# Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete

Firefox and Chrome WebExtension that deletes cookies and other browsing site data as soon as the tab closes, domain changes, browser restarts, or a combination of those events.

Repository: https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cookie-autodelete
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: webextension, firefox, chrome, cookie, deleting-cookies, cookies, google-chrome, cookie-autodelete, mozilla-firefox
Last push: 2025-12-26T09:54:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3519, "days_push": 250, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2014, forks 138 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:05.386052+00:00)

## What it is
A Firefox, Chrome, and Edge WebExtension that automatically deletes cookies and other browsing site data when a tab closes, the domain changes, or the browser restarts. It supports whitelists and greylists so users can keep cookies only for trusted sites.

## Use cases
- automatically delete cookies when a tab closes
- prevent cross-site cookie tracking
- keep cookies only for whitelisted sites
- clear cookies on browser restart
- manage cookie whitelist per domain
- reduce cookie buildup in Firefox and Chrome

## When to choose
- you want automatic cookie cleanup without manually clearing data
- you need per-site whitelists or greylists for trusted sites
- you use Firefox container tabs and want cookie isolation support
- you want a privacy-focused extension available on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge

## When to avoid
- you need full anti-tracking beyond cookies (fingerprinting, scripts)
- you want a comprehensive privacy suite or ad blocker
- you need cookie management on mobile browsers without extension support

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: privacy, security
- domain: privacy, browser-extensions, web-development
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: cookies, webextension, tracking-prevention, whitelist, firefox-addon, chrome-extension

## Member repositories
- Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.386052+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:19:39.022714+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.386052+00:00, sha d159d011470e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.