Link Chronicle: browsing history to markdown! Chrome extension security report

WHAT IS LINK CHRONICLE? Link Chronicle writes the title, URL and timestamp of every page you visit to a markdown file. it’s a great web research partner if you are an Obsidian notes app user. It’s not made by Obsidian or affiliated with it in any way. But because Obsidian notes are simple markdown files, Link Chronicle can write to a page you point to in your Obsidian vault. If you have Link Chronicle Pro (this level is completely free during beta), you get a lot of web research focused extras too, such as tagging, adding notes, copying links to clipboard, and more! WHY WOULD YOU NEED IT? Browsing history is very useful for reference! But normally it’s tucked away inside your browser out of sight. You have to go digging for it. And of course, it’s also locked in a proprietary platform. Why not own it, forever? And in a simple, editable, viewable, copyable, searchable markdown format? And right inside your central notes system, too! So your links show up in your searches, you can copy and paste them into notes, etc. Super convenient! WHAT DOES CORE LEVEL INCLUDE? Link Chronicle Core logs the timestamped title and URL of pages you visit to a markdown file of your choice: 1. Lets you own your browsing history, as a permanent searchable record inside Obsidian notes desktop application. 2. Since it’s a simple markdown file, you have independence from vendor lock-in. Why leave your browsing history (such a useful reference!) stuck inside a browser’s database? 3. The links in this log file are easy to search from within Obsidian, and to copy and paste into your other notes. 4. Each logged link has an added timestamp for quickly reviewing, revisiting and resuming work. 5. If you like, you can make the log even better by periodically manually adding headings, spacing, notes and tags to group, annotate and summarize research. 6. You can use autoLog mode to log every link you visit automatically, for a comprehensive record. Or, you can use the Log Page button in the popup (or its command key) to log only those links you are particularly interested in, for a leaner log. 7. Link Chronicle Core will always be free. WHAT FEATURES DOES PRO LEVEL ADD? (free during beta) Link Chronicle Pro adds lots of interesting and useful techniques for power users, including: 1. Create a custom set of tags to add to links as needed. 2. Log links with a specific tag using a dedicated button or a command key. 3. Optionally add one or more tags to all links automatically with auto-tagging mode. 4. Log a link with a freeform note! Optionally add new tags with it too. 5. Copy a link to the clipboard in markdown format, to paste into any note. 6. Work fast by setting custom keyboard shortcuts for all power features. 7. More quickly access the features you use most by customizing the popup interface to remove unneeded features, tooltips. tutorials, examples, etc. 8. Link Chronicle's Pro feature set is free during the beta period. HOW DO I SET UP AND USE LINK CHRONICLE? Everything you need to know is explained in detail in the Link Chronicle FAQ at Garage Rocket: https://garagerocket.com/extensions/linkchronicle/ IS THE LINK CHRONICLE EXTENSION SAFE? 1. This extension doesn’t have access to the actual pages you visit, only their title and URL. 2. It cannot alter the pages you browse. 3. All you grant is permission to write to your log file, and only that file. 4. It cannot read or write any other file. 5. LinkChronicle does not track your browsing history, it only writes it for you privately. 6. The app does not capture or store this info itself. 7. For more details, read our detailed terms of use and privacy policy: https://garagerocket.com/terms/privacy-extensions/ 8. Additionally, you can right click on the extension icon in your toolbar, to see exactly what information it can read from your browser. WHAT PERMISSIONS DOES LINK CHRONICLE NEED? This extension requires these permissions: 1. “Allow access to file URLs”: Link Chronicle asks for, and you permit it to, to read and write one log file only. It can’t create files, or read or write other files. 2. “Read and change your browsing history on all your signed-in devices”: Link Chronicle monitors your browsing history record only in order to try and prevent writing duplicate links to the log file; it never changes your chrome history record in any way. 3. “Modify data you copy and paste”: Link Chronicle needs clipboard access to place a markdown formatted title and URL there for you to paste into your documents, only when you request if by key command or popup button. It never reads your clipboard. Or modifies your clipboard at any other time. IS LINK CHRONICLE MADE BY OBSIDIAN? This extension is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian. It’s made by Garage Rocket. It’s designed to work with Obsidian transparently. It does not interfere with or modify Obsidian functionality in any way. We made it because we are big fans of the value Obsidian gives us: owning our own notes forever, in standard markdown files. This extension’s big idea is: why not search history and bookmarks too? WHAT IF I FIND A BUG OR HAVE A FEATURE IDEA? We are grateful for ideas and suggestions! If you run into issues, please leave a bug report instead of a negative review. We use Chrome Web Store's built-in support portal, near the bottom of this page. RELEASE HISTORY - 0.1.0: Removed unneeded permissions (no longer need access to full browsing history). Minor bug fixes. First public release. - 0.0.2: Completely overhauled permissions securing system. Disappointing that permissions on the published extension do not work the same as the dev environment! This release, while still clunky, should work for everyone. - 0.0.1: Initial beta . Core and Pro capabilities (free in beta) are MVP feature complete. But likely have bugs and UI tweaks needed. Please let us know if you find things that need massaging! Leave us a note in the support portal. Include as much specifics as possible please. And, give us time to fix it before leaving a negative review :)