- How I picked these cookie editor extensions
- Ten cookie editor and cookie manager extensions, alphabetically
- How to tell look-alike cookie editors apart
- Two million users and no update since Feb 2024
- Which cookie editor for which job
- Editing cookies isn't the same as cookie consent
- My plain advice on choosing a cookie editor extension
- Frequently asked questions
A cookie editor Chrome extension lets you view, add, edit and delete the cookies a website sets, straight from a popup in your browser. Several listings share almost the same name, so tell them apart by who offers them, how many users and ratings they have, and when they were last updated.
Search the Chrome Web Store for a cookie editor and you'll get a wall of near-identical names: Cookie-Editor, Cookie Editor, Cookie Editor Pro, CookieManager. They're not the same extension, and some aren't even from the same people.
So this list is about telling them apart. The ten below are in no particular order, listed alphabetically, and each description comes from the extension's own Chrome Web Store listing. Where a name is shared, I've added the publisher in brackets so you can match it to the listing.
How I picked these cookie editor extensions
Every extension here is on the Chrome Web Store and describes itself as a cookie editor or cookie manager. I compared what each listing shows under its name: the offered by line, users, the average rating and how many ratings it's based on, and the last updated date. Those are as of Oct 2026 and they move. The free plan column says Yes only where a listing names a free plan in a way I could confirm; every row here says Not stated, so check the listing first.
| Tool | Type | Good for | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom Cookie Cleaner and Cookie Editor | Cleaner and editor | Cleaning cookies and history, plus editing cookies | Not stated |
| Cookie Editor (cookieeditor.org) | Cookie editor | Creating, editing and deleting cookies from the current tab | Not stated |
| Cookie Editor (leocompson) | Cookie editor | Viewing and editing cookies from a toolbar popup | Not stated |
| Cookie Editor (navbytes) | Cookie manager | Bulk edits, domain groups, rules and profiles | Not stated |
| Cookie Editor Pro (arvindvyas07) | Cookie manager | Backups, allow and block lists, all kept local | Not stated |
| Cookie Editor Pro: Cookie Manager Advance | Cookie manager | Importing and exporting cookies as well as editing | Not stated |
| Cookie-Editor (cookie-editor.com) | Cookie editor | Creating, editing and deleting cookies without leaving the tab | Not stated |
| CookieManager: Cookie Editor | Cookie editor | Cookies for the page and its CORS frames | Not stated |
| Easy Cookie Editor | Cookie manager | Adding, deleting, editing and searching cookies | Not stated |
| EditThisCookie (V3) | Cookie manager | Protecting and blocking cookies as well as editing | Not stated |
Ten cookie editor and cookie manager extensions, alphabetically
Broom Cookie Cleaner and Cookie Editor
Best for: Clearing cookies and browsing history as well as editing cookies, offered by broomcookiecleaner.com; 2,000 users, 4.3 from 22 ratings.
Cookie Editor (cookieeditor.org)
Best for: The cookieeditor.org listing, not the cookie-editor.com one: same one-line description, 3.5 from 306 ratings, updated Jun 24, 2026.
Cookie Editor (leocompson)
Best for: Viewing and editing cookies for any site from a toolbar popup, offered by leocompson; 5,000 users, 2.7 from 3 ratings, the lowest average here.
Cookie Editor (navbytes)
Best for: Power users who want bulk operations, domain groups, automation rules and profiles, offered by navbytes; 10,000 users, 4.8 from 12 ratings, updated Oct 29, 2026.
Cookie Editor Pro (arvindvyas07)
Best for: Protecting and backing up cookies, including partitioned ones, with allow and block lists and auto-clean, all local per the listing; 1,000 users.
Cookie Editor Pro: Cookie Manager Advance
Best for: Importing and exporting cookies alongside the usual add, edit and delete, offered by allunitconverter.com; 1,000 users and no rating shown.
Cookie-Editor (cookie-editor.com)
Best for: Quick create, edit and delete without leaving your tab, offered by cookie-editor.com, with the biggest user count on this list.
CookieManager: Cookie Editor
Best for: Editing cookies for the current page and every CORS frame inside it from the popup, offered by joue.quroi; 60,000 users, 3.4 from 31 ratings.
Easy Cookie Editor
Best for: Searching your cookies as well as adding, editing and deleting them, offered by Radovan Pelka; 10,000 users, last updated Jul 8, 2025.
EditThisCookie (V3)
Best for: Blocking and protecting cookies as well as editing and searching them, offered by editcookie.com; 400,000 users, 4.3 from 97 ratings.
How to tell look-alike cookie editors apart
- Read the offered by line under the extension's name. On this list it's a website for some and a personal handle for others.
- Compare the user count with the rating count, because a big user number with very few ratings tells you less than it seems.
- Check the last updated date. On this list they run from Feb 26, 2024 to Oct 29, 2026.
- Read the one-line description, but don't rely on it: two listings here use exactly the same sentence.
Two million users and no update since Feb 2024
Here's the catch. Cookie-Editor (cookie-editor.com) has the most users on this list, 2,000,000, and the oldest last updated date, Feb 26, 2024, as of Oct 2026 on the Chrome Web Store. Its one-line description is word for word the same as the one on Cookie Editor (cookieeditor.org), a separate listing with 200,000 users.
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So the name and the description won't tell you which extension you're installing. The offered by line will. If you followed a tutorial that named a cookie editor, check the publisher matches before you add it, and look at the rating count: the biggest listing has 424 ratings behind its average.
Which cookie editor for which job
- Quick edits while you test a site: a simple editor that creates, edits and deletes cookies from the current tab.
- Lots of sites and repeat jobs: a manager with bulk actions, domain groups, rules and profiles.
- Moving cookies between browsers or machines: an extension that imports and exports them.
- Keeping some cookies and clearing the rest: one with protect, block, allow and block lists or auto-clean.
- Clearing cookies and browsing history together: an extension that cleans as well as edits.
Another small tool that developers keep in the toolbar is a viewer for raw data, and JSON formatter extensions compares the leading options.
Editing cookies isn't the same as cookie consent
A cookie editor is a tool for you, in your own browser. It doesn't change what your website asks visitors, and it won't make your site's cookies compliant. Cookies can also hold your signed-in sessions, so it's worth knowing exactly who offers the extension you're giving that access to.
If your real question is about consent banners, my guide to whether Google Analytics needs cookie consent under GDPR is the place to start, and my Cookiebot review looks at one consent tool in detail.
Do you make cookie editor Chrome extensions? Tool makers can ask to be considered for a featured place on this list.
My plain advice on choosing a cookie editor extension
Don't pick by name, because the names are near copies of each other. Pick by publisher, then check the user count, the rating count and the last updated date on the listing. For quick edits while testing, a simple editor does the job. If you manage cookies across lots of sites, look at the managers with bulk actions, rules or import and export.
And once you're done testing, remove the extension if you don't need it every day. It's one less thing with access to your cookies.
Want your tool on this list? Featured spots and reviews here are paid partnerships. Here's how to partner with me.
Frequently asked questions
What does a cookie editor Chrome extension do?
It lets you view, add, edit and delete the cookies a website sets, from a popup in Chrome. Some also import, export, protect or block cookies, or clean browsing history.
Why are there so many Chrome extensions called Cookie Editor?
Several publishers use the same or very similar names, and two listings here even share the same description. The offered by line on the listing is how you tell them apart.
Which cookie editor has the most users?
On this list, the listing offered by cookie-editor.com shows 2,000,000 users as of Oct 2026, though its last update on the Chrome Web Store was in Feb 2024.
Is a cookie editor the same as a cookie consent tool?
No. A cookie editor changes cookies in your own browser. A consent tool runs on your website and asks visitors for permission before setting cookies.
How do I check who made a Chrome extension?
Look at the offered by line under the extension's name on its Chrome Web Store listing. It shows a website or a developer name.
