Self-Destructing Cookies

Delete cookies when browser is closed or once the tab is closed to prevent tracking

Self-Destructing Cookies: A Privacy Chrome Extension

Self-Destructing Cookies is a privacy-prioritizing Chrome extension. It manages cookies in two modes - session mode and tabs mode. In session mode, it deletes cookies once all the browser windows are closed, thus effectively ending the session. Meanwhile, in tabs mode, it erases cookies tied to the current tab when it is closed, but only if there are no other tabs open from the same domain. This extension was brought to Chromium browsers by adapting the original Self-Destructing Cookies extension by Ove.

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Extension stats

By: joue.quroi

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.00

(13)

Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-25)

Creation date: 2018-01-09

Permissions:

storage
cookies
contextMenus
notifications

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 85.39K

Email: jo*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 15,644 ▲ 25

Other rankings

#6774 in Developer Tools ▲ 94 #83 in cookie keyword 60

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Self-Destructing Cookies (WebEx) (v0.2.1)

1,254+ 4.12

(26)

Self-Destructing Cookies (v0.2.1)

1,561+ 4.50

(2)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works effectively to clear cookies on closing the browser.
Easy to add sites to the whitelist.
Generally reliable for users on multiple browsers.

Cons

Does not handle sub-domains well, leading to unwanted logouts.
Session mode has stopped working for some users.
Causes users to get logged out of their Google account frequently.

Most mentioned

Issues with session and tab modes regarding cookie deletion.
Desire for a blacklist mode to protect specific sites.
Problems with Google-related domains causing unintended logouts.

User reviews

it does not work, I tested loggings on websites like facebook, gmails. and upon closing tab while still logged in and opening it up again I can still see im logged in...

Tom Wid, 2023-12-23

Finally, a simple extension that does what I want it to - clear cookies on closing browser, with a whitelist that's easy to add to. I wish there was an option to have left clicking the icon add/remove from whitelist instead of turning the whole extension on/off, but otherwise it does its job perfectly. edit - unfortunately, at some point since posting this review, session mode has stopped working. Tab mode still works though.

Flicsmo, 2022-08-23

I do not think..this extension works...

Rezwan Haque, 2022-05-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Self-Destructing Cookies requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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