pycookiecheat
Borrow cookies from your browser's authenticated session for use in Python scripts.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to automate requests with browser authentication on macOS or Linux. Install friction is low, maintenance is active, and there are no known vulnerabilities. The MIT license poses no restrictions. Caveat: Linux users may need to install system packages for keyring support, and Windows is not supported.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- On Linux, you may need to install libsecret-1-dev and python3-gi system packages, and use --system-site-packages when creating a virtualenv.
- Windows is not supported.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-11-03 (649 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-29 · 820 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 109,657 downloads/mo, #12,505 on PyPI
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pip install pycookiecheat
from pycookiecheat import get_cookies, BrowserType
cookies = get_cookies('https://example.com')
# Or specify a different browser:
cookies = get_cookies('https://example.com', browser=BrowserType.FIREFOX)- Whether all Chromium-based browsers beyond Chrome, Brave, and Slack are supported via manual cookie_file paths
- Whether Windows support has been added since the FAQ stated it was not planned
What it is and what it does
Pycookiecheat reads and decrypts cookies stored by your browser, allowing Python scripts to reuse an authenticated session without manual login. It works with Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Slack on macOS and Linux, and can be used as either a command-line tool or imported as a library. The package handles browser-specific cookie storage formats and encryption, using cryptography and keyring to access stored credentials.
The main use case is automating requests that require browser authentication—for example, downloading files from a site where you're already logged in, or scraping pages that require a session. You pass a URL to get_cookies(), which returns decrypted cookies for that domain. The CLI can also output cookies in Netscape format for use with other tools.
Use it for
- Automate downloads from authenticated websites by reusing your browser's session cookies
- Scrape web pages that require login by borrowing cookies from your already-authenticated browser session
- Export browser cookies to Netscape format for use with command-line tools
- Build scripts that interact with web services you're logged into without hardcoding credentials
- Test web applications by programmatically using cookies from a real browser session
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to automate requests with browser authentication on macOS or Linux.
Install friction is low, maintenance is active, and there are no known vulnerabilities. The MIT license poses no restrictions. Caveat: Linux users may need to install system packages for keyring support, and Windows is not supported.
Install
pycookiecheat on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Maintenance is active with recent commits. Runtime dependencies are cryptography and keyring, both stable libraries. Linux users may need system packages for alternative keyring support.
On Linux, you may need to install libsecret-1-dev and python3-gi system packages, and use --system-site-packages when creating a virtualenv. Windows is not supported.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install pycookiecheat
from pycookiecheat import get_cookies, BrowserType
cookies = get_cookies('https://example.com')
# Or specify a different browser:
cookies = get_cookies('https://example.com', browser=BrowserType.FIREFOX)Verify before relying
- Whether all Chromium-based browsers beyond Chrome, Brave, and Slack are supported via manual cookie_file paths
- Whether Windows support has been added since the FAQ stated it was not planned
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagescryptographykeyring |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 649 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 109,657 / month, #12,505 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Natural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: pycookiecheat-0.8.0-py3-none-any.whl
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