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Share cookies

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Share cookie lets you create an online link containing encrypted cookies. Recipients open the link, enter the password, and import cookies into their browser — the server never sees the password or plaintext cookies.

Requirements

Requirement Details
Signed in Cookie Editor account (Google OAuth)
Standard plan Share is not available on the Free plan
Cookies on page The active tab must have cookies to share

If you are not signed in, the extension prompts you to open cookieeditor.org/login. Free users see an upgrade prompt for Standard.

Create a share link

  1. Open the side panel on the page you want to share cookies from.
  2. Click Share (up arrow with link icon) in the top toolbar.
  3. Fill in the SHARE COOKIE form:
Field Required Description
Title Yes A label for the link
Password to encrypt Yes (≥ 8 chars) Password the recipient needs to import
Link expiration Yes 1 hour / Custom (number + h,d,m,y) / Unlimited
Public link No When on, anyone with the link can import
  1. Click Share.
  2. The extension uploads encrypted cookies to the server and returns a link like https://cookieeditor.org/cookie/link/{uuid}.
  3. The Links tab opens so you can manage the new link.
SHARE COOKIE modal — title, password, expiration, public checkbox, and Share button
SHARE COOKIE modal — title, password, expiration, public checkbox, and Share button

How encryption works

cookies → JSON.stringify → base64 → AES encrypt (password) → upload to server
  • Password is never sent to the server.
  • The server only stores the encrypted blob.
  • Only someone with the password can decrypt it.

Send the link to someone else

Copy the link from the Links tab or from the success message:

https://cookieeditor.org/cookie/link/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

Send the link and password over separate private channels — do not post the password publicly with the link.

Recipient import flow

  1. Install Cookie Editor.
  2. Open the share link in Chrome.
  3. The extension opens the import page.
  4. Enter the password and click Import.
  5. Cookies are set in the browser and you are redirected to the target domain.

Manage shared links

The Links tab (sidebar) lists your share links:

  • Copy link — copy URL to clipboard
  • View details — domain, title, expiration
  • Import — import the link on your own machine
  • Delete — remove the link from the server

Related API (website)

Endpoint Description
POST /api/cookie/share Create a share link (called by extension)
GET /api/cookie/{uuid}/info Metadata + encrypted blob
GET /api/cookie/list List user's share links
POST /api/cookie/{uuid}/delete Delete a share link

Next steps

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