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24 alternatives to Howdy Stranger, a browser extension to delete locally stored data

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Howdy Stranger, a browser extension to delete locally stored data launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Forget▲78

   One-click history cleaner for Chrome

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   OpenPaths▲62

   A secure data locker for personal location information

   2014 · openpaths.cc · its alternatives →

3. 3LP
   Leaking personal data in your browser▲9

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

4. 4TM
   The missing filesystem for the web▲8

   2018 · historysearch.net · its alternatives →

5. 5IC
   I created a tool to remove protected information in CSVs▲6

   2021 · remove-pii.com · its alternatives →

6. 6TP
   Tamper-proof web-apps using Data URLs▲5

   2015 · geraintluff.bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ClipURLCleaner: Cleaning URLs in your clipboard▲6

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

   2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sonar▲14

   A linting tool for the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mementō – File browser for local and cloud storage▲5

    2023 · ionspin.com · its alternatives →

11. 11SI
    Small in-browser editor for ZIP and OLE archives▲8

    2017 · sheetjs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12FM
    Filelove – minimal P2P file transfer right in the browser▲9

    2022 · file.love · its alternatives →

13. 13MS
    Minimalistic secure open source paste bin service▲9

    2016 · bin.so · its alternatives →

14. 14UM
    Unskew My Search, a web extension for peaking into the Google black box▲6

    2020 · unskewmysearch.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NoReddit▲10

    Remove Reddit from Google & Bing Results!

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Browsergram, a one hour Chrome extension that Instagrams everything.▲8

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17AU
    An URL shortening experiment▲7

    2014 · kq.io · its alternatives →

18. 18NF
    New, Fast, Anonymous, Tor-First Search Engine▲9

    2019 · search4tor7txuze.onion · its alternatives →

19. 19TI
    T0.io – A simple url shortener▲6

    2016 · t0.io · its alternatives →

20. 20CC
    CDitter – CD-ROM drive based data exfiltration▲7

    2016 · anfractuosity.com · its alternatives →

21. 21EU
    Easy user accounts management with couchdb▲6

    2014 · staticshin.com · its alternatives →

22. 22LB
    Location-based webhooks for hackers▲5

    2017 · geohooks.io · its alternatives →

23. 23SS
    Spyability – spy on webpage changes▲5

    2014 · spyability.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24DA
    Diffboard, a pastebin alternative with diffs▲5

    2012 · diffboard.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →