https://github.com/dandv/convert-chrome-cookies-to-netscape-format

Convert the cookies from Chrome's Application -> Storage -> Cookies, into the Netscape format accepted by youtube-dl
https://github.com/dandv/convert-chrome-cookies-to-netscape-format

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Convert the cookies from Chrome's Application -> Storage -> Cookies, into the Netscape format accepted by youtube-dl

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dandv/convert-chrome-cookies-to-netscape-format
• Owner: dandv
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-03-28T12:35:37.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-12-19T13:58:45.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-15T03:45:50.724Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: chrome, cookies, youtube, youtube-dl, youtube-downloader
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 147 KB
• Stars: 145
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 25
• Open Issues: 5
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Convert Chrome cookies to Netscape format

This is a very simple Node.js script to convert the cookies you can copy/paste from Chrome's Application -> Storage -> Cookies, into the [Netscape cookies format](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/http-cookies.html) accepted by tools like `curl` and `youtube-dl`.

It's useful because you don't have to install any browser extension in order to save or convert the cookies. [Browser extensions are a known security risk.](https://www.howtogeek.com/188346/why-browser-extensions-can-be-dangerous-and-how-to-protect-yourself/)

## Requirements

* A terminal/command line window

* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)

## Usage

1. Download [the script](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dandv/convert-chrome-cookies-to-netscape-format/master/convert-cookies.js) (or clone this repo if you prefer)

2. In an editor, open a new blank file

2. In Chrome/Chromium, launch Developer Tools (F12)

3. Navigate to the site you need cookies from, e.g. YouTube, and log in.

4. Go to Application -> Storage -> Cookies

5. For each URL under Cookies (e.g. `https://www.youtube.com`), copy the table of cookies into the clipboard, then paste it at the end of the file you've opened in step 2. ![Chrome cookies](chrome-cookies.png)

6. Save the file with a name like `file-with-cookies-copy-pasted-from-Chrome.txt` 

7. Run the script:

       node convert-cookies.js file-with-cookies-copy-pasted-from-Chrome.txt > netscape-cookies.txt

Now, `netscape-cookies.txt` will contain cookies ready to be used by any application that reads cookies in Netscape format (e.g. `yotube-dl` or `curl`).

## Author

Copyright © 2020 [Dan Dascalescu](https://dandascalescu.com).