SmrutiCortex: Instant Browser History Search

Instant browser history search. Local AI via Ollama: live synonym expansion, per-keyword cache. 100% private. Zero cloud.

SmrutiCortex — Your private, lightning-fast browser memory search engine. Tired of losing important pages in your browser history? SmrutiCortex indexes everything you visit and retrieves any URL in milliseconds. Think "Everything" search for Windows, but for your browser. KEY FEATURES: ⚡ Ultra-Fast Search — Results appear as you type (< 50ms) 🎯 Smart Ranking — Recent + frequent results with literal substring boost 🎯 Strict Matching — Only shows results containing your search terms (default ON, configurable) 🎲 Diverse Results — Filters duplicate URLs automatically for variety (default ON, configurable) ⭐ Bookmark Search — Search bookmarks alongside history with ★ indicator 🔍 Query Expansion — Find related terms with synonym matching 🖼️ Favicon Caching — Local cache for fast icon loading 📊 Performance Monitor — Real-time search metrics and timing 🔧 Advanced Diagnostics — Export system info for bug reports 🔐 100% Private — All data stays local in IndexedDB 🛡️ Self-Healing — Auto-recovery from errors with retry logic 🔧 Privacy Controls — Favicon toggle, sensitive-site blacklist 💾 Data Management — Storage quota monitoring, one-click rebuild ⌨️ Keyboard-First — Ctrl+Shift+S instant access, full arrow key navigation 🎨 Clean UI — Minimal, distraction-free interface 🤖 AI Search — Optional local keyword expansion (Ollama) 🌐 Cross-Browser — Works on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox 🎓 Guided Onboarding — In-extension spotlight tour for new users 🔘 Toggle Chip Bar — Quick-toggle settings without opening settings modal 🔔 Toast Notifications — Hover-to-pause, selectable text for error messages 🎨 Theme Support — Dark, Light, or Auto (follows system preference) 📦 Data Portability — Export/import your entire search index ⎋ Smart Escape — First Esc clears input, second Esc closes 🔄 Zero-Reload Updates — Keyboard shortcut survives extension updates 🎛️ Command Palette — Universal browser control with prefix modes (/, >, @, #, ??, ?) 🌍 Web Search — Search Google, YouTube, GitHub, and more from the palette 🪟 Browser Commands — 45+ tab/window management commands (opt-in) 🔖 Recently Closed — Find and restore recently closed tabs from tab switcher PRIVACY GUARANTEE: • All data stored locally on your device • No cloud sync, no external servers • No analytics, no tracking • Optional favicon loading (configurable) • Sensitive-site blacklist (banks, password managers) • Source-available — inspect the code anytime (BSL-1.1, converts to Apache-2.0 in 2030) • You can delete all data anytime HOW IT WORKS: 1. Install extension 2. Browse normally — SmrutiCortex indexes your history automatically 3. Press Ctrl+Shift+S (or click icon) to search 4. Type anything — title, URL, keywords 5. Hit Enter to open KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS: • Ctrl+Shift+S: Open search • Enter: Open result • Ctrl+Enter: Open in new tab • Shift+Enter: Open in background tab • Arrow keys: Navigate results • Esc: Clear search (first press), close (second press) • Type "sc " in address bar for quick access PREFIX MODES (in quick-search overlay): • / — Everyday commands (sort, theme, toggles) • > — Power commands (tab management, groups) • @ — Switch to tab by title + recently closed tabs • # — Search bookmarks • ?? — Web search (Google, YouTube, GitHub, etc.) • ? — Help and discovery TECHNICAL DETAILS: • Manifest V3 (future-proof) • IndexedDB for fast local storage • Modular scoring algorithms for intelligent ranking • Service worker background processing • TypeScript codebase for reliability • 1,233+ unit tests + 45 E2E tests SOURCE-AVAILABLE (BSL-1.1): View code, report issues: github.com/dhruvinrsoni/smruti-cortex Free for personal use. Converts to Apache-2.0 on April 1, 2030. New in v9.0.0 (vs v8.1.0) — LTS Release New permissions: - sessions (required) — for recently closed tab search and restore in the @ tab-switcher mode - windows (required) — for focusing the correct window when switching tabs from search results, and for Move Tab / Merge Windows commands - tabGroups (optional) — for tab group management commands in the command palette - browsingData (optional) — for browsing data cleanup commands in the command palette - topSites (optional) — for showing most-visited sites in the command palette New features: - Command palette with 6 prefix modes (/, >, @, #, ??, ?) - 45+ advanced browser commands for tab/window management (opt-in, behind optional permissions) - Recently closed tabs in tab-switcher mode (@) with one-click restore - Web search mode for Google, YouTube, GitHub, GCP, Jira, Confluence - Popup and quick-search overlay resizing with drag handles - Unified scroll toggle - Settings UI modernization (toggle switches, segmented controls, pill chips) Bug fixes and stability: - CSP compliance: moved inline error handler to external file - Fixed message port closed warnings - Fixed listener leaks in quick-search and tour - Fixed unhandled promise rejections in resilience module - Replaced 60+ silent catch blocks with meaningful logging - Dead code removal (unused exports, imports, variables) - Build guardrail for Chrome MV3 underscore-dir restriction License change: - Changed from Apache-2.0 to BSL-1.1 (source-available) - Free for non-commercial, personal, educational, or evaluation use - Converts to Apache-2.0 on April 1, 2030 Test suite: 1,233 unit tests across 46 files + 45 E2E Playwright tests across 7 specs