How to View Your Browser History

To view your browser history, open your browser’s History menu, or press Ctrl + H in Chrome or Edge on Windows. On a phone or tablet, open history through your browser’s menu, bookmarks or sidebar using the paths below.

View and search Chrome history

On a computer, open Chrome and select More > History > History. Use the search bar to find a visit, or select By date to review visits chronologically. The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + H on Windows or Linux and Command + Y on Mac.

To search from the desktop address bar, enter @history, then press Tab or Space. Enter your keywords and select a result.

On Android, iPhone or iPad, open Chrome and tap More > History. On Android with the bottom address bar layout, you can also swipe up on the address bar, then tap History.

Find Safari history on Mac and mobile

In Safari 27 on macOS 27, open History to see recent visits, or choose History > Show All History for the full saved list. You can also press Command + Y while Safari is active.

On iOS 27, open Safari’s start page, then tap Show Bookmarks > History. If you need to open a start page first, tap Tabs > Add. With the Bottom or Top tabs layout, you can also tap Show Bookmarks directly in the browser controls.

On iPadOS 27, open Safari and tap Show Sidebar > History. If History is missing from the sidebar, tap Back at its top first.

Open Microsoft Edge history

In Edge, select Settings and more, shown as three dots, then select History. On Windows, press Ctrl + H to open history directly. On Mac, use Command + Y.

Search Firefox history

On desktop, open Firefox’s menu and select History > Manage history. Enter keywords in Search History, then double-click an entry to open it. On Windows or Linux, press Ctrl + Shift + H to open the history Library, or Ctrl + H for the history sidebar.

To search from Firefox’s desktop address bar, enter ^ with your search terms. Alternatively, type your query and choose History through the search-type control or Unified Search button, depending on your interface.

On Android, iPhone or iPad, tap Firefox’s menu icon and choose History. Tap the search icon, enter your query, then tap a result.

Check Samsung Internet and other browsers

On a Galaxy device using Samsung Internet, tap the bottom-right menu icon, then tap History. For a video you watched previously, tap Video history.

In Brave desktop, press Ctrl + H on Windows or Linux, or Command + Y on Mac. These are the default shortcuts, which Brave lets you customize. If your shortcut differs, enter the following address in Brave’s address bar and press Enter.

brave://history

On Opera desktop, open the main menu and select History > History, then search within the history view as needed. You can also open the sidebar’s three-dot menu, select History, and use the clock icon afterward. In Opera for Android, tap the Opera menu button, at the bottom of the screen in phone layout or at the top in tablet layout, then choose History. In Opera for iOS, tap the History button on the start page.

On Vivaldi desktop, open the Vivaldi menu and choose Tools > History, or select History on the Start Page. Search through the History Manager or History Panel search field. You can also enter @history followed by a space and keywords in the Address Field.

In Vivaldi for Android, tap History on the toolbar and use the panel’s search field. Alternatively, tap the Panel button on the bottom toolbar and swipe to the second panel; panel placement differs on tablets. On iPhone or iPad, tap the Panel button, choose History, then enter keywords in Search. On iPad, the Panels button is beside the Address Bar.

Return to a recently closed or previous page

For a tab you just closed in Chrome, Edge or Brave on Windows, press Ctrl + Shift + T. On Mac, press Command + Shift + T. Chrome and Brave also support the Windows shortcut on Linux, and in Chrome you can repeat it to reopen earlier closed tabs.

Safari 27 on macOS 27 puts closed tabs under History > Recently Closed. Its History menu also includes Reopen Last Closed Tab, Reopen Last Closed Window, and Reopen All Windows from Last Session. Choose the option that matches what you want to bring back.

On Firefox desktop, select the Firefox View icon and choose Recently Closed Tabs. You can also open the tab-list menu and select View All Tabs, or, if the Menu bar is enabled, choose Tools > Firefox View. Firefox View is unavailable in Private Browsing windows, so open it from a regular window.

For an earlier page within your current tab, Chrome desktop lets you right-click or click and hold Back or Next, then select a page. In Safari 27 on macOS 27, click and hold Back or Forward, then choose a page. These controls show the current tab’s navigation history.

In Chrome and Brave on Windows or Linux, or Edge on Windows, press Alt + Left Arrow to go back or Alt + Right Arrow to go forward within a tab. On Mac, all three browsers use Command + [ to go back and Command + ] to go forward.

View history from your other devices

Chrome’s history list includes synced visits when you are signed in to the same Google Account with history syncing enabled. On desktop, open More > History > History to view them. Mobile history lists also include synced visits.

For Edge, use the same Microsoft account on the relevant devices. When history sync is available and permitted, open Edge’s Settings > Profiles > Sync and turn on History. View the resulting entries through the History menu.

Safari uses iCloud to synchronize saved history across devices using the same Apple Account. On iPhone or iPad, open Settings, tap your name, then select iCloud > See All and turn on Safari. On macOS 15 and later, open the Apple menu > System Settings, select your name, then choose iCloud > See All and turn on Safari. Open history inside Safari to view saved visits.

In Opera, sign in to the same Opera Account on the relevant devices and open Settings > Synchronization > Advanced sync settings. Enable history synchronization, then open History using the sidebar’s clock icon.

For tabs from another device in Firefox, open Firefox View and select its section for tabs from other devices. This requires Mozilla account synchronization and gives you access to other-device tabs.

Save a copy of your history

To export Chrome information saved to your Google Account, open Google Takeout and sign in. Include Chrome in the export, select Next step, choose the archive options, then select Create export. With email delivery, select Download archive in the resulting email. Deleted data is excluded, and organizational restrictions can apply.

On iOS 27, you can export Safari history to a ZIP archive. Open Settings > Apps > Safari, then under History and Website Data, tap Export. Select History, choose the relevant profile if applicable, and tap Save to Downloads > Done.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Chrome group related visits together?

You can review related visits together on Chrome desktop. Open More > History > History > By group, then select a group. Older instructions may call this feature Journeys.

Can you keep Chrome history open beside a webpage?

On Chrome desktop, open More > History > Show history in side panel. For repeat access, select Pin to toolbar beside the panel name, then use the History toolbar icon.

Is Bing search history the same as browser history?

Bing history covers your searches and associated clicked results, rather than every page you visit in a browser. On Bing, select the three-dot menu and choose History, then open the pane’s three-dot menu and select Open history page to filter by date or type. Regional differences apply.

Can Firefox import history from another browser?

You can import history from supported source browsers and data types on Firefox desktop. Open the menu and select Bookmarks > Manage bookmarks > Import and Backup > Import Data from Another Browser…. Choose the source browser or profile, include its browsing history, and complete the wizard before opening Firefox’s History.