Search Browser History Quickly with a Google Chrome Address Bar Shortcut

Often I find myself searching for an essay or technical reference that I know I was reading a few days ago, but is too old to show up in the autocomplete options in the Chrome address bar. To make it easier to search my browsing history, I whipped up this little search shortcut.

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To set this up, right click the Chrome address bar and choose Edit Search Engines. Click the plus sign in the bottom left of the dialog, and enter:

Name: chrome history Keyword: h URL: chrome://history/#q=%s

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I also use an address bar shortcut to search my Google Docs, Docs for my Google Apps Domain, and my Google Bookmarks. If you’re the command line / keyboard type, give them a try.