browser-history is a simple, zero-dependencies, developer-friendly python
package to retrieve (almost) any browser's history on (almost) any platform.
- Supports most popular browsers. See this for a full list.
- Supports all major platforms - Windows, Mac and Linux.
- A command-line tool: simply run
browser-history --helpfrom your terminal. - History: browsing history with exact timestamp and URL.
- Bookmarks: browser bookmarks with timestamp, URL, title and folder.
- Developer friendly: you can add support for new browsers or add a new feature very easily.
- Fully open source: this project is developed by PES Open Source and will always be open source, with the Apache License.
pip install browser-history
To get history from all installed browsers:
from browser_history import get_history
outputs = get_history()
# his is a list of (datetime.datetime, url) tuples
his = outputs.historiesIf you want history from a specific browser:
from browser_history.browsers import Firefox
f = Firefox()
outputs = f.fetch_history()
# his is a list of (datetime.datetime, url) tuples
his = outputs.historiesFirefoxin the above snippet can be replaced with any of the supported browsers.
To get bookmarks from all installed browsers:
from browser_history import get_bookmarks
outputs = get_bookmarks()
# bms is a list of (datetime.datetime, url, title, folder) tuples
bms = outputs.bookmarksTo get bookmarks from a specific browser:
from browser_history.browsers import Firefox
f = Firefox()
outputs = f.fetch_bookmarks()
# bms is a list of (datetime.datetime, url, title, folder) tuples
bms = outputs.bookmarksCheck out the documentation for more details.
Read the documentation
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")