ArcHive stores cookies encrypted per site for browse and yt-dlp downloads.
- Install Cookie-Editor (Chrome, Edge, Brave) or the Firefox equivalent.
- Log in on the target site (PornHub, xHamster, etc.).
- Open Cookie-Editor → Export → JSON.
- In ArcHive Settings → Cookies, select the site and paste JSON → Import JSON.
ArcHive converts JSON to Netscape format and saves it in the encrypted vault.
- Select a site in Settings → Cookies.
- Click Copy login bookmarklet.
- Create a browser bookmark whose URL is the copied
javascript:...snippet. - Click the bookmark to open the site login page, then export cookies via Cookie-Editor.
Export or build a Netscape cookie file and paste into the Netscape textarea → Save Netscape Cookies.
| Site ID | Domains filtered on import |
|---|---|
| pornhub | pornhub.com |
| xhamster | xhamster.com, xhamster.desi |
| xvideos | xvideos.com |
| thisvid | thisvid.com |
- Cookies are encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM).
- Plaintext cookie files are written only for yt-dlp
--cookiesusage under the app data directory. - Do not share exported cookie files.