciceimmggglbmelaidpjlmodcebijb

I've tackled a few important milestones that take Better History miles above the other history options. Core features...

  * Organizing history into digestible time intervals
  * Grouping visits from the same domain
  * Enhancing day filters
  * Using Preferences UI
  * Deleting beyond removing single visits
  * Evolving the time interval interface
  * Making search actually work

I think the last point is the most important. Searching your history in Chrome is completely broken if you ask me. I put lots of energy into fixing that and you can read about it here: http://automagical.posterous.com/making-chromes-history-searching-better

Fun Facts. It took about 85 days to hit 500 users. It took 1 day to up that number to 1,840 users. The next day it doubled to 3,763 users. Pretty exciting!

The jump in users was due to the Chrome Store redesign and the promotions that I prepared. Check them out here: http://automagical.posterous.com/three-promotions-for-better-history

Any feedback you have about Better History would be awesome.

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The_Sponge 14y ago ↗

I just installed it. I use my history a fair amount. I'll be back here on Monday.

The first thing that really kicks ass is that search doesn't suck. It's pretty amazing that it's a browser made by Google and that I still have to hunt for things. I really like the fact that you went with the pref UI. There were so many choices you could have made, but sticking with an established appearance really was a smart one. The only real feature request I have is thumbnails. I don't even mean live ones or anything, they could just be off browsershots or whatever.

Anyways, that's my 2¢.