Hister

Search the full text of every page you've visited, using your own Hister server.

Setup

Run a Hister server with its browser extension installed, so it saves the pages you visit. See the Hister quickstart. Then set these in the extension preferences.

• Server URL (required): where Hister runs. The default, http://127.0.0.1:4433, is where hister listen runs locally.
• Access Token (optional): the app.access_token from your Hister config, or your profile's token on a multi-user server.

Features

• Search with Hister's query syntax, like "exact phrase", domain:github.com, updated:<7d or -domain:reddit.com
• Sort by relevance, newest, oldest, or most visited
• See the matching text and page details beside each result
• Read the copy of a page Hister stored
• Recent searches on the first screen, and pinned searches above them
• Search the site in your current browser tab
• Delete a page, or stop indexing a page, a site, or a pattern
• Manage indexing rules and aliases, with how many pages each rule matches

FAQ

Why isn't my search in Recent Searches?

A search is saved once you've stayed on it for 3 seconds, or when you open a result from it.

How do I see searches from Hister's web page or my browser too?

Recent Searches only lists searches made in Raycast. To add the ones from Hister's web page, or from a browser that uses Hister as its search engine, open Raycast Settings → Extensions → Hister and turn on "Include searches made outside Raycast".

What does the pin icon on a result mean?

The page was pinned to this exact search in Hister's web page, so it always comes first for it. The search has to match exactly, capitalisation included.

Why don't I see "Search example.com" or "Add example.com"?

Those actions use the page open in your browser, which needs Raycast's browser extension installed and turned on. With several browser windows open, reload a tab that was already open before you turned the extension on.

What's an alias?

A keyword Hister swaps for a longer query before searching. With gh set to domain:github.com, searching gh raycast searches domain:github.com raycast. Add one with Add Alias (⌘N).

AI Tools

• Search Pages: search the pages you've visited
• Read Page: the copy of one page Hister stored