Do you want to know how to view cookies in Chrome?
Internet browsers collect information about you through cookies. Cookies help web browsers identify you on the internet, and store your preferences for websites you visit.
Cookies are also a part of how websites use the information they collect from visitors to personalize content, help count visitors, and make money from advertisements.
But what if you’re not comfortable with the idea of cookies? And you want to see the cookies stored in the Chrome browser.
Luckily, the Google Chrome browser has an option that allows you to view all your cookies. Here is a guide on how to view your cookies in Chrome.
How To View Cookies In Chrome
There are two methods to view cookies in Chrome:
Method-1: Using the Address bar
Method-2: Using built-in developer tools
Method-1: Using the Address bar
To view cookies in Chrome, simply click on the “Lock” icon on the address bar and select “Cookies”. Now expand the folder to see the cookies.
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You can also remove or block a cookie. Select the cookie and click the block or remove button to block or remove the saved cookie from the Chrome browser.
Here’s how to view cookies in Chrome through the address bar:
1. Click on the “Lock” icon
The first step is to open a website on the Chrome browser. If you have already visited the website and granted the cookie consent, you will see the stored cookies.
After you open the website, simply click on the “Lock” icon. The “Lock” icon is located on the address bar to the left of the domain name.
2. Select “Cookies”
After you click on the “Lock” icon, you’ll see a drop-down menu with three options: Connection is secure, Cookies, and Site Settings.
Click on the first option if you want to view the SSL certificate of the website.
Select “Site Settings” if you want to manage the notification, location, pop-up, camera, etc. settings for the site.
Since we want to view the cookies, click on the “Cookies” option.
3. Select a cookie to view
Now, you’ll see a list of cookies in use under the title “The following cookies were set when you viewed this page”.
A list with various third-party cookies will be shown. To view the cookies, click on the domain name and expand the “Cookies” folder.
Below the cookie, you’ll see the name, content, domain, and path of the cookie.
If you want to delete the cookies, you can click on the “Remove” button.
You can also block the third-party domain from using your information by clicking on the third-party domain name and clicking on the “Block” button.
Click on the “Done” button to close the pop-up.
Method-2: Using built-in developer tools
To view cookies in Chrome, press Command + Option + I (Mac), F12, or Control + Shift + I (Windows) and select the “Application” tab. Now, on the left sidebar, under the title “Storage”, select “Cookies” and the domain URL. On the right-hand side, you should see the cookies that are currently being used.
Here’s how to view cookies in Chrome using the developer tools:
- Open developer tools
- Select the “Application” tab
- Click on “Cookies” on the left sidebar
- Click on the domain URL to see the cookies
1. Open developer tools
The first step is to open the in-built developer tools in the Chrome browser.
To open the developer tools, use the following shortcut:
Mac: Command + Option + I
Windows: F12, or Control + Shift + I
You can also right-click anywhere on the page and select “Inspect” to open the developer tools.
2. Select the “Application” tab
Now, you’ll see a separate window on the right or at the bottom of the page. Simply, expand the window to view all the options.
On the top part, you’ll see 9 tabs: Elements, Network, Sources, Console, Performance, Memory, Application, Security, and Lighthouse.
Select the “Application” tab and proceed to the next step.
3. Click on “Cookies” on the left sidebar
After you select the “Application” tab, you’ll see a sidebar on the left with a list of options.
Under the title “Storage”, you’ll see five options: Local Storage, Session Storage, IndexedDB, Web SQL, Cookies, and Trust Tokens.
Select the “Cookies” option from the list.
4. Click on the domain URL to see the cookies
Expand the “Cookies” folder to see the websites that are storing cookies.
Select a website URL from the list to see all the cookies that the website is storing. You should see the cookies on the right-hand side.
To delete a cookie, right-click on the cookie and select “Delete”.
Conclusion
Cookies are such a useful tool when it comes to tracking advertising information and landing a customer who is interested in your brand or product.
The cookies feature in the Chrome browser makes it easy to see the information and provides users with a high degree of privacy.
We hope you enjoyed our article about how to view cookies in the Chrome browser.