Modern Chrome Web Extension and Firefox Browser Add-on to easily clean selected cache items specific sites or the whole browser with a single key press, from the right-click context menu or via the toolbar icon popup. Cache cleaner is also available for mobile browsers, see Install below.
Firefox does not have an API to clear cache storage, the cache created by service workers. Furthermore, it has no
option to bypass the service worker for network when testing. This extension resolves that issue by using a custom
function to clear Cache Storage when clearing site cache plus has an option automatically reload the page after
clearing the cache. Now after making a change to a site with a service worker, all you have to do is press F4 (default
keybind to clear cache) to clear the cache and refresh the site. Additionally, the browsing data API differs on Firefox
and Chrome so logic was added to allow the extension to run on both browsers.
More information on the individual APIs for Firefox and Chrome.
Tip
This is the new TypeScript+Vue branch.
For the deprecated JavaScript version, see the legacy branch.
All Chromium Based Browsers can install the extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Mobile browser support available for Firefox, Yandex and Kiwi.
- Clear cache and reload site with a single key or button press
- Choose which cache items to clear or clear all data
- Clear cache for a specific site or the whole browser
- Option to clear Cache Storage in Firefox for individual sites
- UI includes a Popup, Side Panel, and an Extension Panel
- Works in both Firefox and Chromium based browsers
The extension is localized in the following languages:
- Chinese (China)
zh_CN- 中文（简体） - English
en- English - French
fr- Français - German
de- Deutsch - Japanese
ja- 日本語 - Korean
ko- 한국어 - Portuguese (Brazil)
pt_BR- Português (Brasil) - Russian
ru- Русский - Spanish
es_419- Español
The only way to change the language is to change your browser's language and restart the browser.
To view or edit the locales, see the related file in the src/locales directory.
- Custom time frames to clear supported caches
- Chrome only, option to exclude specified origins
Don't see your feature here? Submit a Feature Request.
- No major issues detected at the moment...
Don't see your issue here? Open a New Issues.
Logs can be found inspecting the page (Ctrl+Shift+I), clicking on the Console, and; Firefox: toggling Debug logs, Chrome: toggling Verbose from levels dropdown.
If you run into any issues or need help getting started, please do one of the following:
- Report an Issue: https://github.com/cssnr/cache-cleaner/issues
- Q&A Discussion: https://github.com/cssnr/cache-cleaner/discussions/categories/q-a
- Request a Feature: https://github.com/cssnr/cache-cleaner/issues/new?template=1-feature.yaml
- Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/wXy6m2X8wY
For instructions on building the extension or documentation, see the CONTRIBUTING.md.
Please consider making a donation to support the development of this project and additional open source projects.
Additionally, you can give a 5-star rating on Google or Mozilla and star this project on GitHub.
Other Web Extensions I have created and published:
- Link Extractor
- Open Links in New Tab
- Auto Auth
- Cache Cleaner
- HLS Video Downloader
- Zipline Extension
- Obtainium Extension
- SMWC Web Extension
- PlayDrift Extension
- ASN Plus
- Aviation Tools
- Text Formatter
- GeoImage
- New Tab
For a full list of current projects visit: https://cssnr.github.io/