Extract text from Safari cookies (BINARYCOOKIES)
To convert BINARYCOOKIES cookies to another format, you need Apple Safari or other Web software.
To convert other file formats to the "Browser Cookie Database" file type, you need software like Apple Safari or a similar tool.
The .binarycookies file format is a proprietary storage structure engineered by Apple to save HTTP cookies for the Safari web browser on macOS and iOS devices. Unlike older browsers that stored cookies as simple text files, Apple developed this compiled format to speed up read and write operations on mobile devices.
Because it is a closed binary format rather than a standard SQLITE database or plain text file, it is completely unreadable in standard text editors. Users who attempt to open a .binarycookies file will only see garbled characters and gibberish. This creates a massive disadvantage for developers, security researchers, and everyday users who need to audit their browsing data, extract session tokens, or troubleshoot website tracking. It requires a specific parser, a Python script, or digital forensic tools to decode.
To make the data readable, your best option is to convert the .binarycookies file to standard text-based formats like TXT, CSV, or JSON. Converting to CSV is ideal because it neatly separates domains, expiration dates, and session values into columns.
This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because standard online converters do not recognize Apple's undocumented data structures. Often, only Safari's internal engine or specialized reverse-engineered scripts can properly read the data. However, just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our platform can inspect the raw file, dump embedded text strings, and help you analyze the contents even when traditional conversion tools fail.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BINARYCOOKIES file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PLIST, COOKIES, TXT, DB, DOWNLOAD, WEBARCHIVE and SK files.
If you want to convert BINARYCOOKIES file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use Apple Safari or similar software from the "Binary HTTP Cookie Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to BINARYCOOKIES, try Apple Safari or another comparable tool in the "Binary HTTP Cookie Storage" category.
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