[9.7] - 2026-06-05

🚀 New Features & Improvements

• Complete overhaul of “All Cookies” table
  – Freeze / Unfreeze buttons for each cookie (replaces slider experiments).
  – Sorting now persists after any action (freeze, unfreeze, delete).
  – Buttons are compact and fit within the fixed column widths (min-width: 55px, font-size: 10px).
  – __Host- prefix cookies are now handled correctly when unfreezing (no domain parameter, forced path=/, only HTTPS).
  – The obsolete session parameter is no longer passed to cookies.set.
• Whitelist collapse default enabled – New installations now show only the first 10 domains; a “Show all” button appears.
  Developers can still override this via DevTools (debug_collapse_whitelist).
• Header built with pure DOM methods – templates/header.html is no longer needed; the header is created entirely in JavaScript (createElement, textContent). This improves Firefox compatibility.
• Footer & Navigation without innerHTML – Both are now generated using DOM methods, eliminating the last innerHTML occurrences in the extension.
• DevTools page cleaned up – Now uses the same header, navigation and footer as other pages. The README/CHANGELOG accordions have been removed (they are now linked in the footer).
• Style.css overhaul – Redundant rules removed, logical grouping improved, not‑used classes deleted.
• Messages.json (de/en) completely sorted – All keys are now alphabetically ordered and one entry per line.

🐛 Fixed

• Unfreeze not working – Removed the invalid session parameter from cookies.set; added special handling for __Host- prefixed cookies (no domain, path=/, HTTPS only).
• Freeze / Unfreeze resetting sort order – The table now retains the current sort column and direction after any operation.
• Buttons overflowing column in “All Cookies” – Reduced button padding and font size; now they fit reliably.
• Duplicate initDeleteAllDomainsButton() call – Removed the superfluous call from initWhitelistModule().
• Whitelist bulk editor not showing current list – Added a small delay (setTimeout) to ensure the textarea is filled after the DOM is ready.
• Developer Tools page missing header/footer – Added the required placeholders and imported initHeader, initFooter, insertNavigation.

⚠️ Technical Changes

• allcookies.js – renderTable() rewritten without innerHTML (uses DOM methods).handleReactivate() corrected (no session, __Host- support). Sorting state stored globally.
• allcookies.html – Button styles compacted; #reportAllCookiesBtn hidden (prepared for later use).
• modules/footer.js & modules/navigation.js – No more fetch or DOMParser; pure DOM creation.
• modules/header.js – Replaced fetch + DOMParser with direct DOM generation.
• modules/whitelist.js – isCollapseEnabled() default changed to true.

[9.6.4] - 2026-06-04

🚀 New Features / Verbesserungen

• Global Tracking Control section – A new prominent section above the whitelist groups all global tracking options:
  – Always delete global tracking cookies (regardless of domain)
  – Enable/disable tracking protection for all whitelist domains (global toggle for opt_block_tracking_on_whitelist)
  The old option inside “More options” has been removed (no duplication).
• Popup tracking protection status – The popup now clearly indicates whether the global tracking cookie cleanup is active:
  – 🌍 Global only (active with no domains / no active domains)
  – 🌍 Global & X of Y (active and X of Y domains have tracking protection)
  – 🔴 Global off (disabled)
  – 🔴 Global off & X of Y (disabled but X domains still have tracking protection)
  All texts are i18n‑compliant.
• Anchor #trackingprotection – The new global section gets the fixed anchor, allowing direct linking from the welcome page or popup.
• Unified highlight on anchor jump – The highlight (options-highlight) now uses box-shadow: inset to prevent neighboring sections (e.g. the global section) from being optically outlined. CSS class cleaned up.
• i18n additions – New keys globalTrackingHeading, paypalDonateButton and the missing trackingGlobalOff, trackingGlobalOnly, trackingGlobalAndCount, trackingGlobalOffAndCount were added to messages.json (de/en).
• Removal of innerHTML – The header (modules/header.js) now generates its content entirely via DOM methods (createElement, textContent) to avoid Firefox issues.
• Cleanup of options.html – The obsolete warning block (#trackingWarningOptions) was removed from the HTML (now in the global section). The placeholder for info.html has been deleted as the info block is no longer needed.
• Bulk editor fixed – A short delay (setTimeout) in initBulkEditor() ensures that the textarea is loaded before being filled. The textarea now shows the current whitelist again.
• Removal of obsolete files – templates/globaltracking.html and modules/globaltracking.js have been deleted (the section is now fixed in options.html).templates/info.html has also been removed because the info block is hidden and no longer required.

🐛 Fixed

• Duplicate call of initDeleteAllDomainsButton() – The superfluous call in initWhitelistModule() was removed (only renderWhitelistTable() calls it).
• Duplicate warning message – The old warning inside the whitelist section is now completely removed from the DOM (not just hidden).
• Dark bar after deleting the warning – The surrounding <div id="trackingWarningOptions"> is now also deleted, so no empty dark box remains.
• Donation button on welcome page – The PayPal button now uses the i18n API (`paypalDonat

[9.6.3] - 2026-06-02

🚀 New Features / Verbesserungen

• Unified header and navigation – Header (icon, title, version) is now completely i18n‑compliant and consistent across options, welcome, and privacy pages.
  A new simple button‑based navigation (Welcome, Settings, Privacy) is inserted directly into the main container (options-main-container) via modules/navigation.js – no more complex tab styling.
• Developer Tools – Added two collapsible sections that lazy‑load README.md and CHANGELOG.md (only when opened).
  Debug logs now have a confirmation dialog before clearing.
• UI polish – The “Reset statistics” button is now full width for consistency.
  The help text under “Reset complete storage” is centered.
  Footer spacing reduced; links remain white (hover red).
  Welcome page links are now white (with green hover) instead of default blue.
• i18n optimisation – Navigation buttons reuse existing footer i18n keys (footerWelcome, footerSettings, footerPrivacy) – no new translation strings needed.

🐛 Fixed

• Header inconsistencies – The header no longer changes its title depending on the page (always shows extension name + version).
• Anchor scrolling – When opening options.html#whitelistSection from the popup or welcome page, the target section is now reliably scrolled into view and the corresponding accordion is opened (even if templates load asynchronously).
• Privacy page layout – Privacy pages now use the same .options-main-container > .section > .privacy-box structure, so the navigation buttons appear correctly and the styling is consistent.
• Welcome page button colour – The green “Open settings” button keeps its dark text while all other text on the page is forced to white.
• Two‑column feature list – Added missing CSS rules for .two-columns-features (grid layout) so the “Why not?” section is displayed correctly.
• Popup detection of local tabs – The whitelist controls are now shown for local addresses, allowing users to protect router or local server logins.

⚠️ Technical Changes

• Added modules/navigation.js – central function insertNavigation() that adds the three‑button navigation at the beginning of .options-main-container.
• Updated templates/header.html and modules/header.js – removed navigation from header (now only icon, title, version).
• Updated options.js, welcome.js, privacy.js – import and call insertNavigation() after loading templates.
• Updated privacy-de.html and privacy-en.html – wrapped content in .options-main-container .section .privacy-box.
• Extended isValidWebUrl() in popup.js to recognise local IP ranges and `l

🧹 TW Cookie & Browser Cleaner – with Whitelist & Per‑Domain Tracking Protection

Version 9.6.2 – For Chrome, Firefox and other Chromium browsers



📌 Overview

TW Cookie & Browser Cleaner is a browser extension that deletes cookies, cache, history, local storage and other browser data in a targeted way – without losing important logins.

A whitelist protects selected domains from deletion. Additionally, tracking protection can be activated per domain: only login‑relevant cookies are kept, all others (tracking cookies) are deleted.



✨ Main Features

• 🧹 Cleaning of cookies, cache, history, IndexedDB, LocalStorage, service workers, form data, download list and passwords (the latter only after confirmation).
• 🛡️ Whitelist – domains that will never be deleted (cookies and other data remain).
• 🔒 Per‑domain tracking protection – on whitelisted domains you can choose:
• "Keep only login cookies" → all other cookies are deleted.
• "Keep all cookies" → tracking is allowed.
• 🌍 Two languages – German and English (browser language is auto‑detected).
• 🔁 Automatic cleaning – on browser start, on browser shutdown or when a tab is closed (optional).
• 💾 Backup & restore – export/import of all settings (whitelist, tracking settings, data types) as a JSON file.
• 📝 Bulk editor – edit the whitelist as plain text and apply with one click.
• 🍪 Cookie inspector – view and copy all cookies of the current domain.
• 🐛 Developer mode (hidden) – accessible via devtools.html, disables automatic tab closing and enables debug logs.
• 🔥 Firefox compatible – unsupported data types (e.g. WebSQL, Plugin Data) are automatically disabled and hidden.

[9.6.1] - 2026-05-30

🚀 New Features / Verbesserungen

• Whitelist now starts empty – Preset domains have been completely removed.
  Users must add their own domains (initial defaults can be configured via tw-cookie-browser-cleaner-default.json).
• Hidden developer tools – Added devtools.html with:
• Developer mode (prevents automatic closing of options/privacy pages when the popup opens)
• Debug mode (writes detailed logs to console and storage)
• Debug log viewer and statistics reset
• Dynamic data type counting in Firefox – The popup now only counts actually visible data‑type checkboxes, fixing the “Cookies & 10 selected” issue.
• Centralised cookie count in popup footer – Shows all cookies in the browser, with dynamic colours:
• Green (<100), Orange (100–500), Red (>500)
• Improved UI – Reduced row heights in tables, accordion headers, and cookie inspector; unified font sizes.
• Default language set to English – Fallback to English for unknown browser languages (French, Spanish, etc. now see English instead of German).
• Backup filename changed – Now tw-cookie-browser-cleaner-backup-YYYY-MM-DDTHH_MM_SS.json.
• Removed “Reset all settings” row from popup – This rarely used action is now only available in the Options page.
• CSS Schriftgrößen-Fix – Ensures the last paragraph in info containers has a consistent font size (12px) on all browsers.

## Changelog

FÜR DEUTSCH: NACH UNTEN SCROLLEN

All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.



[9.0] - 2026-05-24

🚀 Major Features

Per‑Domain Tracking Protection (Options Page)

• Each whitelisted domain can now be configured individually:
• 🔒 Green = keep only login cookies (tracking blocked)
• 🔓 Red = keep all cookies (tracking allowed)
• Global switch to toggle tracking protection for all domains at once
• Visual legend with colored locks explains the two states

Redesigned Domain Table (Options)

• Cleaner layout with right‑aligned action buttons
• Global toggle row with thick green top border
• Simplified "Add Domain" row: text field + compact + button (no extra width)
• Permanent warning about potential login loss directly under the legend

Enhanced User Interface

• All section headings are now bold for better readability
• Support email links unified to a consistent green color
• Thick green separator lines above the global toggle row and around the add‑domain area

🧹 Popup Improvements

• Tracking protection checkbox removed → replaced by a link to the Options page
• Warning text is now permanently visible (no longer hidden)
• Cleaner, less cluttered "More Options" section

🌐 Localization

• Complete overhaul of messages.json (English & German)
• Removed obsolete keys (no longer used confirm dialogs)
• Sorted all keys by appearance order in popup and options
• Fixed duplicate and inconsistent entries

🐛 Fixed

• Inconsistent button widths and alignment on Options page
• Missing or incorrect border lines (thin lines removed)
• Email link colors now match the design (green)
• "Alle auf global setzen" button class corrected for proper styling

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• Tracking protection setting can no longer be changed directly from the popup; users are redirected to the Options page

[8.1] - 2024-05-23

🚀 New Features

• Automatically delete cookies when a tab is closed

[8.0] - 2024-05-22

🚀 New Features

Tracking Protection on Whitelisted Domains

• Whitelisted domains can now keep ONLY login cookies
• All tracking cookies on whitelisted sites are deleted automatically
• Unique feature – Cookie AutoDelete (CAD) cannot do this!

Safety Dialogs for Dangerous Data Types

• Warning when enabling: Passwords, Form data, Download list
• Additional confirmation before deleting sensitive data

Enhanced Footer Statistics

• Total number of cleaning operations (existing)
• NEW: Total number of all deleted cookies (lifetime)

Cleaning Protocol (Clean Log)

• Detailed list of all deleted and protected cookies
• Shows which browser data types were cleaned
• Copy button to export the log

👁️ Cookie Inspector

• Shows all cookies of the current tab with details (name, value, secure, session)
• Displays the number of cookies