Chrome

It’s finally here. After roughly 90 days of “keluh kesah” (struggles), countless late nights, and hundreds of browser tabs crashed intentionally for testing, I am beyond excited to announce that Form Recover v0.1.0 is officially live on the Chrome Web Store. The 3-Month Journey When I started this project, I thought, “How hard can it be to save some text from an input field?” Famous last words. I quickly realized that the modern web is a chaotic place. Between complex Single Page Applications (SPAs) like React and Vue that manage state in ways that bypass traditional “value” attributes, and the “Nightmare of Iframes” found on many support portals, the development was a constant battle against edge cases. There were times when I thought the “Ghost Icon” would never align correctly, or that the recovery engine might miss that one crucial comment on a forum.

It’s the digital equivalent of dropping your ice cream. You’re 800 words into an email, a Jira ticket, or a blog post. The screen freezes. The dreaded “Aw, Snap!” appears. And just like that, your words are gone. If you’re reading this right now, you’re probably panic-searching for a solution. Let’s look at your options. Option 1: The Browser’s “Reopen Closed Tab” (Hit or Miss) Chrome and Edge are pretty good at restoring tabs, but they are notoriously bad at restoring form data.