Cookie AutoDelete for Firefox

Some cookies are useful and actually enhance your browsing experience, but there are plenty that can compromise your online privacy and security, which is why removing them may be a good idea.

Cookie AutoDelete is a Firefox extension that can make this process a lot simpler. It can clear cookies automatically based on a user-defined set of rules, either when you close a tab or on browser restart.

Once you have installed the extension, it will begin removing cookies from any tab you close automatically, provided you have enabled Active Mode. It lets you know how many cookies have been removed for each domain.

However, it is also possible to add websites to the GreyList and WhiteList; domains added to the former will only be cleared on browser restart, and those added to the latter will never be cleaned.

In case you don’t want the extension to remove cookies automatically, just disable Active Mode and handle everything yourself. This method is certainly more convenient than accessing the browser’s Options page.

When performing a manual cleanup, you can either remove all cookies or delete all but the ones related to the current tab. It is possible to only clear cookies for the current domain.

A number of parameters related to the extension’s functionality can be modified, such as the Active Mode delay, notification display and cookies counter.

You have the option to export your domain whitelist and import one in order to quickly add a list of websites that should be ignored.

To sum up, Cookie AutoDelete is an excellent extension for Firefox users who wish to manage their cookies more easily. It can delete them automatically based on user-defined rules, either when closing a tab or shutting down the browser.