History2 extension is a better way to explore your Google Chrome browsing history

While Google's stance on a lot of things is "just search it," that's not always the most comfortable way to do things. For example, when I poke around my browser's history page it's nice to have things sorted and grouped rather than deposited in a large pile.

History2 provides a more flexible way to peruse Chrome's archives. Install the extension and click its icon in your toolbar, and the History2 page above is displayed. It doesn't replace Chrome's built-in page -- you can still access that via ctrl + H or under the wrench menu.

Instead of the default chronological linkdump, History2 groups your browsing by site and provides buttons to jump to specific days. Right now the extension only allows you to explore the previous seven days, though that's not a serious shortcoming in my mind. Anything older than that I probably won't recognize in my history anyway.

As with Chrome's built-in history page, a search box is provided for quick lookups. Once you've entered a term and searched, History2 is smart enough to keep it applied as you click through different days.

Tags: browsers, chrome, extensions, google, history, web