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Google Chrome's history search is somewhat … less powerful than I'd like it to be.

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Examples:

These are some annoyances I've found while trying to work with the Chrome search.

  • Searching for superuser.com returns results from stackoverflow.com too.
  • Searching for site:superuser.com does not work at all.
  • "phrase queries" seem to work fine, but they're not indicated.
  • Searching for hashify.me returns 3 results, none of those actually from hashify.me, whereas searching for hashify returns hundreds of URLs I visited on this site.

What I need:

  • Is there any way to specify advanced search options there?
  • Which operators or types of queries can I use to search in Google Chrome?
  • If not, can I use some other method to search my history more efficiently?

The Chrome help does not mention anything related.

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You can't with the built-in history, but maybe you could try an extension:

History 2

History 2 overrides default history page with a more user-friendly one. (Tools Menu > History or Ctrl-H)

History 2: A history page like the original but grouped by the host for easy viewing.

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Better History

A better look at your browsing history. The best searching, the sharpest interface, and the most useful filters - for your history. It's Chrome History, only much Better.

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EDIT: Another good extension you could try:

History Plus

  • Select date range easier: Today, Yesterday, Last Week, Last Month, All
  • Select max result number easier: 100, 250, 500, 1000
  • Delete history
  • Grouping same domain in the list
  • Show visit counts each url in the list

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These are actually pretty nice, I haven't thought of extensions yet. Better History seems to work better than History 2, although its search options are not documented. Have you used any of these? – slhck Nov 2 '11 at 13:51
they have not a good search option support, but history2 group every urls based on domain name, at least is a little easier to find what you need... – Marcx Nov 2 '11 at 13:56
Yes, that's true. Definitely +1, they're very useful. Better History seems to be under steady development, which is nice. – slhck Nov 2 '11 at 13:57
added another extension – Marcx Nov 2 '11 at 14:08
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