# Clear Browsing Data

> Delete browsing data directly from the browser toolbar. Clear cookies, history and cache with a single click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/clear-browsing-data](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clear-browsing-data)

## Overview

- **ID:** `clear-browsing-data`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Armin Sebastian
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 45,122
- **Weekly downloads:** 692
- **Rating:** 4.35 / 5 (214 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-02
- **First published:** 2017-09-24
- **Size:** 484 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clear-browsing-data/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/dessant/clear-browsing-data/issues](https://github.com/dessant/clear-browsing-data/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clear-browsing-data/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clear-browsing-data/privacy/)

## Description

**Clear Browsing Data** is a powerful browser extension designed for quick and efficient privacy management. With this tool, you can clear cookies, browsing history, cached images and files, autofill data, download history, passwords, and various other storage data directly from your browser's toolbar with a single click or a customizable selection.

This extension supports easy configuration of which data types to clear and offers options to close and reload tabs after clearing data. It is available for Firefox, Chrome, and Edge browsers. The developer prioritizes user privacy, collecting no personal data, and maintains active development supported by user contributions. For support and feature requests, an active GitHub repository is available. Clear Browsing Data is ideal for users seeking hassle-free, instant control over their browsing privacy and data management.

## Rankings

- #349 — Overall
- #12 — Web Development
- #22 — Privacy & Security
- #1 — browser
- #1 — browsing
- #1 — data

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `browsingData`
- `notifications`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Very low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise the add-on for being easy to use and broadly well-liked. However, the most recurrent criticisms are that it clears all browser data instead of data for the current tab/site, and it isn’t always reliable in clearing data as intended.

### Pros

- Easy to use (praised by multiple reviewers).
- Generally well-received by users and considered a useful addon.
- Positive overall sentiment across several reviews.

### Cons

- Lacks per-tab or per-site clearing; it clears all browser data instead of just the active tab or domain.
- Not always reliable—some users report that it does not clear data as expected or at all.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clear-browsing-data)