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Write like you normally do
Type into a supported text field, textarea, or compatible editable area. DraftGuard saves after a short pause.
A small Chrome extension
Your words should survive a page refresh.
DraftGuard helps recover text you were writing when a page reloads, a tab goes missing, or a session expires. It quietly saves supported drafts on your device, so a frustrating restart doesn't have to mean starting over.
No account. No cloud sync. No paid API. Your drafts stay in your Chrome profile.
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Draft in progress Saved locally · just now
A draft was found
Your unsent text may still be here. Want to put it back?
How it works
A little backup for the moments the web forgets.
DraftGuard stays out of your way until you need it. You keep writing; it keeps a local copy of supported text fields.
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A page goes wrong
A refresh, closed tab, or expired session can happen. When you return, DraftGuard checks for a matching saved draft.
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Review and restore
Choose whether to restore or discard the draft. You stay in control of what goes back into the page.
Small by design
Made for the text you don't want to lose.
Quiet autosave
After you enable protection for a tab, supported drafts are saved locally as you type—with no account setup and no separate save button to remember.
A draft vault
Search saved drafts, copy their text, revisit the source page, export a backup, or delete them when you're done.
You stay in control
Pause autosave, exclude websites, choose a retention period, and remove stored drafts from the vault.
Privacy, plainly
We don't run a server that receives your drafts.
DraftGuard is designed to keep draft text inside your browser profile. There is no DraftGuard account, cloud inbox, analytics service, or external API in this build.
DraftGuard does not ask for access to every website. Click the extension and enable protection on the current tab; Chrome grants temporary tab-scoped access so DraftGuard can save supported text locally. To protect a different site, enable that tab separately.
What that means
- Draft text is stored in Chrome's local extension storage.
- Query strings and URL fragments are not saved with draft records.
- You can pause protection, exclude a site, or delete drafts.
- No account, server-side draft database, telemetry, or advertising scripts.
What it isn't
A useful safety net, not a promise that nothing can go wrong.
Being clear about the limits is part of building something you can trust.
Not an encrypted vault
Drafts are stored in Chrome local extension storage and are not encrypted by DraftGuard. Avoid highly confidential information and shared computers.
Not every editor works
Standard text fields and textareas are the most reliable. Some embedded frames, custom editors, or complex web apps may behave differently.
Not a replacement for autosave
DraftGuard is best-effort recovery. Review restored text before submitting, and use a site's own save or draft feature when available.
Try a tiny demo
See the recovery idea in action.
Write something, simulate losing the page, then restore the text. This demo runs only on this landing page; it does not connect to the installed extension or store anything on a server.
Untitled draftSaved in demo
A saved draft was found in this demo.
Illustrative demo only. Your text stays in this page's temporary JavaScript state.
Questions, answered
Before you install.
Does DraftGuard upload my text?
No. The current build stores drafts in Chrome local extension storage and does not include a DraftGuard server, analytics, or external API calls. It does store draft text and limited page/field metadata locally.
Will it recover every kind of text?
No. It works best with standard text inputs and textareas. Some custom rich-text editors, embedded frames, and complex single-page applications may not restore perfectly. Rich-text formatting may be lost.
Can I stop it from saving on a website?
Yes. You can stop protection for the current tab or add domains to the exclusion list. DraftGuard only runs on tabs you explicitly enable.
Does it save passwords or payment details?
DraftGuard skips common password, authentication, and payment fields and uses other heuristics to avoid sensitive areas. No detector is perfect, so don't use it for highly confidential information.
How long are drafts kept?
You can choose a retention period in the settings. Expired drafts are cleaned up automatically, and you can delete individual drafts or clear them from the vault.