What History records 👑
Open the options page (right-click the Extensio icon → Options) → History. Extensio logs every extension event in your browser: enable, disable, install, removal, and update. Each entry shows the extension, the time, and, most importantly, the cause.
Cause attribution
Every event is labeled with what triggered it:
| Cause | Meaning |
|---|---|
| You | A manual toggle in Extensio. |
| Site rule | A rule fired; the entry shows the rule's pattern, e.g. youtube.com. |
| Profile switch | A profile was activated; the entry shows the profile's name. |
| Schedule | A scheduled profile switch ran. |
| Keyboard shortcut | A profile shortcut was pressed. |
| Pinning | A pinned extension was auto-enabled. |
| Outside Extensio | The change came from the browser's own settings page, another tool, or the browser itself. Extensio observed it and recorded it, but didn't cause it. |
Working with the timeline
- Search by extension name to follow one extension's story.
- Filter by event type (enabled, disabled, installed, removed, updated).
- Load more pages through older events.
- Clear history wipes the log when you want a fresh start.
On the free tier
History is a Premium feature, but events are recorded even on the free tier. The free History page shows a clearly labeled, non-interactive preview with sample data so you can see what it looks like; the moment you upgrade (or start a trial), the timeline you've already collected is revealed. The same preview treatment applies to Update Radar and Schedules.
Storage & privacy
History keeps the latest 500 events, stored only on this device. It is never synced and never leaves your browser, in line with Extensio's no-data-collection policy.
Hidden extensions (free)
Some extensions you never toggle: your password manager's companion, a corporate tool, a theme. Hide them from the popup list to keep it focused:
- In the popup: open the extension's details panel and choose Hide from popup.
- On the options page: click the eye icon on its row in the Extensions table.
Hidden extensions stay visible on the options Extensions page, dimmed and marked "Hidden in popup", where you can unhide them anytime with the same eye icon.