What is History Nuker?

Automatically removing stale browser history to improve privacy and reduce local data retention. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who is History Nuker for?

History Nuker is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious browser users.

What platforms does History Nuker run on?

History Nuker runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is History Nuker still active?

Unverified. History Nuker has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who develops History Nuker?

History Nuker is developed by sawautle.

How long has History Nuker been around?

History Nuker first shipped in 2026.

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History Nuker

Name: History Nuker
Author: sawautle

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

History Nuker is an open-source browser extension that automatically deletes browsing history when the browser has not been opened for a configurable number of days. It is intended for users who want automatic cleanup of locally stored browsing activity.

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Overview

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History Nuker is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. Automatically removing stale browser history to improve privacy and reduce local data retention. History Nuker is an open-source project aimed at privacy-conscious browser users. History Nuker is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

sawautle builds and maintains History Nuker, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include automatic history deletion, configurable inactivity period, and browser extension.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Automatic history deletion
Configurable inactivity period
Browser extension
Privacy cleanup

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BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed8 Sept · 00:36 UTC
History Nuker verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about History Nuker

What is History Nuker?: Automatically removing stale browser history to improve privacy and reduce local data retention. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is History Nuker for?: History Nuker is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious browser users.
Is History Nuker free?: Yes — History Nuker is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does History Nuker run on?: History Nuker runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is History Nuker still active?: Unverified. History Nuker has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops History Nuker?: History Nuker is developed by sawautle.
How long has History Nuker been around?: History Nuker first shipped in 2026.
Is History Nuker open source?: Yes — History Nuker is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 8 Sept 2026
Built for: privacy-conscious browser users
Model: Open source
Solves: Automatically removing stale browser history to improve privacy and reduce local data retention.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: history-nuker

Developer

sawautle

Index record

Indexed: 8 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 8 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: history-nuker-github-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 8 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/sawautle/History-nuker

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