How-to guides

Step-by-step guides for managing, deleting, editing, exporting, and auto-clearing cookies in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, Opera, and Vivaldi.

• 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.