How does Retraced search Safari history?

Retraced indexes page titles, URLs, and text content as you browse. All data is stored locally in IndexedDB within Safari's extension sandbox. Search results appear instantly from your local index.

Yes. Retraced makes zero network requests. No analytics, no accounts, no cloud sync. All data stays on your device in Safari's sandboxed storage. Sensitive sites like banking, email, and medical portals are excluded by default.

Can I export my Safari history?

Yes. Retraced lets you export your full browsing history as a CSV file or copy it to your clipboard. The export includes page titles, URLs, domains, visit counts, and timestamps.

Does Retraced capture history from before installation?

No. Retraced indexes pages as you browse after installation. It does not retroactively capture pages visited before the extension was enabled.

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Safari Extension

Retrace your search

Full-text search across your entire Safari browsing history. Private, fast, and entirely on your device.

See how it works

Full-text search

Search page titles, URLs, and content

Timeline view

Browse history chronologically

Domain clusters

Group pages by website

Your browsing history, instantly searchable

Powerful search, smart organization, and total privacy — one click from your toolbar.

Full-text search

Search page titles, URLs, and actual page content. Find that article you read last week even if you forgot the title.

Timeline view

Browse your history chronologically with smart date grouping — Today, Yesterday, last Monday, and beyond.

Domain clusters

Group pages by website automatically. See all your GitHub, Reddit, or YouTube visits collapsed together.

Privacy by default

Banking, email, medical, and auth sites are excluded automatically. Your sensitive browsing is never captured.

Full control

Pause indexing, set auto-deletion periods, exclude custom domains, export to CSV, or wipe everything instantly.

100% local

Zero network requests. No accounts, no cloud, no analytics. Everything stays in Safari's sandbox on your Mac.

Built-in protection

Sensitive sites are never captured

Retraced ships with a curated blocklist of 60+ domains across 6 categories. Banking, email, medical portals, and more — all excluded from day one. You can customize it anytime.

Auth & SSO

Google, Microsoft, Apple ID, GitHub login, AWS sign-in

Email

Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail, ProtonMail, iCloud Mail

Banking & Finance

PayPal, Chase, Bank of America, Robinhood, Coinbase

Medical & Health

MyChart, patient portals, health records

Messaging

WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal

Password Managers

Bitwarden, 1Password, LastPass

Retraced — Settings

Settings ✕

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Pages

142

Domains

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Since

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Size

Pause indexing

Stop capturing new pages

Auto-delete old data

Remove entries older than

Never

Excluded sites

61 domains blocked

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‹ Excluded Sites

Pages on these domains won't be indexed.

Save Excludes

Your data never leaves your device

Retraced is designed with privacy as a core principle. Here's exactly what happens with your data.

Last updated: March 29, 2026

✓All data stays on your device. Stored in a local IndexedDB database within Safari's extension sandbox.
✓No analytics or tracking. Zero telemetry, no crash reporters, no tracking pixels.
✓No network requests. The extension never phones home or communicates with any server.
✓No accounts required. No sign-up, no login, no cloud sync.
✓Sensitive sites excluded by default. Banking, email, medical, and auth pages are automatically skipped.
✓You control your data. Pause, exclude domains, set auto-deletion, export to CSV, or clear everything at any time.
✓CSV export. Export your full history as a CSV file or copy it to your clipboard. Includes titles, URLs, visit counts, and timestamps.

Content script: Retraced uses a content script to capture page titles, URLs, and text snippets for local search indexing. This data is stored in IndexedDB and is never transmitted anywhere.

Permissions: The extension requests activeTab and storage permissions, plus host permissions to run the content script. These are used solely for local history indexing.

Support

Need help?

Common questions and troubleshooting for Retraced.

No history appearing? ›

Retraced indexes pages as you browse after installation. It won't retroactively capture pages visited before the extension was installed. Browse a few sites and check back.

A site isn't being indexed? ›

Check Settings → Excluded Sites. Some sensitive domains (banking, email, etc.) are excluded by default for your privacy. You can remove them from the exclude list.

How do I clear all data? ›

Open the extension, go to Settings, and tap "Clear All History Data" at the bottom. This permanently removes all indexed data.

How does export work? ›

Retraced exports your history as a CSV file. You can either save it directly or copy the data to your clipboard and paste it into any spreadsheet app or text editor. The CSV includes page titles, URLs, domains, visit counts, and timestamps.

Extension not loading? ›

Go to Safari → Settings → Extensions and make sure Retraced is enabled with "Allow" permissions set for all websites.

For bug reports or feature requests, email support@retraced.app.

Retrace your search

Your browsing history, instantly searchable

Full-text search

Timeline view

Domain clusters

Privacy by default

Full control

100% local

Sensitive sites are never captured

Auth & SSO

Email

Banking & Finance

Medical & Health

Messaging

Password Managers

Your data never leaves your device

Need help?

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