Cookie 6 Beta history

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6.8.2 (Official Release)

• improved database processing
• fixed a potential issue with database removal
• fixed an issue with restoring window size - thanks Joshua

6.8.1 (Official Release)

• fixed a potential hang

6.8 (Official Release)

• improved support for Safari 16
• improved database parsing
• fixed some permissions issues

6.7.4.2

• fixed an issue with enabling permissions
• improvements to permissions checks

6.7.4.1

• improved support for Safari 16
• improved database parsing
• fixed some permissions issues

6.7.4 (Official Release)

• fixed a licensing issue
• small grammar correction

6.7.3 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with menu availability when "Never remove browser extensions" is enabled

6.7.2 (Official Release)

• menu optimizations
• fix for tracking cookies menu item being available when no tracking cookies are preset

6.7.1.2

• menu optimizations
• fix for tracking cookies menu item being available when no tracking cookies are preset

6.7.1.1

• moved menu updating to a background thread for improved UX

6.7.1 (Official Release)

• Resolved some permissions issues
• fixed an issue with Opera History removal

6.7 (Official Release)

• Cookie now restores browser scroll position on restart
• Cookie now restores cookies scroll position on restart
• fixed an issue with the remove all data menu button
• fixed some menu availability issues

6.6.8 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with chrome history removal
• fixed a startup issue

6.6.7 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with the Remove All data button status
• permissions fixes

6.6.5.2

• even more permissions fixes
• fix an issue with the Remove All data button status

6.6.5.2

• more permissions fixes

6.6.5.1

• try to fix an issue with permissions

6.6.5 (Official Release)

• fixed some potential Chrome issues with favorites

6.6.4 (Official Release)

• Safari cache removal improvements
• updated copyright
• removed legacy Sparkle
• small UI fixes

6.6.3.2 (Official Release)

• interim release #2 to migrate update manifest

6.6.3.1 (Official Release)

• interim release to migrate update manifest

6.6.3 (Official Release)

• fixed fullscreen transition animation
• fixed an issue with the menubar not showing while in fullscreen mode
• fixed an issue when using commmand Q to close Cookie while in fullscreen mode
• fixed an issue with simple view window being behind other open applications after toggling dock icon

6.6.2 (Official Release)

• improved database identification

6.6.1 (Official Release)

• added an enabled status indicator to Removal Options tab
• fixed popup button state in main window after being clicked
• improved icons for tracking cookies and whitelisted tracking cookies
• small code optimizations

6.6 (Official Release)

• Improvements to permissions requests, and added a global reset button to the permissions request panel.

6.5.8 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with removal of cache in Safari Technology Preview

6.5.7 (Official Release)

• fixed a potential issue with removal of databases with ' characters
• fixed some code deprecation's

6.5.6 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with Firefox downloads removal

6.5.5.1

• fixed an issue with Firefox downloads removal

6.5.5 (Official Release)

• fixed naming of Safari Technology Preview Web Extensions
• code cleanup

6.5.4.1

• fixed naming of Safari Technology Preview Web Extensions
• code cleanup

6.5.4 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with Chrome Dev cookie removal

6.5.3 (Official Release)

• Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese localization, thanks abula
• Fixed an issue with the Tracking Cookies window

6.5.2 (Official Release)

• fixed a potential crash
• fixed an issue with Chrome History removal

6.5.1 (Official Release)

• support for Chrome Dev Browser
• support for Safari Web Extensions
• fixed shortcut button alignment

6.5.0.2

• support for Chrome Dev Browser

6.5.0.1

• support for Safari Web Extensions
• fixed shortcut button alignment

6.5 (Official Release)

• Firefox cache removal now removes serviceworker.txt and AlternateServices.txt file
• Improved firefox history removal
• Firefox Other (Custom) search engines now correctly removed
• Added a slightly longer delay after browser quit before checking if a removal is scheduled (3s instead of 2s)
• Added a slightly longer delay after awake from sleep before checking if a removal is scheduled (5s instead of 2s)
• Added a slightly longer delay after login before checking if a removal is scheduled (5s instead of 2s)
• Code optimizations
• Notifications should now show correctly when performing removal on Cookie quit
• Cookie now correctly quits when disabled but Remove Data on Quit is checked
• Fixed some potential issues with file access nagging
• Fixed a potential issue when uninstalling browsers

6.4.1.5

• fixed some potential issues with file access nagging
• fixed a potential issue when uninstalling browsers

6.4.1.4

• Removed delay after posting notification when removing data on Cookie Quit
• Some more code optimizations
• Fixed a condition where Cookie may unexpectedly quit after a scheduled removal

6.4.1.3

• Fixed a regression added into v6.4.1.2

6.4.1.2

• Notifications should now show correctly when performing removal on Cookie quit
• Cookie now correctly quits when disabled but Remove Data on Quit is checked
• Added a slightly longer delay after browser quit before checking if a removal is scheduled (3s instead of 2s)
• Added a slightly longer delay after awake from sleep before checking if a removal is scheduled (5s instead of 2s)
• code optimizations

6.4.1.1

• Firefox cache removal now removes serviceworker.txt and AlternateServices.txt file
• Improved firefox history removal
• Firefox Other (Custom) search engines now correctly removed

6.4.1 (Official Release)

• Cookie now correctly removes Chrome based browser last session data
• Improved Chrome browser cache removal

6.4.0.1

• Cookie now correctly removes Chrome based browser last session data
• Improved Chrome browser cache removal

6.4 (Official Release)

• notifications were potentially posting early, this should now be fixed
• fixed an issue with automatic removals failing for chrome browser users with brackets () in the name
• fixed an issue with Removal All Unwanted data button state
• fixed a potential crash

6.3.6.3

• fixed a crash introduced into v6.3.6.2

6.3.6.2

• notifications were potentially posting early, this should now be fixed
• fixed an issue with automatic removals failing for chrome browser users with brackets () in the name
• fixed an issue with Removal All Unwanted data button state
• fixed a potential crash

6.3.6 (Official Release)

• oops, fixed an issue with removal of Brave Beta and Opera Beta data

6.3.5 (Official Release)

• UI fixes
• localization corrections
• Chrome Recent tabs history now corectly removed
• Opera Beta support
• Brave Beta support
• renamed Safari TP (Safari Preview), and Firefox DE (Firefox Dev)

6.3.4.4

• Improvements to migration of Safari TP and Firefox DE settings and favorites to new namespaces

6.3.4.3

• Brave Beta support
• Renamed Safari TP (Safari Preview), and Firefox DE (Firefox Dev)

6.3.4.2

• Opera Beta support

6.3.4.1

• UI fixes
• localization corrections
• Chrome Recent tabs history now corectly removed

6.3.4 (Official Release)

• fixed a potential issue with the Preferences window and updating the show Dock icon status
• fixed a potential startup issue on macOS Big Sur

6.3.3.2

• fixed a potential issue with the Preferences window and updating the show Dock icon status

6.3.3.1

• fixed a potential startup issue on macOS Big Sur

6.3.3 (Official Release)

• small tweaks to toolbar buttons to fit better with Big Sur style
• localization fixes
• updated copyright

6.3.2 (Official Release)

• improved support for Safari 14
• fixed a potential issue with menu availability
• fixed an issue with the remove unwanted data key command
• fixed an issue with changing single cookie favorites from the All tab

6.3.1.5

• fixed an issue with changing single cookie favorites from the All tab

6.3.1.4

• small tweaks to the menu logic

6.3.1.3

• made some small tweaks to the remove unwanted data key equivalent logic

6.3.1.2

• fixed an issue with the remove unwanted data key command
• improved support for Safari 14

6.3.1.1

• fixed a potential issue with menu availability

6.3.1 (Official Release)

• Localization corrections
• fixed a potential crash

6.3 (Official Release)

• Apple Silicon native support
• Big Sur UI tweaks
• Cookie will now not remove any Globally defined preferences when removing Website Preferences
• Fixed some render errors in the Icon
• Fixed an issue with Opera Extension names
• Code cleanup

6.2 (Official Release)

• Big Sur UI design style compatible
• Fixed some incorrect localization strings
• Fixed some issues with the tracking definitions view
• Improved tracking definitions view layout
• Fixed an issue with the simple view potentially clipping the last browser, if all supported browsers are installed

6.1.6.1

• fixed an issue with Safari Technology Preview and removal on browser quit

6.1.6 (Official Release)

• cache removal now removes Chromes new "Media History" file
• fixed a potential issue with Firefox LocalStorage domain names
• fixed a potential naming issue with Firefox Extensions
• fixed some compiler issues

6.1.5.3

• cache removal now removes Chromes new "Media History" file

6.1.5.2

• fixed a potential naming issue with Firefox Extensions

6.1.5.1

• fixed a potential issue with Firefox LocalStorage domain names
• fixed some compiler issues

6.1.5 (Official Release)

• Custom URL scheme fixes

6.1.4 (Official Release)

• Cache removal improvements for all supported browsers (Official release)

6.1.3.1

• Cache removal improvements for all supported browsers

6.1.3 (Official Release)

• improved cache removal in Safari and Safari Technology Preview (Official Release)

6.1.2.1

• Safari cache removal improvements

6.1.2 (Official Release)

• fixed some issues with manual removal and button state
• fixed some small drawing issues with buttons on the Unwanted Data tab
• fixed a permissions issue with constantly asking for permission to flash folder, if flash is not installed
• permissions fixes
• fixed a potential issue with chrome based browser favs

6.1.1.8

• yet another attempt at getting private/var/folder access to validate for everyone

6.1.1.7

• another attempt at getting private/var/folder access to validate for everyone

6.1.1.6

• fixed some issues with manual removal and button state
• fixed an issue with the var/folders enabled button state

6.1.1.5

• fixed some small drawing issues with buttons on the Unwanted Data tab

6.1.1.4

• url scheme fixes

6.1.1.3

• small permissions fixes

6.1.1.2

• fixed a permissions issue with constantly asking for permission to flash folder, if flash is not installed

6.1.1.1

• fixed a potential issue with chrome based browser favs

6.1.1 (Official Release)

• improved compatibility with Firefox 80
• fixed some permissions issues

6.1.0.1

• improved compatibility with Firefox 80

6.1 (Official Release)

• improved Safari cache removal
• code cleanup
• fixed some incorrect strings

6.0.17.1

• improved Safari cache removal

6.0.17 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with duplicate user names in Chrome
• updated safari history removal script
• safari cache removal script is no longer necessary
• external links to open scripts folder fixed

6.0.16.3

• cache removal script is no longer required, so it is now no longer installed on new installs or called in existing installs - it can be safely deleted
• updated history removal script

6.0.16.2

• attempt at fixing cache removal script failing

6.0.16.1

• fix an issue with duplicate user names in Chrome

6.0.16 (Official Release)

• performance improvements
• Firefox fixes
• fixed an issue with removal button potentially being inactive
• fixed an issue with timer removal warning potentially blocking menu availability on startup

6.0.15.3

• fixed an issue with timer removal warning potentially blocking menu availability on startup

6.0.15.2

• fixed an issue with removal button potentially being inactive

6.0.15.1

• more performance improvements
• more Firefox fixes

6.0.15 (Official Release)

• fixed some potential UI lag when using iCloud
• performance improvements for Firefox users
• general code optimization

6.0.14.1

• fixed some potential UI lag when using iCloud
• performance improvements for Firefox users
• general code optimization

6.0.14 (Official Release)

• UI now respects system highlight color

6.0.13 (Official Release)

• Improved Firefox support

6.0.12 (Official Release)

• tracking cookie window now correctly updates when definitions change
• fixed a potential crash

6.0.11.2

• fixed a potential crash

6.0.11.1

• tracking cookie window now correctly updates when definitions change

6.0.11 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with the remove non favorites menu button

6.0.10 (Official Release)

• support for Edge browser
• fixed a potential issue with removal settings not sticking
• updated copyright

6.0.9.3

• fixed Edge icons
• fixed a potential issue with removal settings not sticking

6.0.9.2

• initial support for Edge browser
• updated copyright

6.0.9.1

• fixed a potential crash

6.0.9 (Official Release)

• fixed an issue with Chrome user and extension names

6.0.8 (Official Release)

• fixed a potential issue with non removal of data

6.0.7 (Official Release)

• added new Brave user icons
• updated Vivaldi user icons
• fixed a potential issue with changing browser settings
• fixed a potential issue with chrome users
• fixed a potential crash

6.0.6.2

• fixed a potential crash

6.0.6.1

• fixed a potential issue with changing browser settings

6.0.6 (Official Release)

• fixed a crash
• fixed a permissions issue
• fixed an issue with the system menubar icon not restoring to the same position
• Toolbar now remembers customizations
• fixed an issue with un-checking of some favorites that are not on disk

6.0.5.3

• fixed a crash

6.0.5.2

• fixed an issue with the system menubar icon not restoring to the same position

6.0.5.1

• attempt at fixing Firefox permissions requests

6.0.5 (Official Release)

• improved firefox database parsing
• improvements to Full Disk Access check
• fixed an issue with whitelisted cookies not updating to iCloud
• Fixed some crashes

6.0.4.3

• more firefox database parsing improvements
• fixed an issue with whitelisted cookies not updating to iCloud

6.0.4.2

• improved firefox database parsing
• improvements to Full Disk Access check

6.0.4.1

• Fixed some crashes

6.0.4 (Official Release)

• Fixed an issue with potential removal of extension data in non english installs
• Fixed an issue with removal of data "On Quit"
• localization corrections
• Updated Sparkle

6.0.3.3

• Updated Sparkle
• Fixed an issue with quitting (introduced in v6.0.3.2)

6.0.3.2

• Fixed an issue with removal of data "On Quit"

6.0.3.1

• Fixed an issue with potential removal of extension data in non english installs

6.0.3 (Official Release)

• Fixed an issue with initial setup of Firefox based browsers
• Fixed an issue with removal of Firefox databases

6.0.2.2

• Fixed an issue with removal of Firefox databases

6.0.2.1

• Fixed an issue with initial setup of Firefox based browsers
• Fixed an issue with removal of Firefox databases

6.0.2 (Official Release)

• Vivaldi user support
• Database parsing and removal improvements
• IndexedDBs were incorrectly labelled indexDB
• Changing Chrome user icon, now updates immediately in Cookie
• iCloud sync improvements
• Removal improvements
• Firefox database parsing and removal improvements
• Improved scroll position restoration on reload
• Fix for favorite checkmark sizes on non visible favorites
• Fixed some crashes
• Fixed issue with timer notifications showing while Cookie is disabled
• Fixed an issue with removal warning not respecting hide preference
• Fixed an issue with installing automatic updates
• Fixed a potential issue with reading Firefox data
• Menu behaviour is now like Cookie5 - removal buttons are only enabled if data type is enabled in settings, and data can be removed
• Localization corrections
• updated Credits

6.0.1.6

• Removal improvements
• Firefox database parsing and removal improvements
• Improved scroll position restoration on reload
• Fix for favorite checkmark sizes on non visible favorites
• Fixed an issue with removal warning not respecting hide preference

6.0.1.5

• iCloud sync improvements

6.0.1.4

• Fixed an issue with installing automatic updates

6.0.1.3

• Fixed a potential issue with reading Firefox data

6.0.1.2

• Fixed issue with timer notifications showing while Cookie is disabled
• Menu behavior is now like Cookie5 - removal buttons are only enabled if data type is enabled in settings, and data can be removed

6.0.1.1

• Vivaldi user support
• Database parsing and removal improvements
• IndexedDBs were incorrectly labelled indexDB
• Changing Chrome user icon, now updates immediately in Cookie
• Fixed a crash
• Localization corrections

6.0.1 (official release)

• fixed an issue with Full Disk Access and global permissions on macOS Catalina
• fixed an issue with Firefox nightly cookie removal
• fixed an issue with chrome database removal
• fixed an issue with un-checking non visible favorite single cookies
• fixed an issue with potential non display of non visible favorite single cookies
• fixed an issue with incorrect favorites count when non visible favorite single cookies are present
• fixed licensed status not correctly updating via iCloud
• fixed App Store link
• fixed potential chrome based browser setup issue
• initial iCloud sync improvements
• small localization corrections

6.0.0.3

• fixed an issue with Firefox nightly cookie removal
• fixed an issue with chrome database removal
• fixed an issue with unchecking non visible favorite single cookies
• fixed an issue with potential non display of non visible favorite single cookies
• fixed an issue with incorrect favorites count when non visible favorite single cookies are present

6.0.0.2

• fixed a Full Disk Access regression from v6.0.0.1
• fixed licensed status not correctly updating via iCloud
• attempt at fixing potential chrome based browser setup issue
• initial iCloud sync improvements

6.0.0.1

• fixed an issue with Full Disk Access and global permissions on macOS Catalina
• small localization corrections

6.0 (official release)

• final release
• fixed an iCloud sync issue
• fixed an issue with non visible favorites
• fixed an issue with localized "All" favorites
• fixed an issue with the French window size
• full disk access checking improvements
• Access table localized strings

6.0 Beta39

• updated help url
• fixed appcast url

6.0 Beta38

• fix timer removal

6.0 Beta37

• disable AppNap while Cookie is enabled

6.0 Beta36

• fixed a potential crash
• fixed an issue with Firefox session History removal

6.0 Beta35

• fixed an issue with database removal

6.0 Beta34

• cookie favorites not currently on disk now are correctly filtered by cookie type

6.0 Beta33

• favorites not currently on disk, are now correctly displayed
• fixed an issue with removal of Indexed Databases

6.0 Beta32

• fixed an issue with reading and removing databases with non-ascii strings
• fixed an issue where deleting a single entry from a database would delete the entire database

6.0 Beta31

• localizations for script installation

6.0 Beta30

• fix for potential non removal of data
• added a ui for script installation
• added a script install tab to setup window
• favorites checkboxes are now disabled when sync to browser bookmarks is active
• all select context menu items are now disabled when sync to browser bookmarks is active
• all import favorites menu items are now disabled when sync to browser bookmarks is active
• browser bookmarks warning label on Advanced preferences tab is now only active when it is relevant
• fixed an import error

6.0 Beta29

• Japanese localization corrections

6.0 Beta28

• Japanese localization

6.0 Beta27

• fixed an issue with removal cleanup, and notifications not firing

6.0 Beta26

• fixed an issue with single cookie favorites

6.0 Beta25

• fixed some issues with the timer and changing the timer removal interval

6.0 Beta24

• another attempt at fixing potential removal issues

6.0 Beta23

• fixed a potential issue with removals

6.0 Beta22

• tracking editor now restores column sizes
• font color fixes in tracking cookie editor

6.0 Beta21

• German,Brazilian Portuguese,French and Dutch localizations
• fixed an issue when trying to unfavorite cookies which aren't on disk
• Cookie now checks first topsites.plist, then falls back to bookmarks.plist in case of failure for Full Disk Access checking
• the trial label in the simple view now resizes to fit

6.0 Beta20

• fixed an issue with the remove all UnWanted data menu item

6.0 Beta19

• improvements to the simpleview setup window

6.0 Beta18

• fixed an issue with sub favorite display
• fixed an issue with whitelisted cookies potentially being removed

6.0 Beta17

• fixed an issue with Vivaldi permissions
• removed High Sierra support
• improved IndexedDB support for Safari Technology preview

6.0 Beta16

• fixed a permissions mismatch
• attempt to fix an issue on High Sierra

6.0 Beta15

• reworked the file permissions setup
• added "removal while browser is running" warnings to advanced view
• Full Disk Access permissions now checks for access to the Safari TopSites file
• automatic removal is now disabled by default on first launch
• small ui tweaks

6.0 Beta14

• small optimizations
• fixed a potential crash
• fixed a potential sandbox issue
• small grammar corrections

6.0 Beta13

• added favoriting for individual cookies
• reverted whitelisting to only cookies
• changed layout of SimpleView
• replaced toggle in SimpleView with start/pause buttons
• spelling mistake correction in setup window

6.0 Beta12

• fixed some issues with the remove all data button
• fixed a minor issue with the tab color on the License and About tabs in Preferences

6.0 Beta11

• removed request for access to /private/var/folders
• rewrote whitelist format
• it is now possible to whitelist databases & flash (replacement for indivual cookie favoriting)
• cookie status line now shows whitelist cookie count
• domain now displays included extension count
• improved websites column behavior
• startup optimizations
• changed layout of tracking cookie editor
• slight change in browser name color and font weight on the simpleview
• slight color change to popup buttons on the advanced view
• font weight change to the enable/disable note on the Removals tab
• label positioning tweaks on configure tabs
• fixed some issues with flash cookie display and availability

6.0 Beta10

• importing favs from setup now adds, rather than replaces
• optimizations in code when changing favorites
• fixed some issues with remove at login
• disabled manual editing of whitelisted cookies
• changed default order of table columns
• browser extensions are now colored green for easier id
• added cookie tooltips for whitelisted cookies, tracking cookies, and browser extensions
• new icons for whitelist/tracking/extension/favorite columns
• updated whitelist/tracking/extension/favorite button icons to match column icons
• changed font & button size for removal buttons in cookie table

6.0 Beta9

• added a setup helper view
• added a button to open setup in Advanced Preferences
• fixed some text color issues
• fixed some issues with the Full Disk access prompt

6.0 Beta8

• made access permissions dialog a bit more verbose
• added a global permissions access button
• browser name in SimpleView now also has mouse effects

6.0 Beta7

• fixed chrome downloads removal
• fixed firefox downloads removal
• added support for chrome guest user

6.0 Beta6

• fixed Flash tab availability
• altered permission text for download data
• fixed issues with simple permissions window for Firefox Dev Edition and Safari Technology Preview
• added a popover view to the simple view enable button
• added browser names and Protected/Disabled sections to simple view
• simple view text is now set to a disabled color when Cookie is disabled

6.0 Beta5

• improved Firefox extension names
• added missing brave profile icons
• less CPU intensive

6.0 Beta4

• removal optimizations
• small ui tweaks to the permissions access table
• fixed some permissions issues
• improved support for Firefox/Firefox Nightly
• fixed some issues with removing sandbox permissions
• fixed an issue with favorites when enabling/disabling browsers
• code refactor
• some other stuff i have forgotten