How to Use Browsing History in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge

Most of us trying to control the mass of logins and browser openers, not just a few websites or jobs, but several accounts of work, home life, our hobbies, and much more. And although, of course, you can keep multiple tabs open or multiple windows for any purpose, consider something already cooked in your browser that can help: user history.

Think of history as a contrast that can change. It collects everything you like to browse — passwords, bookmarks, your browsing history — and stores them in separate containers. Perhaps the most obvious way for you to use them is to have one for your work and one for your things, but there are other uses as well.

If multiple members of the household share a computer, profiles are a good way to select any browsers. But considering how easy it is to switch from history to another, it may be best to use different accounts in Windows or MacOS, if you want privacy or security there. But nothing stands for it you from using a number of profiles to make things better.

Here’s how to put one together for use with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. Currently, the interface is not available in Apple’s Safari.

Google Chrome

To add a new profile to Chrome, click the image at the top right-hand corner of the browser depending on your browser setting (it will show your Google account avatar if you are logged in), but it is immediately to the left of the three dots leading to the main Google Chrome menu.

Dinani Add to start creating a new app: You will be asked to name the new one, and you will need to select an image from the images provided. Then you get a new, new Chrome window, without history, or scripts, or whatever – it’s like if you installed Google Chrome for the first time.

You do not have to associate a Google account with this profile, but you can if you want to: Just click the profile button (right hand) and select Turn on sync. When you sign in to your account, you will have access to all of your passwords, browsing history, and other details associated with this Google account. If you do not enter, this is stored locally.