How to Clear Browsing History, Cookies and Site Data Across All Your Mac Browsers

TL;DR

Spotless lists browsing history, cookies and site data for the browsers you use so you can review and clear them together. In the App Store version, browser data needs its own folder grant.

The pain

Safari, Chrome and a second browser you forgot you had each keep their own history, cookies and site data, each in a different settings screen. Clearing them all means visiting each one.

Do it in one pass

  1. Run a scan and open Browser Privacy.
  2. Review history, cookies and site data per browser.
  3. Untick anything you want to keep, such as the cookies that keep you signed in.
  4. Clean.

Consequences to expect

  • You’ll be signed out of sites whose cookies you removed.
  • Some sites will feel slower once, while they rebuild their cached data.

Tip

Close the browser before cleaning so it isn’t holding files open.

FAQ

Will I be logged out of sites? Clearing cookies and site data signs you out of many sites. Review the list before cleaning.

Does it need extra permission? The App Store version needs a separate grant for browser data. The direct download uses Full Disk Access.

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