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v1.0.1

26 Nov 16:27
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🐛 Bug Fixes

Fixed Cookie Retrieval to Match Chrome DevTools

  • Fixed: Dashboard now displays all cookies that Chrome DevTools shows for the active tab
  • Improved: Cookie retrieval now includes third-party cookies from all domains with resources on the page
  • Fixed: Partitioned cookies (e.g., cf_clearance) are now correctly retrieved and displayed
  • Improved: Cookie count now matches exactly what DevTools displays

Technical Improvements

  • Enhanced cookie detection using Performance API to identify all resource origins
  • Improved handling of partitioned cookies with proper partitionKey support
  • Better deduplication logic to ensure accurate cookie counts

📝 Other Changes

  • Added Chrome Web Store version badge to README
  • Version bumped to 1.0.1

🔗 Related

  • Fixes issue where some cookies were missing from the dashboard
  • Ensures dashboard accurately reflects all cookies that would be sent with requests

CacheCat v1.0.0 - Initial Release

15 Nov 16:36

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🐱 CacheCat v1.0.0 - Initial Release

We're excited to announce the first release of CacheCat - a powerful Chrome Extension for managing website storage!

🎉 What is CacheCat?

CacheCat is a full-featured Chrome Extension (Manifest V3) that provides a beautiful dashboard to view, edit, and manage all types of website storage. Perfect for developers, QA testers, and power users who need to inspect and manipulate browser storage.

✨ Features

Complete Storage Management

  • 🍪 Cookies: View, add, edit, and delete cookies with full details (domain, path, expiry, flags)
  • 💾 Local Storage: Key/value editor with JSON support, import/export functionality
  • 📝 Session Storage: Same powerful features as Local Storage, session-scoped
  • 🗄️ IndexedDB: Full database explorer with pagination, search, and CRUD operations
  • ⚡ Cache Storage: View cache entries, refetch resources, and manage caches

Modern Dashboard

  • Beautiful, intuitive interface with light/dark theme support
  • Real-time data updates
  • Multiple dashboards for different websites simultaneously
  • No DevTools required - standalone dashboard

Developer-Friendly

  • Perfect for debugging web applications
  • Test storage operations easily
  • Export/import data for testing
  • Search and filter capabilities

🚀 Installation

From Chrome Web Store

Coming soon - will be available on Chrome Web Store

Manual Installation (Development)

  1. Download the cachecat-extension.zip file from the assets below
  2. Extract the zip file
  3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
  4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
  5. Click "Load unpacked"
  6. Select the extracted folder

📦 What's Included

  • Manifest V3 compliant extension
  • React-based dashboard with modern UI
  • Full storage API support for all storage types
  • Security features with input validation and message whitelisting
  • Privacy-first - 100% local operation, no data collection

🔒 Privacy & Security

  • 100% Local Operation - All data stays on your device
  • No Data Collection - We don't collect any information
  • No Data Transmission - Nothing is sent to external servers
  • No Analytics - No tracking or analytics
  • No Third-Party Services - No external API calls

📋 Requirements

  • Chrome/Chromium browser (version 88+)
  • Manifest V3 support

🛠️ Technical Details

  • Framework: React 18.3
  • Build Tool: Vite 7.2
  • Styling: Tailwind CSS
  • Manifest: V3
  • Permissions: cookies, scripting, activeTab, alarms
  • Host Permissions: <all_urls> (only used when you click extension icon)

📚 Documentation

🎯 Use Cases

  • Web Development: Debug storage issues in your applications
  • QA Testing: Test storage behavior and edge cases
  • Learning: Understand how different storage types work
  • Troubleshooting: Inspect and fix storage-related problems

🙏 Thank You

Thank you for trying CacheCat! We hope it makes your development workflow easier and more efficient.

📝 Feedback

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Please open an issue on GitHub:
https://github.com/chinmay29hub/CacheCat/issues

🔗 Links


Version: 1.0.0
Release Date: November 2025
License: MIT