Search your full browsing history

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Version
1.2.2
Update
August 6, 2024
Size
2.29MiB
Developer
Category
Users
155
Rating
4.4 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
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Full Text Tabs Forever Extension

Search everything you've seen in your browser. Full Text Tabs Forever (FTTF) is a powerhouse tool for navigating your browsing history.

**Doesn't Chrome do that already? How is this different?**

Chrome does not let you search the text on pages you've visited, only the URLs/titles, and it deletes your history after a number of months.

FTTF is different:

- **Full-Text Search Capabilities:** The full content of every page you've visited becomes searchable, ensuring that no piece of information ever slips through the cracks.

- **Permanent History:** Your digital footprints are yours to keep. Your data is yours, so it should not be removed without your approval. Nothing is deleted automatically.

- **Instant indexing:** FTTF creates a search index as you browse, so pages are immediately available for searching right after you land on a page.

- **For your eyes only:** Your browsing history is stored locally on your device, and not on any external servers. Beware that if you switch computers your FTTF history will not automatically come with you. It can be exported though.

**Who is it for?**

Data hoarders like myself that never want to delete anything, and want everything to be searchable. More generally, if you've ever felt limited by the standard history search you should try this out.

**How it works:**

Chrome extensions have access to the pages you visit, which lets FTTF make an index of the content on any page. When a page loads its content is extracted and indexed.

Extracted? Yes, or \"distilled\" if you prefer. Full web pages are huge and have a lot of information that's not related to the content itself. FTTF will ignore all of that. It acts like \"reader mode\" to find relevant content on a page and only index that.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Full Text Tabs Forever", "description": "Search your full browsing history", "version": "1.2.2", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": [ "unlimitedStorage", "downloads", "tabs", "activeTab" ], "icons": { "16": "assets/icon_16.png", "48": "assets/icon_48.png", "128": "assets/icon_128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js", "type": "module" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "assets/icon_16.png", "48": "assets/icon_48.png", "128": "assets/icon_128.png" }, "default_title": "Open Tab History" }, "host_permissions": [ "" ], "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "script-src 'self' 'wasm-unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self';" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "js": [ "content-scripts/content-script.js" ] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Full Text Tabs Forever extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Full Text Tabs Forever extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Full Text Tabs Forever extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Full Text Tabs Forever extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Full Text Tabs Forever extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Full Text Tabs Forever extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Full Text Tabs Forever Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Full Text Tabs Forever extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Full Text Tabs Forever extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Full Text Tabs Forever extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Full Text Tabs Forever extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Full Text Tabs Forever extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Full Text Tabs Forever extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Full Text Tabs Forever extension file

Select and download the Full Text Tabs Forever extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Full Text Tabs Forever extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Full Text Tabs Forever extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Full Text Tabs Forever extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Full Text Tabs Forever extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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