A Google Chrome extension that mitigates the frustration of prematurely losing form data
Form Guard is an HTML/CSS/JS browser extension which can detect and backup form data to prevent loss in the event of a tab reload, accidental closure, or crash.
- Auto-detects the presence of previously saved data and prompts the user to restore it
- Auto-save is initiated by user interaction, so it doesn't save unless you want it too!
- Trys to avoid saving sensitive data (passwords, credit card numbers, SSNs, etc.)
- Saving can be paused by the user at any time
- Saved data can be deleted on a per-page basis or globally
Download from the Chrome Web Store
- Encrypt the data being stored
- Timestamp the data and auto-clear it after a set interval (perhaps 10 days)
- Custom handlers for specific sites