
Cookie AutoDelete: Keep or Delete Cookies Upon Tab Closure
Add-on stats
- activeTab
- alarms
- browsingData
- contextMenus
- contextualIdentities
- cookies
- notifications
- storage
- tabs
- <all_urls>
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Add-on summary
Please don't use reviews for bugs, support request, or feature requests. Use GitHub instead.
As of Firefox 86, strict mode is not supported at this time due to missing APIs to handle the Total Cookie Protection. Also as of Firefox 103, standard mode has also enabled Total Cookie Protection. Use 'strict' mode if using pre-86, use standard mode for versions 86-102, or from version 103+ use the custom configuration and set cookie to 'cross site tracking cookies' option (not the cross-site cookies).
Before opening a GitHub Issue, please check the troubleshooting FAQ first. Note that support may not be available for variants of Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
Permission Request Explanations
Access your data for all websites
: CAD requests this to delete cookies and other site data for all sitesClear recent browsing history, cookies and related data
: Ability to delete site data by domains.Display notifications to you
: Self explanatory.Read and modify privacy settings
: This setting has been removed since 3.4.0 and is kept here for historical reasons. Automatic detection of First Party Isolation support. Although the Privacy permission gives CAD "read and modify" permissions, NO MODIFICATIONS are done to your privacy settings, CAD only reads the setting of First Party Isolation. The privacy permission unfortunately cannot be given granular control, so this will stay for now.Access browser tabs
: CAD uses this permission to display the site hostname in the popup for easy whitelisting/greylisting, displaying the amount of cookies for that site, and which rules apply to that site.
Take the permission wording with a grain of salt.
See moreUser reviews
- Reduces annoying cookie banners when used with other extensions like 'I still don't care about cookies'.
- No longer functions as intended; fails to delete unwanted cookies from non-whitelisted sites.
- Abandoned development; no updates in over a year and a half.
- Poor interface design leading to accidental deletion of important cookies.
- Doesn't delete cookies not in the whitelist after restarting Firefox or using the clean button.
- No updates in over a year and a half, indicating abandonment of the extension.
- Difficult to use due to unclear interface leading to potential data loss.
User reviews
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Cookie AutoDelete requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
Cookie AutoDelete has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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