Firefox stores your browsing history by date in the Library window, so finding every page you visited on a specific day takes less than a minute. Open the Library from the toolbar, the History menu, or a keyboard shortcut, then expand the day you need.
From there, use the date folders on the left, a chronologically sorted list, or the search box to filter by keyword or exact date. This works in Firefox on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Open the Firefox History Library to View Browsing History for a Specific Date
The fastest way to view Firefox browsing history for a specific date is through the Library window. Firefox groups every visit by date there, so one day is easy to isolate.
- Click the hamburger menu
at the top right of Firefox. - Choose History, then click Manage history. You can also press ++ on Windows or Linux, or ++ on macOS.
- Look at the left pane: Today, Yesterday, Last 7 Days, This Month, Older. If "Today" is empty after browsing several sites, Firefox is not recording. If it loads but dates look wrong, the database may be corrupted.
You’ll know it worked when the Library window opens and the left pane shows Today, Yesterday, and older date folders.
Browse history by expanding date groups
Firefox already groups visits by date, so expanding a day is often the quickest way to see everything you opened on that date.
- Click the small arrow next to Today, Yesterday, or an older date to expand that day’s visits.
- Click the same arrow again to collapse the day once you are done.
- Expand older month folders (for example, Last month or September 2026) until you reach the day you need.
- Double-click any page in the expanded day to reopen it in a new tab.
If date folders are missing, switch the Library to the History view from the top-left selector. The expanded list gives you a clean chronological view of that day.
Sort the list by date or enable date columns
If the grouped tree is hard to skim, switch to a flat list and set the sort order yourself.
- In the Library window, open the View menu (press first if the menu bar is hidden).
- Hover Sort by and pick Date (or Date and Site to show the visit time next to each title).
- To see the timestamp and visit count in columns, return to View → Show Columns and enable Visit Date (last) and Visit Count.
- Click the Visit Date column header to flip between newest-first and oldest-first.
The View menu only appears when the classic menu bar is showing. Press to reveal it temporarily, or turn it on permanently with View → Toolbars → Menu Bar in the main Firefox window.
Once sorted, a specific day sits between the entries before and after it. You’ll know it worked when the list reorders and each row lines up by visit time.
Search history by a specific date or keyword
When you already know the date or part of the page title, search is faster than scrolling through the date tree.
- Click inside the Search History text box at the top right of the Library window.
- Type a keyword from the page title or URL, or paste a date such as 2026-09-25.
- Watch the list below filter live as you type, then press to lock the result.
- Click the small X in the search box, or press , to clear the filter and return to the date-grouped view.
TIP: Typing just a domain like example.com narrows the search to a single site without needing the full URL.
You’ll know it worked when the list shrinks to only the pages that match that date or keyword.
Other ways to open Firefox history
If you only need recent visits, Firefox exposes history through the sidebar, the toolbar, and keyboard combos without opening the Library tab.
- Press ++ (Windows or Linux) or ++ (macOS) to open the History Library in a tab.
- For the History sidebar, press + on Windows/Linux, or choose View → Sidebar → History from the menu bar. On macOS use ++ instead, since + hides Firefox.
- For the last few days, click the toolbar button labeled View history, saved bookmarks, and more at the top right of Firefox, then pick History in the popup.
- Click Manage history at the bottom of that popup to jump straight into the full Library window.
Once you have located the visits for that date, double-click any page to reopen it. If you want to remove that day’s entries, see our guide to clearing Firefox browsing history on computer and mobile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Firefox not show any history for a specific date?
Firefox may be set to clear history automatically, or the visits may have been deleted manually. Open Settings → Privacy & Security and confirm Firefox will is set to Remember history rather than Never remember history or Clear history when exiting.
Can I search history by an exact date like September 25, 2026?
Yes. The Library search box matches plain text, so typing 2026-09-25 or September 25 filters the list to that day. The grouped date tree on the left is usually faster when you only want to browse a single day. See this related Mozilla support question for additional context.
How far back does Firefox keep browsing history?
Firefox keeps history until you remove it, with the cap controlled by the places.history.expiration.max_pages preference in about:config. If old dates are missing, the Places database may need rebuilding.
Why is the View menu missing Sort by or Show Columns?
Those entries only appear once the Library window is open and the classic menu bar is visible. Press to reveal a temporary menu bar, then reopen the View menu.
Can I export the history of a single date?
Firefox does not include a built-in date-range export, but you can copy the rows from the column-enabled list into a spreadsheet, or use the Bookmark All Tabs trick to save a day’s visits as a bookmark folder. For most one-day lookups, the date tree and search box are all you need.
