Simple Way to View Firefox Cookies - a one-liner, e.g. Firefox > Hamburger > Settings > Privacy & Sec > etc.... simples !

[mick9]

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies

What specific section or headline is this issue about?

Simple Way to View Firefox Cookies - a one-liner, e.g. Firefox > Hamburger > Settings > Privacy & Sec > etc.... simples !

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

All advice found on the web is too complex, buried, obscure, obyuse, written leaving too much work to do.

What did you expect to see?

Something like a one-liner as the answer to my question e.g.:
Firefox > Hamburger > Settings > Privacy & Sec > etc..etc... simples !

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https://duckduckgo.com/?hps=1&q=how+to+view+cookies+in+Firefox&atb=v402-1&ia=web
Direct Answer: To view cookies in Firefox, follow these steps:
Open the Firefox browser and navigate to the website that you want to view the cookies for.
Press Ctrl + Shift + I (Windows/Linux) or Command + Option + I (Mac) to open the Developer Tools.
In the Developer Tools, click on the Storage tab.
In the Storage tab, click on the Cookies button.
You will see a list of cookies stored for the website. You can sort the list by Name, Domain, Path, Size, and Created.
... too complicated

Do you have anything more you want to share?

A simple answer could be (for example):
ctr-alt-c > f1
... simples !

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• Folder: en-us/web/http/cookies
• MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies
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• Document last modified: 2024-10-23T12:50:22.000Z