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Cookie overview

Cookie prevents third parties from hijacking your browsing experience. The sites you visit store "cookies" in your browser without your knowledge or consent. Some are helpful, but others are frustrating and invasive. Cookie can help.

Features:
  • Consolidate all your browser privacy settings
  • Simplified View that takes care of all the technical details for you
  • Advanced View which puts you in total control of all your privacy settings
  • Combined cookie view displaying all cookie/flash/localStorage data in one easy to manage view
  • Cookie's can be favorited on a per domain, or per cookie basis. You decide
  • Individual Browser settings. It is possible to configure different automatic removal options for each browser. In the case of Chrome/Chromium/Canary/Brave you can even configure settings per user!
  • A number of removal schedules are possible: When quitting Cookie, when a Browser is Quit, on computer login, On computer waking from sleep, on a customizable time schedule, or entirely manually
  • Hotkey support, so you can remove all unwanted data quickly and easily
  • Customizable tracking cookie definitions
  • Whitelist individual tracking cookies
  • Clean, modern and Intuitive User Interface
  • Helpful setup window
  • Browser extension protection
  • Full Screen support
  • iCloud support
  • Dark/Regular theme

What’s new in version 6.8.7

Updated on Jan 13 2023

  • Fixed a potential issue with non removal of some databases
View older Cookie updates

Information

License

Shareware

Size

4.5 MB

Developer’s website

https://cookieapp.com

Downloads

96682

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.14 or later
  • Safari, Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, Edge, Safari Technology Preview, Chrome Dev, Firefox Developer Edition, Firefox Nightly, Brave Beta, Opera Beta
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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 5 2022
6.8.1
5.0
Oct 5 2022
5.0
Version: 6.8.1
v6.8.2 is out. "• improved database processing • fixed a potential issue with database removal • fixed an issue with restoring window size - thanks Joshua"
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
May 9 2022
6.7.1
5.0
May 9 2022
5.0
Version: 6.7.1
v6.7.12 is out, repairing a signing error in v6.7.1 that prevented installation.
Lounge-Deluxe
Lounge-Deluxe
Apr 30 2022
6.6.8
0.0
Apr 30 2022
0.0
Version: 6.6.8
I'd really appreciate Cookie supporting MS Edge Dev version.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jan 9 2022
6.6.3.2
5.0
Jan 9 2022
5.0
Version: 6.6.3.2
v6.6.4 is out. "• Safari cache removal improvements • updated copyright • removed legacy Sparkle • small UI fixes"
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 8 2021
6.5.4
5.0
Jul 8 2021
5.0
Version: 6.5.4
Cookie v.6.5.5 is out! "• fixed naming of Safari Technology Preview Web Extensions, • code cleanup". A Mac Must Have.
Designg
Designg
Dec 17 2020
6.3.1
1.0
Dec 17 2020
1.0
Version: 6.3.1
Purchased Cookie and Privatus when on sale a few weeks ago for around AU$20 which I thought was a good deal. I wanted to be able to keep my 'favorite' cookies and have all the non-favourites regularly deleted so that I am not being constantly tracked by unwanted spies. Seems you can only remove all of the cookies ... with no option of keeping the ones you want to keep. After playing around for almost a week, I gave up on Cookie and Privatus on Safari ... and downloaded the Firefox Browser on my iMAC so that I could use 'Ghostery' that I previously liked on old model iMAC, as well as adding 'Privacy Badger' that someone recommended. I am now able to keep my favorite cookies plus identify the dodgy ones which are automatically blocked as they appear. Combined with Firefox's own Privacy features and Little Snitch ... I am now happy. :D ps. I'm being generous with the 1 star ... I'll end up deleting these duds.
johric1
johric1
Oct 31 2020
6.1.6
5.0
Oct 31 2020
5.0
Version: 6.1.6
Great programme that lets you prevent the proliferation of cookies without trashing the ones you need e.g. online banking. You can set up various levels of privacy or see a list of cookies and manually check them to allow them to remain. It's quite sobering to see the huge amount that appear after each internet session and quite satisfying to know that they will disappear when you close your browser or at whichever point you set Cookie to delete. The only question is why isn't this facility already in Safari? (P.S. if you're in the UK it's cheaper to buy direct from the website than through App Store).
artie505
artie505
Oct 30 2020
6.1.6
1.0
Oct 30 2020
1.0
Version: 6.1.6
There seems to be a 5 comment limit, hence this new post. This is getting wearying, Russell. It's NOT about whether HSTS should or shouldn't be disabled, or why. It's about Apple saw fit to include it in Safari by default, and with no option to disable it, and while some users may not value it, it's just plain NOT YOUR PREROGATIVE to disable it or, for that matter, any security feature unilaterally with neither an upfront warning nor an included means for those who do value it to re-enable it. Bottom line! You can rationalize it, but you can't justify it.
artie505
artie505
Oct 23 2020
6.1.6
1.0
Oct 23 2020
1.0
Version: 6.1.6
Safari 14 blocks trackers from phoning home with no help from Cookie necessary. And if you've ever looked at your Safari > Prefs > Privacy > Manage... pane you've seen how many non-favorite cookies Cookie is unable to block. Much as I"ve loved and supported Cookie for years, I've got to concede that the bad guys have gotten ahead of its ability to block them, and at this point I value it most for its ability to save my favorite cookies when I quit Safari. Yeah, it does block some non-favorites, but it's not the same highly functional app it used to be.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 19 2020
6.1.6
5.0
Oct 19 2020
5.0
Version: 6.1.6
Cookie only gets better as the developer works to keep ahead of the increasing and various ways users can be identified via cookies and other potentially intrusive data collected by websites and browsers. I consider it a Must Have utility for keeping my Internet travels private, out of the hands for potentially unscrupulous marketing, black hat and government intrusion nutters. There is nothing like it and I highly recommend supporting it.
artie505
artie505
Sep 23 2020
6.1.5
1.0
Sep 23 2020
1.0
Version: 6.1.5
Cookie has two faults that seriously detract from its credibility (and I apologize to all for not having exposed them long ago): 1. COOKIE DISABLES HSTS (AN INTERNET SECURITY FEATURE) BY DEFAULT any time it clears cache, it doesn't advise you that a security feature has been disabled, and it doesn't give you an option to change the default behavior. (Cookie's developer) Russell's response to my objections to his having unilaterally and with finality disabled a security feature was "if no one [other than you] wants this option, it’s not worth my effort." And THAT is as stupidly dangerous and bizarrely arrogant an approach to security as I can imagine. Security is NOT a toy for developers to play with, and no RESPECTABLE developer would disable a security feature with neither an up-front warning nor a means to re-enable it! 2. Cookie offers timer options to clear Safari's cache and history while it's running despite the fact that Russell has known for years that it is/was (see next paragraph) impossible to do so other than from within Safari. Actually, it has recently become possible for Cookie to clear Safari's cache while it's running, but it remains impossible for it to clear its history, and despite that, the option, which is a flat out lie, remains. And Russell's response to my requests that he remove the options/option was the same, "if no one wants this option [other than you], it’s not worth my effort." Sorry, Russell, but HONESTY SHOULD BE INHERENT IN AN APP, NOT a feature that needs to be requested! Other than that... GREAT APP!
forouhcr
forouhcr
Sep 7 2020
6.1.5
1.0
Sep 7 2020
1.0
Version: 6.1.5
Cookie 6 developer (SweetP Productions) is an unethical company. There is no upgrade path from Cookie 5 to 6 without paying the full price again. Cookie 5 disappeared a few short months after I bought it from Apple's App Store so you can't download it again. Despicable behaviour. I've filed a complaint to Apple.
saturnpluto0
saturnpluto0
Dec 20 2019
6.0.7
1.0
Dec 20 2019
1.0
Version: 6.0.7
I DO NOT recommend this product for the following reasons:

* Not long after buying it in March 2019 a paid for upgrade was released which is only free for
those who bought after 1 June 2019.

* No documentation explaining the interface. For example, it is not clear
why some websites are greyed out or what it means when the favourite
checkbox is ticked/unticked.

* Automatic removal is on but tracking cookies are not removed

* Essential cookies on popular sites are removed, leading to problems. You
can white list these but it involves trial and error.

* Many browsers are tightening up on cookies with new functions to
limit them. Having Cookie as an extra layer only complicates cookie
management and problem solving.

* I can find no way of contacting the owners (SweetP Productions) on their site.
sheelafsj2
sheelafsj2
Oct 22 2019
6.0.4
0.0
Oct 22 2019
0.0
Version: 6.0.4
Kindly stop this add please
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Sep 8 2019
6.0.1
5.0
Sep 8 2019
5.0
Version: 6.0.1
If you hate Cookies, Histories etc. and want to get rid of them quickly and at your discretion then this is the app to own! Buy from the Developer not the App Store! Much more flexible and updates are quicker. Support is big time!
incrzr
incrzr
Aug 29 2019
6.0
0.0
Aug 29 2019
0.0
Version: 6.0
How do I install Cookie 5 from the App Store now? It's no longer available. And Cookie 6 is Mojave only.
JamesHarrisPhoto
JamesHarrisPhoto
Aug 27 2019
6.0
0.0
Aug 27 2019
0.0
Version: 6.0
I can't find anywhere on on their site where it lists special upgrade pricing from version 5 to 6.
Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Aug 20 2019
5.9.13
5.0
Aug 20 2019
5.0
Version: 5.9.13
I'm impressed. This has worked well for years through system upgrades and is promptly updated when needed. It is quality software and I'm glad I bought this when I did. I feel like I control cookies and they don't control me. I love every time FB doesn't recognize me and wants me to open a new account - this means, they can't track me. Yay!
Kenm22
Kenm22
Jul 14 2019
5.9.12
5.0
Jul 14 2019
5.0
Version: 5.9.12
I have used Cookie for a very long time. It is one of a very few indispensable pieces of software I own. I wouldn't want to be without it. I find it to be set it and forget it. Russell, the developer is one of the most responsive developers out there. If only other developers would take a lesson from him. In reading Big Johnson's comments it seems to me that by having 305 cookies he is defeating the very purpose for which this piece of software exists...to reduce the number of cookies to only those you need on a regular basis and to avoid tracking cookies. Cookie does this better than any piece of Mac software I know of. No piece of software, or anything else we use for that matter, has unlimited capacity. Even if you were able to design such a thing the cost would be prohibitive and the resources it would use would be astronomical.
iMacWare
iMacWare
May 25 2019
5.9.9
5.0
May 25 2019
5.0
Version: 5.9.9
You absolutely must be using Cookie! The trial is enough for you to be persuaded, you need it. It's a must have. I have seen Safari fail to clear cache. Get cookie! It's better than chocolate chip malanos! ?
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