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Automatic cleaning
Auto-delete your history, cache and cookies every time Chrome starts or its last window closes, or on a repeating schedule — hourly, every 12 hours, daily or weekly.
🔒 Free · No tracking · 49 languages
Auto History Wipe: auto-delete history, cache & cookies
Auto History Wipe is a free, privacy-first Chrome extension and auto history cleaner, also available for Edge and Firefox. It deletes your browsing history, cache, cookies and downloads automatically — on browser startup, when you close Chrome, on a schedule, or with a single click — while the sites you choose stay signed in.
4.6It's free · No sign-up · No data ever leaves your device · See features
On Brave, Opera or Vivaldi? Install the Chrome version — it works there too.
⚡ On startup, exit or schedule
🔖 Keep bookmarked sites logged in
🌐 49 languages
🛡️ 100% local — no analytics
The easy way to auto clear your browsing history
Every website you visit leaves traces on your computer — browsing history, cached files and cookies that pile up day after day. Auto History Wipe deletes your browsing history automatically, together with the cache and cookies, so Chrome stays clean, fast and private without you ever having to remember.
Whether you share a computer, care about your privacy, or simply want a tidier browser, you stay in full control of exactly what gets cleared and when. Set it up once and it runs quietly in the background — on startup, on exit, on a schedule, or the instant you click.
Prefer a clean slate every time you open your browser? Turn on startup cleaning and Auto History Wipe clears your history, cache and cookies automatically each time Chrome launches.
See it before you install
The whole extension is these two screens — no account, no dashboard, nothing to learn.
Everything you need in an auto history cleaner
Powerful automatic cleaning with full control over what stays and what goes.
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One-tap presets
Quick, Standard and Deep cleaning modes set everything up with a single click — no fiddling with settings.
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Protect your sites
Keep cookies and data for bookmarked or whitelisted sites so you stay logged in, while wiping everything else.
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Precise time control
Clear data from the last hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 4 weeks, or all time — you decide the range.
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Use it in your language
Available in 49 languages. Pick any language independently of your browser and show it in your language, English, or both.
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Statistics dashboard
See your total cleans, a 7-day activity chart and recent history — fully optional, and you can clear it anytime.
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Keyboard shortcut
Clean instantly from anywhere with Ctrl+Shift+E, or right from the toolbar icon.
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Guided setup
A quick, friendly setup wizard helps you configure everything just the way you like on the first run.
Auto History Wipe vs Chrome's built-in cleaner
Chrome can already clear browsing data. Here is exactly what it cannot do on its own.
| What you get | Auto History Wipe | Chrome's built-in tool |
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| Clears history by itself when the browser starts or closes | Yes | No |
| Runs on a schedule, hourly to weekly | Yes | No |
| Keeps the sites you choose signed in | Yes | No |
| Clears in one click or with a keyboard shortcut | Yes | No |
| Nothing to install | No | Yes |
Chrome's own option to delete site data when all windows close signs you out of sites, but your browsing history stays. Auto History Wipe clears history, cache and cookies when the last window closes, every time Chrome starts, or both.
🔐 100% private — no tracking, no servers, no analytics
Auto History Wipe does its entire job on your device. It makes no network requests, contains zero analytics or tracking code, and stores every setting locally. A privacy tool should never spy on you — this one can't, by design. Your data never leaves your computer.
How to auto-delete history in Chrome
It takes under a minute: install, choose what to clean, and let it run automatically.
Install & set your language
Add it to Chrome. The guided wizard opens so you can pick your language and what to clear.
Choose your data & schedule
Select history, cache, cookies and more — clean on startup, on a schedule, or on demand.
Browse privately, automatically
Your chosen data is wiped exactly when you want. A red icon confirms every clean.
Frequently asked questions
Does Auto History Wipe delete my bookmarks?
No — your bookmarks are never deleted. Auto History Wipe clears browsing history, cache and cookies; your bookmarks and the files you downloaded stay where they are. One thing to know: clearing history also removes the tabs Chrome saved, so after a crash “Restore” has nothing to bring back and closed tabs can't be reopened.
Is it really free and private?
Yes. Auto History Wipe is completely free, makes no network requests, contains no analytics or tracking, and stores all settings locally on your device. There is nothing to sign up for.
Can it clear my Google account search suggestions?
Auto History Wipe clears what your browser stores locally — browsing history and form data. If you are signed in to your Google account, personalized search suggestions are stored on Google's servers and cannot be removed by any browser extension. You can manage those at myactivity.google.com or by signing out.
Which languages are supported?
The entire interface is available in 49 languages. You can choose any language independently of your browser and display it in your own language, in English, or both side by side.
Does it clean automatically when I open the browser?
Yes. You can enable cleaning on browser startup, set a recurring schedule, use the Ctrl+Shift+E shortcut, or clean manually from the toolbar — whatever fits your workflow.
How is it different from Chrome's built-in Clear browsing data?
Chrome's built-in tool is fully manual — you have to open it and click through it every time. Auto History Wipe automates the whole thing: it can clear your data on startup or on a schedule, remembers your preferences, protects your bookmarked sites, and cleans with a single click or a keyboard shortcut.
Will clearing cookies log me out of my websites?
Clearing cookies signs you out of sites, which is usually the point of a clean. If you want to stay logged in to certain sites, add them to your whitelist or turn on bookmark protection — Auto History Wipe keeps their cookies while clearing everything else.
Does it slow down my browser?
No. Auto History Wipe is extremely lightweight and only does work while it is actually cleaning. Clearing cache and history can even make Chrome feel faster and free up disk space.
Can it clear history on exit, when I close Chrome?
Yes, in Chrome. 'Clean When the Last Window Closes' clears your history, cache and cookies as soon as you close the last window, and it is on by default in the setup wizard. While it is on, Chrome keeps running in the background after the last window closes and starts when you sign in to Windows; you can quit it from its system tray icon. If you quit Chrome completely with a window open, the clean runs the next time it starts. You can switch the option off in Settings. Chrome's own option to delete site data when all windows close signs you out of sites but keeps your history. You can also clean at startup, on a schedule or instantly with Ctrl+Shift+E. The option is available in Chrome and, from version 2.5.1, in Edge; Firefox doesn't have it.
How do I set Chrome to automatically delete history?
Chrome has no built-in setting to auto-delete your local history, so you use an extension. Install Auto History Wipe, open Options, and turn on 'Clean on Browser Startup' (add a schedule if you like). From then on it deletes your history, cache and cookies automatically — no manual steps. You can also press Ctrl+Shift+E to delete instantly.
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Install Auto History Wipe today and enjoy a cleaner, faster, more private browser — automatically.
On Brave, Opera or Vivaldi? Install the Chrome version — it works there too.
Written by Jem Jack · Updated