Documentation
Everything you need to master your cookies.
Step-by-step guides, core concepts, feature references, and migration help for CookieVault Editor and Guardian.
Guides
Step-by-step how-tos for editing, deleting, exporting, and auto-clearing cookies.
6 articlesConcepts
What cookies, CHIPS, SameSite, and zero-knowledge encryption actually are.
1 articlesFeatures
Reference for every Editor and Guardian capability, flag, and option.
4 articlesMigrate
Move from EditThisCookie, Cookie AutoDelete, Cookiebro, and others.
4 articlesCompare
How CookieVault stacks up against the classic cookie tools, head to head.
3 articlesGuides
Browse all → Clear cookies but stay logged in — Selective deletion guide How to clear cookies but stay logged in to specific sites. Selectively delete tracking cookies while keeping session cookies for the sites you trust. Edit cookies in Chrome (2026): DevTools guide Edit cookies in Chrome with DevTools or a Manifest V3 extension. Change values, expiry, SameSite and Secure flags with clear, tested steps. How to auto-delete cookies on tab close in Chrome (2026 guide) How to auto-delete cookies when you close a Chrome tab — install CookieVault Guardian, configure the whitelist, and cookies plus localStorage are cleaned the moment the last tab closes. How to delete cookies in Chrome (2026): three reliable methods How to delete cookies in Chrome — three methods (browser Settings, DevTools per-site, Manifest V3 extension), full step-by-step, edge cases, what breaks afterward, FAQ. How to export Chrome cookies to JSON or Netscape format How to export Chrome cookies to JSON, Netscape cookies.txt, or HAR format. Covers DevTools, extensions, and command-line workflows for backup or test fixtures. How to whitelist cookies in Chrome — Keep logins for trusted sites (2026) How to whitelist cookies in Chrome — use Chrome built-in exception list or CookieVault Guardian for richer per-domain, subdomain-inherited, wildcard-supported cookie allowlisting.
Features
Auto-delete cookies on tab close — CookieVault Guardian CookieVault Guardian auto-deletes cookies, localStorage, IndexedDB, Cache, and Service Workers when you close a tab. Whitelist-exempt, Manifest V3, the Cookie AutoDelete successor. Cookie whitelist — Keep the sites you actually use CookieVault cookie whitelist is a per-domain allowlist with subdomain inheritance, wildcards, and a greylist. Keep logins for trusted sites while auto-deleting everything else. End-to-end encrypted cookie sync — Zero-knowledge cloud CookieVault encrypted cookie sync uses Web Crypto API AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2-SHA-256-derived keys. Even our servers cannot read your cookies. A Pro, zero-knowledge feature. Multi-account profiles — Switch cookie identities in one click CookieVault multi-account profiles are named, encrypted cookie snapshots. Switch between work, personal, and testing identities in one click — no logging out, one browser window.
Migrate
Cookie AutoDelete alternative — Manifest V3 replacement CookieVault Guardian is the open-source Cookie AutoDelete alternative — Manifest V3, full whitelist parity, plus localStorage / IndexedDB / Cache cleanup CAD never had. Free, MIT. Cookie-Editor alternative — Open-source, encrypted-sync option CookieVault is an open-source Cookie-Editor alternative on Manifest V3. Same lightweight edit workflow, plus MIT-licensed code, end-to-end encrypted sync, and reproducible builds. Cookiebro alternative — Open-source Manifest V3 replacement CookieVault is an open-source Cookiebro alternative on Manifest V3. Cookie management plus Cookie AutoDelete-style cleanup, MIT-licensed, with end-to-end encrypted sync. EditThisCookie alternatives (2026): safe MV3 options Compare safe Manifest V3 alternatives to EditThisCookie for Chrome, Edge, Brave and Firefox, including open-source status, privacy and migration steps.
Compare
CookieVault Guardian vs Cookie AutoDelete — Successor comparison CookieVault Guardian vs Cookie AutoDelete compared: Manifest V3 vs V2, available vs disabled in Chrome, expanded storage cleanup vs cookies-only. Honest successor comparison. CookieVault vs Cookie-Editor — Open vs closed comparison CookieVault vs Cookie-Editor compared: MIT open-source vs closed proprietary, encrypted sync vs local-only, profiles and history vs a smaller footprint. Both Manifest V3. CookieVault vs EditThisCookie — Objective comparison CookieVault vs EditThisCookie compared: Manifest V3 vs V2, open-source vs closed, encrypted sync vs local-only, available vs removed from the store.