Form ReDraft

Save form entries automatically and restore them from your local or synced online history.

Form ReDraft is a local-first form recovery extension for Chrome, built so your typing does not disappear. It keeps a quiet copy of what you write into forms, editors and single page apps, then puts it back in one click after a reload, a crash, an accidental tab close or a site that signs you out. Drafts stay encrypted on your own device and optional sync can carry them to your other devices when you choose. Whether you write long replies, fill in repetitive forms or simply lose work to a bad refresh, Form ReDraft helps you take back control of your text. Local capture and restore are free and need no account. # Lost Text Recovery for Chrome Form ReDraft records text as you type into text areas, single line inputs, rich text editors and content editable regions, then restores it into the same field. Drafts are encrypted on your device. They leave your browser only if you switch on optional paid sync, which sends them over an encrypted connection to the other devices you add yourself. + Broad Field Coverage: Records text areas, single line inputs, content editable regions and rich text editors. + Framework Aware Restore: Writes through the native prototype setter and dispatches input and change events, so React, Vue and Angular inputs adopt the text instead of overwriting it. + Works Inside Frameworks: Handles single page apps, fields inside shadow DOM and iframes, because the extension runs in every frame. + Restores Across Pages: A draft from another page opens that page and applies the draft on arrival, so long writing is not stuck on the screen where you typed it. + Field Aware: Only records fields you actually changed, so clicking around a page or using player controls never creates a draft. + One Click Restore: Clear a field and a badge appears beside it, showing how much was kept, with a restore button and a visible flash on the field. + Local by Default: Drafts are encrypted and stored on your device. Optional yearly sync is the only feature that carries them to another device. # Why Choose Form ReDraft + Stop losing long replies, ticket descriptions and form entries to a crash or a reload + Keep drafts local and encrypted by default, with optional paid sync as the only network path + Choose exactly where recording happens, per site and see the state in the popup at a glance + Restore into complex fields that a simple paste would fail on + Export everything to a JSON file you control and delete it all whenever you want + Use the extension without an account, because local capture and restore need no sign up # How It Works 1. Install Form ReDraft and pin it to the Chrome toolbar for easy access 2. Open any page with a form, editor or comment box, then click the extension icon 3. Choose on first run whether to record only on sites you turn on or on every site except the built in blocked list 4. Turn recording on for the site with one click, then type as normal and pause for about 400 milliseconds 5. If the text is ever lost, clear the field and click Restore on the badge that appears beside it 6. If you want drafts on another device, add a sync key in settings. Sync then runs automatically every hour while Chrome is running and Sync now syncs immediately # Interface and Controls + The popup opens with one status panel showing whether the current site is being recorded, with a single button to change that state + Search filters your drafts by page title, domain and field name + Drafts are grouped by domain so multi site work stays readable + Each draft offers Restore when you are on the same page or Open and restore to go there and apply it + Each draft can be copied to the clipboard or deleted + The footer shows how many drafts are stored and how much space they use, with a Donate link + The header gear opens the settings page for all global options + A first run choice appears once, offering only the sites you turn on or every site except the blocked list # Settings + Recording Scope: Switch between only the sites you turn on and every site except the blocked list. + Sites You Turned On: One domain per line, subdomains included. + Sites Never Recorded: The built in blocked list of banking, payment, email, identity and developer console sites, fully editable. + Recording Toggles: Keep drafts at all, show the restore badge on empty fields and keep drafts in private browsing windows. + Retention: Delete drafts older than a set number of hours and set maximum drafts per site, maximum drafts in total and maximum storage used. + Cleanup Interval: How often the retention and size limits are applied, with cleanup also running the moment storage fills up. + Extra Field Names to Never Save: One case insensitive pattern per line for your own sensitive fields, alongside the built in blocks that cannot be switched off. + Sync: Optional yearly sync across devices, activated with a key that arrives after payment. Once a key is saved, drafts and deletions sync automatically every hour while Chrome is running and Sync now syncs immediately. There is no account and no automatic charge. + Stored Data: See live storage use, export all drafts to a JSON file and clear everything with confirmation. + Danger Zone: Delete every stored draft at once, with a confirmation step. # Display Modes and Example + Recoverability is shown only where it helps: the badge appears beside an empty field that has a draft and never over a field you have just filled in. + Fields inside shadow roots and iframes are restored in place, because the badge is placed in the same tree as the field. + Example: open https://www.getslidecut.com/form-redraft/documentation/ and type a long paragraph into any field, clear it with select all and delete, then restore from the badge to see the text return and the field flash. # Permissions Explained + storage: Used to save your settings, your encrypted drafts and the encryption key directly on your computer. All data is stored locally and sync sends a copy only when you enable it. + alarms: Used to schedule the periodic cleanup that applies your retention window and size limits and the hourly sync run when a sync key is saved. + activeTab: Used only when you press a button in the popup, so the extension can write the restored text into the tab you are looking at. + tabs: Used to read the address of the tab you are on, so the popup can show and change the recording state for that site, refresh the toolbar icon and open the page a draft came from. # Local Storage and Page Access Drafts are stored in your browser profile. Form ReDraft runs on pages through content script match patterns, which lets it read and restore fields on sites you visit without host permissions. The only outbound request is the optional sync call to getslidecut.com when a sync key is saved. With sync off, Form ReDraft makes no network requests. # Privacy First + Every draft is encrypted with AES GCM using a key held only in your browser profile + No account, no analytics and no telemetry + No personal data is collected and no tracking is used + Drafts never leave your device unless you switch on paid sync and exports are plain JSON files you create yourself + A fresh install records nothing anywhere until you choose a recording scope + Password fields, card number fields and one time code fields are never recorded and recognisable secrets inside ordinary text are replaced with [redacted] + Sync uses a key only you hold and anyone with that key can read and write the synced workspace, so store it somewhere safe Privacy Policy: https://www.getslidecut.com/form-redraft/privacy-policy # Support and Feedback + For questions and suggestions, reach out on X @getflookup or leave a review on the Chrome Web Store + For help, visit https://www.getslidecut.com/form-redraft/contact