Surfed: Your Unified Browsing History & Bookmark Manager

What is Surfed? Surfed is a powerful and intuitive browsing companion designed to help you organize your links and browsing history effectively. Available on macOS, iOS, and visionOS, Surfed acts as your personal search engine for your web activities, making it easier and faster than ever to find visited websites.

How does Surfed work? Surfed works by keeping a detailed record of your browsing history and providing intuitive bookmark management tools. It supports multiple browsers on macOS, including Safari, Chrome, Edge, Arc, Brave, Opera, and Firefox. This comprehensive support ensures that all your browsing activities are recorded in one place.

Key Features:

Browser History: Surfed meticulously tracks your browsing history, enabling you to effortlessly revisit or locate previously accessed web pages.
Bookmark Manager: Organize your favorite websites efficiently using Surfed's intuitive bookmark management tools.
Tags: Quickly tag websites with recently used tags via an intuitive user interface.
Actions: Boost your productivity with over 80 actions that you can perform on your links, history, and articles.
Statistics: Get a clear overview of your browsing activities.
Web Automation: Automate repetitive web tasks with Surfed’s web automation capabilities.
Listen Later: Have articles from websites read aloud to you, creating a personalized newscast.
Read Later: Enjoy a distraction-free reading mode for articles, even offline.
Spaces: Organize links and history into distinct spaces for work, home, projects, and more.
Focus Filter: Automatically select specific spaces to focus on certain items or toggle Web Trigger execution.
AI Actions: Summarize articles or tag websites using AI actions.
Reminder: Set recurring or non-recurring reminders for specific websites.
Widgets: Add a personal widget to your home screen for quick access.
Private Search: Securely search through your browsing history using Surfed’s private search engine.
Shortcuts: Utilize powerful shortcuts to handle tasks in the background.
Tag Actions: Automatically perform actions when opening a link from a tag list.
Link Formatter

Available Platforms:

iPhone
iPad
Mac
Vision Pro

Sync across all your devices (Surfed 2.0) One purchase, Native app, Multiple windows (iPad & Mac & Vision Pro), Keyboard shortcuts (iPad & Mac & Vision Pro)

User Testimonials:

rich aesthetic: «looking forward to the future of the app. I don't think its scratched the surface of what it'll end up being able to do […]»
THEDAYISMINE: «Amazing! Ever notice how some google searches disappear in Safaris history? This app fixes that issue. It tracks whatever you want to track and let’s you BLOCK the tracking of whatever you don’t want to track. Personally, I just use it to track my Google searches—because Safari makes them disappear! This app is so good, it feels like something Apple would do […]»
motofreak1990: «So good it should be a native feature Surfed rules. It lets me retrace my steps through the web, because I can’t keep tabs open forever and I don’t always bookmark what I intend to […]»

Frequently Asked Questions:

Does it synchronise my library?
Are keyboard shortcuts available?
Can I search items via spotlight?
Are actions for selected items available?
Which filter types are available to search in the browser history, websites, tag and collection lists, global search or to setup smart collections or Web Trigger?
Which Web Trigger actions are available?
Are URL schemes available to deep link into the app?
Is the app localised?
What is a Tag Action?
Can I record my browser history with Chromium or Firefox browsers on macOS?
Is there a command line Interface (CLI) to search from the terminal on macOS?

Privacy Considerations:

Your browsing history is private and personal. All data is stored locally on your device and is not accessible to anyone else, including the developers of Surfed. The app does not collect any analytics or diagnostic data.

Surfed Feature Comparison (Free vs. Pro):

Feature	Free	Pro
Unlimited Browser History	✓	✓
Record Safari, Chromium, Firefox history on macOS	✓	✓
Unlimited Tags	✓	✓
Spaces (with iOS 17 Safari Profiles support)		✓
Search Filters	✓	✓
Multiple Search Terms	✓	✓
Full-Text Search		✓
Browser Dashboard		✓
Article Reader View	✓	✓
Spotlight Search	✓	✓
Configurable List Actions	✓	✓
Hide Items	✓	✓
QR Code Link	✓	✓
Link Notes		✓
Link Actions		✓
Messages Extension		✓
iCloud Sync		✓
Password Protection		✓
Listen Articles		✓
Share Article as Audio		✓
Unlimited Smart Collections		✓
Unlimited Web Triggers		✓
Shortcuts Automation		✓
Focus Filter		✓
Widgets		✓
Reminders		✓
Statistics		✓
Export	✓	✓
Tag Action		✓
AI Actions (OpenAI API-Key needed)		✓
Print Lists		✓
PDF Export		✓
CSV Export		✓
Blacklist websites from history		✓
Backup and Restore		✓
Custom Colours and App Icon		✓

Why is Surfed Important?

Surfed provides a unified, private, and efficient way to manage your browsing history and bookmarks. It is essential for anyone looking to streamline their web browsing experience and maintain better control over their online activities.

Conclusion

Surfed offers a robust suite of tools designed to enhance your browsing experience. Whether you need to retrace your steps, organize your favorite websites, or automate web tasks, Surfed provides the features and privacy you need.