https://github.com/Rayquaza01/HistoryCleaner

Firefox addon that deletes history older than a specified amount of days.
https://github.com/Rayquaza01/HistoryCleaner

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Firefox addon that deletes history older than a specified amount of days.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Rayquaza01/HistoryCleaner
• Owner: Rayquaza01
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-02-07T23:16:37.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-11T00:02:56.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-11T00:28:25.365Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: addon, browser, extension, firefox-addon, history
• Language: TypeScript
• Size: 1.12 MB
• Stars: 85
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 14
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# HistoryCleaner

[![](https://img.shields.io/amo/v/history-cleaner)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/history-cleaner/)

[![](https://img.shields.io/chrome-web-store/v/epoabannnmjdknejdggkgjoebomipene)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/history-cleaner/epoabannnmjdknejdggkgjoebomipene/)

Firefox addon that deletes history older than a specified amount of days.

## Options

* Behavior

    * Decides what history the extension will delete when it triggers.

    * Either disabled, delete old history, or delete all history.

    * Defaults to disabled, so the extension doesn't do anything until you configure it.

* Number of Days to Keep History

    * Delete history older than midnight on the specified number of days ago.

    * Only has effect if behavior is set to delete old history.

    * Defaults to 0.

* Trigger Mode

    * Whether the extension triggers on idle, on browser startup, or at a set interval.

    * Defaults to idle (Firefox)

    * Defaults to timer (Chrome)

* Idle Length (Firefox Only)

    * Amount of time in seconds the browser should idle before triggering.

    * Only has effect if trigger mode is set to idle.

    * Defaults to 60, minimum 15.

* Timer Interval

    * Interval in minutes between triggering.

    * Only has effect if trigger mode is set to timer.

    * Defaults to 1440 (24 hours), Minimum 1

## Permissions

* `history`

    * Used to clear browser history

* `storage`

    * Used to save user options

* `idle`

    * Used to detect when the browser is idle for the idle trigger mode

* `notifications`

    * Used to send a notification when history is cleared

    * Notifications are only sent if the user enables notifications in options

* `downloads`

    * Used to clear download history

    * Download history is only cleared if user enables the option

* `alarms`

    * Used to set a timer for the timer trigger mode.

## Building and Running

Clone this repository, and run `npm install` to install necessary dependencies and build tools.

* `npm run build:ff:watch` will build the extension in watch mode for development.

* `npm run build:ff:prod` will build the extension for production.

 * `build:cr:watch` and `build:cr:prod` will build the manifest v3 version of the extension for Chrome.

 * The manifest v3 (Chrome) source is located under `./cr-src/`, whereas the manifest v2 (Firefox) source is under `./src/`

* `npm run firefox` will load `./dist/` as a temporary extension in Firefox.

## Acknowledgements

Icons used in History Cleaner are from [Pictogrammers](https://pictogrammers.com/). ([Pictogrammers Free License](https://pictogrammers.com/docs/general/license/))

## Links

[![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Rayquaza01/HistoryCleaner/master/src/icons/amo.png)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/history-cleaner/)

[![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Rayquaza01/HistoryCleaner/master/src/icons/cws.png)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/history-cleaner/epoabannnmjdknejdggkgjoebomipene/)