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Context - Smart Research Trail

by mamidi.prafulreddy1@gmail.com · Education
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Track your research sessions with scroll position memory

Users
3
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#296K
#242K among extensions
Version
4.1.1
updated 3 Mar 2026

Users

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Ratings count

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About Context - Smart Research Trail

Context automatically tracks your research sessions across the web. No more losing your place in 47 open tabs. HOW IT WORKS • Click "Start" when you begin researching a topic • Browse normally — Context tracks every page you visit • Scroll positions are saved for each page • Click "Pause" to take a break without losing your session • Click "Stop" when done — everything is saved to history KEY FEATURES 📍 Scroll Memory Every page remembers exactly where you stopped reading. Click any tracked page to jump back to that exact scroll position. ⏯️ Pause & Resume Research interruptions happen. Pause your session, handle life, then resume right where you left off. 🔍 Automatic Organization Context detects what you're researching (technology, business, academic) and organizes your trails by topic. 📊 Visual Progress See how much you've read of each page with subtle progress indicators. Know at a glance which sources you've fully explored. 🧠 Zero Interference Translucent glass-morphic UI that doesn't block your content. Works silently in the background until you need it. PERFECT FOR • Students researching papers • Developers learning new frameworks • Journalists investigating stories • Founders researching markets • Anyone who falls down Wikipedia rabbit holes PRIVACY FIRST All data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud storage, no tracking. Your research is yours alone. HOW TO USE 1. Install and click the Context icon 2. Click "Start" to begin a research session 3. Browse normally — pages are tracked automatically 4. Click any page in your trail to resume reading at your exact scroll position 5. Click "Stop" to save the session to history PRO TIPS • The badge shows how many pages you've tracked in the current session • Pause during meetings, resume after • Export your history anytime to JSON • Clear all data with one click when starting fresh research No signup required. No subscriptions. Just a simple tool that respects your workflow. --- Context was built by researchers, for researchers. We got tired of losing our place in deep research sessions, forgetting which sources we'd already checked, and having 83 tabs open "just in case." This extension solves one problem really well: keeping track of where you've been and what you've read, so you can focus on actually learning. Questions? Feature requests? Reach out via the support link. Happy researching.

Growth

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Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Context - Smart Research Trail appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
research#65+10

Version history

2 versions recorded
4.1.13 Mar 2026
4.1.025 Feb 2026

Details

Category
Education
First seen
25 Feb 2026
Size
6.9 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
glaahdedpgjemkaojjahmgimjlofhcbp

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabsactiveTabscripting

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