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:h History search

Saw it last week, lost it today? Search your history.

Search your browsing history without opening the history page. Press ⌘K, type :h and a word you remember, and press ↵ to open it.

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History

Invoice #2041 - Stripe https://dashboard.stripe.com/invoices/in_2041 2h ago
Sprint 42 - Linear https://linear.app/acme/cycle/42 5h ago
Flights to Lisbon - Google Flights https://www.google.com/travel/flights?q=lisbon Yesterday
Contractor invoices - Google Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/invoices Yesterday
Release v4.2 · acme/design-system https://github.com/acme/design-system/releases/tag/v4.2 Mon 5 Oct
CSS grid gap not working in Safari - Stack Overflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6611/css-grid-gap-safari Sat 3 Oct
Pricing page explorations - Figma https://www.figma.com/design/p7Lm/pricing Thu 1 Oct
Quarterly planning - Google Docs https://docs.google.com/document/d/q3plan/edit Wed 30 Sep

:h searches the pages you visited, newest first, with when you were last there.

Search your history in three steps

  1. ⌘K

    Step 1

    Open the palette

    On any page. Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux.

  2. :h invoice

    Step 2

    Search your history

    Words as they appear in the title or address.

  3. ↵

    Step 3

    Open the page

    It opens in a new tab, newest match first.

In detail

How history search works

TabCmdr loads your recent history when the palette opens and searches it while you type. You decide how far back it reaches.

Newest first, with when you were there

History results keep the order you visited them in, with the most recent at the top. Each row shows the page’s full address and when you last opened it, such as 2h ago, Yesterday or Mon 5 Oct.

  • What you type is matched as written, so stripe invoice finds pages with those words side by side in the title or address.
  • Results keep their visit order instead of being re-ranked, so the latest visit is always first.
  • :h lists up to 500 matching pages.

Choose how far back it looks

History Timeframe in settings sets the stretch of history TabCmdr searches: the last hour, the last 24 hours, the last week, month or year, or all time. Last Week is the default, which keeps results recent and quick to scan.

  • TabCmdr loads up to 5,000 pages from the timeframe you pick.
  • Turn off Browsing History to keep history out of the default list. :h and the History filter still work.

History in every search

You don’t always need :h. In a normal search, up to five history matches appear under your open tabs, so a page you closed and forgot about is still a few rows away.

  • Press → to move to the History filter and see the full list.
  • Each history row can open the page in an incognito window or copy its address.

More reasons to search history this way

  • No trip to the history page

    The palette opens over the page you’re on, so looking something up doesn’t cost you your place.

  • Open in incognito

    Open a page from your history in a private window, straight from its row.

  • Copy the address

    Copy URL puts a page’s address on your clipboard without opening it.

  • Closed tabs have their own list

    For tabs you closed recently, :r lists them newest first and reopens one with ↵.

  • A permission you control

    Browsing History is an optional permission. Grant it once from the palette and revoke it any time in settings.

  • Stays in your browser

    History is read through the browser’s own history API when the palette opens. TabCmdr never saves it or sends it anywhere.

FAQ

Questions about searching history

More in the documentation.

How do I search my Chrome history without opening the history page?

Press ⌘K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux, type :h and a word from the page’s title or address, and press Enter. The page opens in a new tab.

How far back does it search?

The last week by default. Change History Timeframe in settings to the last hour, 24 hours, month, year or all time. TabCmdr loads up to 5,000 pages from that range.

Does it show when I visited a page?

Yes. Each result shows when you last opened it, such as 5m ago, 2h ago, Yesterday or a date like Mon 5 Oct.

Can I delete history from TabCmdr?

No. TabCmdr only reads your history. To delete pages, use your browser’s history page.

Why do I see history when I search my tabs?

Up to five history matches show under your open tabs so you can find pages you already closed. Turn off Browsing History under Default Search Content to hide them. :h keeps working either way.

Is my browsing history sent anywhere?

No. History is read in your browser when the palette opens and dropped when it closes. It isn’t sent anywhere.

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