Self-Destructing Cookies

Self-Destructing Cookies

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

What is Self-Destructing Cookies?
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.
Stats
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.23 (13)
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2022-01-03)
Creation date: 2018-01-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • cookies
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 82.60K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This extension aims to bring "Self-Destructing Cookies" extension written by "Ove" to Chromium browsers. The extension supports two modes to deal with cookies:

  1. "session" mode: delete cookies once the current session is closed (all browser windows are closed).
  2. "tabs" mode: delete cookies related to the current tab once the tab is closed and there are no other tabs of the same domain.

Example: Let's say you are logged-in into your email account: In "session" mode, you will be logged-in until all browser tabs are closed. In "tabs" mode, you will be logged-out once all email tabs are closed. So if you have two email tabs opened and still one tab is open, you are still logged-in. Once the other tab is closed, you will get logged-out

Note: the extension does not support cleaning "window.localStorage" at this moment. I will work on that later!

To report bugs please use the review section of the FAQs page

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...
by Tom Wid 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.
by Flicsmo Flicsmo, 2022-08-23

I do not think..this extension works...
by Rezwan Haque Rezwan Haque, 2022-05-04
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Safety
Risk impact

Self-Destructing Cookies may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Self-Destructing Cookies has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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