Bokal - Cookie Editor & Manager (Open Source, No Tracking)

Bokal is an open-source cookie editor and cookie manager for developers, QA engineers, and privacy-minded users. View, edit, add, and delete cookies — including HttpOnly cookies — search and filter them, and import or export in JSON and Netscape formats. Bokal is the trustworthy, open-source successor for anyone left stranded by the EditThisCookie takedown and the copycat that replaced it. WHY BOKAL IS SAFE Trust is the whole point of Bokal: • Minimal permissions — no "tabs" permission at all. Bokal asks for access to a site only at the moment you choose to manage it, never to all sites up front. • No remote code — everything Bokal runs is in the published package. • No telemetry, no analytics, no ads, no tracking of any kind. • Local-first — your cookies never leave your device: no Bokal server, no cloud, no account. (The only network activity is the optional Pro license check via ExtensionPay/Stripe, and only if you buy Pro.) • Open source — every line is published so you (or anyone) can verify these claims for yourself. FEATURES • Full cookie control: view, add, edit, and delete cookies, including HttpOnly cookies that UI-only tools can't touch. • Search and filter; view cookies for the current site or across all sites. • Protect cookies from deletion, pin important ones to the top, and block cookies from specific domains (reactive cleanup). • Automatic cleanup: keep a list of sites to preserve, then clear everything else with one click or a daily sweep (protected cookies are always kept). • Cookie audit hints: flags missing SameSite, unpartitioned cross-site cookies, and oversized cookies right in the list. • Export to JSON, Netscape (cookies.txt), and cookie-header formats — no "downloads" permission needed. • Export for test automation: Playwright storageState and Puppeteer formats. • Import from JSON (Cookie-Editor / EditThisCookie compatible), cookie headers, and Playwright/Puppeteer files. • CHIPS partition inspector for modern partitioned cookies. • DevTools panel: inspect and edit the current tab's cookies inside DevTools. • Dark mode and fast, virtualized lists across thousands of cookies. WHO IT'S FOR • Web developers debugging sessions and authentication. • QA engineers testing multiple accounts and login states. • Privacy-conscious users who want to see and control what sites store. PERMISSIONS, IN PLAIN ENGLISH • cookies — the core function: read, create, edit, and delete cookies for the site you're managing. • storage — saves your local preferences (dark mode) and cookie rules (protect/pin/block) on your device. • sidePanel — renders Bokal's side-panel interface next to the page. • unlimitedStorage — lets Pro cookie profiles grow past the default quota; everything stays on your device. • alarms — schedules local periodic tasks: a re-check of your Pro license, and (only if you turn it on) the daily cookie-cleanup sweep; nothing is transmitted. • activeTab — reads the current tab's address (only when you open Bokal) so it can request access to just that one site. Not the "tabs" permission. • Host access — required by Chrome's cookies API to read/write cookies for a domain. Bokal requests it at runtime for the specific site you're on, never for all sites up front and nothing at install. It asks for all-sites access only when you open the all-cookies view, export all sites, or run cleanup. COMPATIBILITY Bokal imports Cookie-Editor and EditThisCookie JSON exports, so switching over takes seconds. BOKAL PRO (OPTIONAL — EVERYTHING ABOVE IS FREE) Named local cookie profiles — snapshot a site's cookies and switch between saved sets (for example, different test accounts) in one click, with optional passphrase encryption (AES-GCM). Fully local, like everything else in Bokal: your profiles never leave your device. • $4.99 / month • $19.99 / year • $29.99 one-time — pay once, own it forever (launch price) Already bought Pro? Open Bokal and click "Restore purchase".