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. 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 edit cookies in Chrome — DevTools and extension methods How to edit cookies in Chrome — change values, expiry, SameSite, HttpOnly, and Secure flags via DevTools or a Manifest V3 extension. Step-by-step. 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 libsodium XChaCha20-Poly1305 with Argon2id-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 alternative — Open-source Manifest V3 replacement CookieVault is the open-source Manifest V3 EditThisCookie alternative for Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox. MIT-licensed, encrypted sync, zero telemetry. Migrate in 90 seconds.
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.