# Clear Cache

> Clear Firefox cache and selected browsing data from the toolbar, context menu, or F9 shortcut. Choose what to clear, pick a time range, and optionally reload the active tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/clearcache](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clearcache)

## Overview

- **ID:** `clearcache`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TenSoja
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 77,534
- **Weekly downloads:** 865
- **Rating:** 4.32 / 5 (312 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2009-02-19
- **Size:** 214 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clearcache/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/TenSoja/clear-cache](https://github.com/TenSoja/clear-cache)

## Description

Clear Cache is a fast, controlled browser cleanup tool with time-based presets from last 15 minutes to all time. It supports selective cleaning of cache, cookies, history, downloads, form data, passwords, plugin data, and storage, and can also clear only the current site’s data (cookies/storage) with a notification of what was cleared. 

Designed for developers, QA, and power users, it provides a one-click toolbar action, the F9 shortcut, and an optional clear-and-reload context menu. The extension is privacy-conscious and open source, stores preferences locally, and is available across platforms (Chrome and Firefox) with some features varying by platform.

## Rankings

- #262 — Overall
- #3 — Search Tools
- #9 — Web Development
- #16 — Privacy & Security
- #1 — cache
- #1 — range

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `browsingData`
- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find Clear Cache useful for debugging and data clearing, but report major reliability and safety issues. The most frequent concerns are that it sometimes clears data for all sites despite a current-tab option, forcing logins to reappear; it’s not reliable on some Firefox versions or Android; the extension popup is intrusive; and the defaults lack a safety confirmation, risking accidental data loss. These issues undermine trust despite its usefulness when it works.

### Pros

- Clears browser data (cache and cookies) effectively and as advertised.
- Very useful for web/extension development and troubleshooting.
- Does exactly what it says; aligns with user expectations when it works.

### Cons

- Wipes data for all sites even when 'current tab' is selected; current-tab option is broken, leading to unintended data loss.
- Clears cookies/logins across many sites, causing the user to relogin.
- Not reliably functioning on some Firefox versions and is unavailable on Android.
- Pop-up window appears on extension click and lacks an auto-close option.
- Aggressive default behavior with no confirmation prompt, risking accidental data loss.

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