Guide · CSV and spreadsheets
Export browser history to a useful spreadsheet.
Use CSV when you want to sort, filter or analyze your browsing history in Excel or Google Sheets.
The updated features shown here are prepared for release. The store currently offers version 1.0.1.
- Install HistoryOut from the Chrome Web Store. Open it from your browser’s extensions menu.
- Choose Today, Yesterday, a recent period, or Custom dates. Select Preview.
- Search for the project or narrow to a website. Enable One row per URL if you want a source list instead of a visit log.
- Choose CSV and select the fields you need. Export the matching rows.
- In Excel, open the CSV. If your regional settings do not split the columns, use Data → From Text/CSV, choose UTF-8 and a comma delimiter. In Google Sheets, use File → Import → Upload and select the CSV.
See what the result looks like
Download a sample CSV or open a sample HTML export. These examples contain fictional browsing data, not anyone’s real history.
Understand the rows
The full visit log uses one row per visit, newest first. Date and time use your device’s locale and time zone. The optional timestamp column is Unix milliseconds. URL visit and typed counts are browser-wide metadata, not counts restricted to your selected dates.
CSV is a text format that spreadsheet apps can read. It is not a native XLSX workbook. HistoryOut protects formula-like text when making CSV; JSON preserves the underlying text if exact data is needed for a script.
Before sharing
Optional URL cleanup removes query strings and fragments. It does not anonymize titles or URL paths. Review the final file and choose a trusted destination. Uploading a file to Google Sheets is your own action; the extension does not upload it for you.
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