Extract text from COOKIES files
To convert your COOKIES file to another format, you need Google Chrome or other Database software.
To convert other file formats to the "Browser Data Store" file type, you need software like Google Chrome or a similar tool.
A .cookies file is primarily a SQLite database used by web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox to store user session data, authentication tokens, and website preferences. While critical for browsing continuity, these files present significant challenges when users attempt to migrate data or inspect contents manually. Because they are structured as binary SQL databases (or occasionally binary property lists in Apple Safari), they cannot be opened or edited in standard text editors like Notepad without displaying gibberish. Furthermore, the format is often locked to the specific browser instance, making direct transfer between different browsers or tools difficult.
For developers, forensic analysts, or power users looking to utilize this data, the best solution is conversion. Converting a .cookies file to JSON allows for easy parsing in web applications and debugging. For users needing to use cookies with command-line tools like cURL or Wget, converting to the Netscape HTTP Cookie File format (TXT) is essential. CSV conversion is recommended for auditing cookie data in spreadsheet software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your COOKIES file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted TXT, COOKIE, HISTORY, BINARYCOOKIES, JSON, UNKNOWN, DMP, SQLITE, SQLITE3, DB3, BARS and TEXT files.
If you want to convert COOKIES file to JSON, BARS, TEXT, CSV, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF or DAT, you can use Google Chrome or similar software from the "Web Browser Session Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to COOKIES, try Google Chrome or another comparable tool in the "Web Browser Session Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our COOKIES converter.