https://github.com/cookiengineer/me-want-cookies
:rocket: Chrome Extension to export all accessible cookies of the current Tab
https://github.com/cookiengineer/me-want-cookies
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:rocket: Chrome Extension to export all accessible cookies of the current Tab
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/cookiengineer/me-want-cookies
- Owner: cookiengineer
- Created: 2021-01-14T07:28:20.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-01-24T16:52:17.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-21T06:41:31.578Z (10 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 322 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
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README
brought to you as libre software with joy and pride by [Cookie Engineer](https://cookie.engineer).
# Me Want Cookies!
This Web Extension is a Cookie Store export helper. A lot of websites on the internet
require session cookies and have mechanisms in place that won't let you download or
archive stuff for personal purposes.
## Usage
This Extension exports all Cookies that can be accessed by the current Tab (not only
the ones related to the active domain) into Netscape's `cookie.jar` (`cookies.txt`)
format that can be used by other CLI tools.
CLI tools that support this format are e.g. `curl`, `libaria`, `wget` or even higher
level tools, such as `instagram-scraper` or `youtube-dl`.
As a good workflow on how to "not leak" your other Cookies and only export the ones
that you really need for the current website, it is recommended to Open a new Tab
in Incognito Mode; and to activate only this Extension for it (and e.g. leave your
Ad Blockers active in Normal Mode):
- Go to `chrome://extensions`.
- Enable the `Me Want Cookies!` Extension in `Incognito Mode`.
- Open the Proprietary Website in a new Incognito Window.
- Login with your Account Credentials.
- Click on the `Me Want Cookies!` Extension Icon.
- Copy the Textarea content to a `cookies.txt` file manually.
## Screenshot
## Installation
I could not submit it for free into the Chrome App Store, because I do
not own a credit card and I don't intend to get one.
There are two ways to install this Extension:
**Local Installation**
1. Go to `chrome://extensions`
2. Drag the CRX file from the [releases section](https://github.com/cookiengineer/me-want-cookies/releases) onto the Browser window.
**Developer Mode Installation**
1. Clone this repository to your hard drive via git.
2. Go to `chrome://extensions` and point it to the `me-want-cookies` folder.
## Common Issues
If your python-based CLI tool of choice nags you with that it isn't a properly formatted
Netscape cookies file, it usually is a wrong assumption on their side that the leading
comments (starting with `# Netscape HTTP Cookie File`) have to exist there to be valid.
That's why this Extension will include those comments so that it's easier to paste and
forget about it.
## Bugs
Chrome's Web Extension API currently cannot save a file, as it will always lead to a
`Network Error` and the [chrome.downloads](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/downloads)
API doesn't feature a use case where the File's Buffer contents can be set manually.
As Chrome's Web Extension context also doesn't support the [navigator.clipboard](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Clipboard)
API, the contents of the `textarea` have to be copied manually.
## License
This Web Extension is licensed under the [GNU AGPL 3.0](./AGPL-3.0.md) license.
## Sponsorship
If you like the work that I do and want me to continue working on things
like this; it would be awesome if you would sponsor this project:
https://github.com/sponsors/cookiengineer