How-to guide

How to see when you browse the most

Open Analytics and click Time. The heatmap shows each weekday and hour. Darker cells mean more pages.

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Quick steps

Read the heatmap in three steps

  1. Open Analytics

    Then click Time at the top to jump to the heatmap.

  2. Find the dark cells

    Rows are weekdays, columns are hours of the day.

  3. Click a cell

    History opens with the pages from that weekday and hour.

Before you start: add History Monk from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons. The Chrome Web Store version also installs in Edge.

Step 1: Open Analytics and jump to Time

Click Analytics in the sidebar. At the top are four jump links: Overview, Trends, Searches and Time. Click Time.

Analytics covers the range picked under Time in the sidebar, like Last 30 days or All time.

Step 2: Read the heatmap

The When you browse card has a row for each weekday and a column for each hour, from 0 (midnight) to 23. The darker a cell, the more pages you opened then.

History Monk When you browse heatmap with rows Sun to Sat and columns for hours 0 to 23, the darkest cells on Monday at 9 and Saturday at 21
Busiest here: Monday at 9 AM and Saturday at 9 PM.

Point at a cell to see the weekday, the hour and the number of pages, like Mon 9 AM · 106 pages.

Step 3: Click a cell to see those pages

Click a cell and History opens with only the pages from that weekday and hour, on every date in your range. Two chips under the search box show the filter, like Monday and 9 AM. Click a chip’s × to remove it.

History Monk History view with Monday and 9 AM chips, listing 106 pages such as Google searches and Stack Overflow questions
Monday, 9 AM: 106 pages.

More in the Time section

Below the heatmap, Time of day shows your pages by hour, and Your rhythm splits them into weekdays, weekends and late nights, with your typical active window.

History Monk Your rhythm card: Weekdays 5,220 pages 75%, Weekends 1,774 pages 25%, Late night before 5 AM 150 pages 2%, Typical active window 8 AM to 9 PM
Weekdays, weekends, late nights and your usual hours.

Good to know

  • Times come from each page’s last visit. Your browser shares only the most recent visit to each page, so a page you opened often counts once, at its latest time.
  • Search one hour on every day without Analytics: open Filters and pick an hour under Hour. See how to search your history by time of day.
  • Analytics is part of the trial. After the 7 days, it opens 3 times a day without a license.

FAQ

Questions about the heatmap

How do I see what time of day I browse the most?

Open Analytics in History Monk and click Time. The When you browse heatmap has a row for each weekday and a column for each hour. The darkest cells are your busiest hours.

Does it show how long I spent on each site?

No. Browser history doesn't record how long a page was open, so History Monk counts pages instead.

Which dates does it cover?

The range picked under Time in the sidebar. Pick Last 30 days to see only this month's pattern.

Is Analytics free?

Analytics is open during the 7-day free trial, and for 3 opens a day after it without a license.

The wise search once. History Monk remembers the rest.