MozillaHistoryView: View the list of visited web sites in Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape browsers

MozillaHistoryView v1.00
Copyright (c) 2007 Nir Sofer

Description

MozillaHistoryView is a small utility that reads the history data file (history.dat) of Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape Web browsers, and displays the list of all visited Web pages in the last days. For each visited Web page, the following information is displayed: URL, First visit date, Last visit date, Visit counter, Referrer, Title, and Host name.
You can also easily export the history data to text/HTML/Xml file.

System Requirements

This utility works on any version of Windows, From Windows 98 to Windows Vista. You can use this utility even if Firefox/Mozilla is not installed on your system, as long as you have the history file (history.dat) that you want to inspect.

Versions History

Version 1.01 - Fixed bug: MozillaHistoryView failed to read some history files.
Version 1.00 - First Release.

Using MozillaHistoryView

MozillaHistoryView doesn't require any installation process or additional DLL files. Just copy the executable file (MozillaHistoryView.exe) to any folder you like, and run it.
After you run it, the main window displays the list of visited Web pages loaded from the history.dat of the Mozilla/Firefox profile that you used in the last time. If you want to view the content of another history file, simply use the 'Select History File' option (Ctrl + H), or drag the history.dat filename from Explorer into the main window of MozillaHistoryView.
You can select one or more history items, and then export the list into text/HTML/Xml file ('Save Selected Items' option). You can also copy the selected items to the clipboard, and then paste them to Excel or to OpenOffice spreadsheet.

Command-Line Options

/stext <Filename>	Save the list of all visited Web sites into a regular text file.
/stab <Filename>	Save the list of all visited Web sites into a tab-delimited text file.
/stabular <Filename>	Save the list of all visited Web sites into a tabular text file.
/shtml <Filename>	Save the list of all visited Web sites into HTML file (Horizontal).
/sverhtml <Filename>	Save the list of all visited Web sites into HTML file (Vertical).
/sxml <Filename>	Save the list of all visited Web sites to XML file.
-file <History Filename>	Start MozillaHistoryView with the specified history.dat filename.

Examples:
MozillaHistoryView.exe -file "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\test\p34kcd3y.slt\history.dat"
MozillaHistoryView.exe -file "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\test\p34kcd3y.slt\history.dat" /shtml c:\temp\mz.html
MozillaHistoryView.exe /stext c:\temp\mz.txt

Translating MozillaHistoryView to other languages

In order to translate MozillaHistoryView to other language, follow the instructions below:

Run MozillaHistoryView with /savelangfile parameter:
MozillaHistoryView.exe /savelangfile
A file named MozillaHistoryView_lng.ini will be created in the folder of MozillaHistoryView utility.
Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
After you finish the translation, Run MozillaHistoryView, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run MozillaHistoryView without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder.

License

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution package, without any modification !

Disclaimer

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.

Feedback

If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com

Download MozillaHistoryView

MozillaHistoryView is also available in other languages. In order to change the language of MozillaHistoryView, download the appropriate language zip file, extract the 'MozillaHistoryView_lng.ini', and put it in the same folder that you Installed MozillaHistoryView utility.

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