Is Enhanced History Viewer safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your browsing history on all your signed-in devices
• Read the icons of the websites you visit

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read and change your browsing history history
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• See and restore recently closed tabs sessions

Routine for an extension

• Read site icons favicon

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Functionality, 12% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 4 browser permissions.

• Read and change your browsing history (history): 2% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 19% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

79 users

• Last updated in the store 38 days ago, on 2026-10-05.
• We have seen 1 new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-05Asked for fewer permissions (4, was 5)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-05Version 1.7.0 · Asked for fewer permissions (4, was 5)

Who publishes it

The store lists no publisher name. This listing has been in the store since 2025-03-29 and was last updated on 2026-10-05.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. View Chrome History No site access · 1 permission 40k users ★ 3.3
2. SparkVault NextGEN History Manager No site access · 2 permissions 4 users
3. History Shortcut - Fast History Button No site access · 2 permissions 100k users ★ 5.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Enhanced History Viewer access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Enhanced History Viewer collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Enhanced History Viewer asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-05.

Does Enhanced History Viewer publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.