Best Clear Cache Extension for Chrome (2026): 5 Picks Compared Honestly

A clear cache extension for Chrome does one thing Chrome makes awkward: it puts "clear my data" one click away. The hard part is choosing, because the Chrome Web Store has dozens of them, many with the same name.

We build one of them, so we will be upfront: this comparison includes our own extension, Cleaner. We also include tools that beat it at their own job, with numbers we read from each store page on October 17, 2026. Pick the one that fits what you actually clear.

The short answer#

• Wipe everything in one click: Clear Cache, about 1 million users.
• Clear just the broken site and stay signed in: Cleaner (ours).
• No extension at all: Chrome's own Ctrl+Shift+Delete and per-site settings are enough for occasional use.
• Before installing any of them, check permissions, privacy policy and update date.

What to look for#

Every extension here uses Chrome's browsingData API, documented by Google, so they can all clear the same data types. The differences are in what they clear by default and how much control you get:

1. Scope: all sites, or only the site you are on?
2. Logins: can you clear cache without clearing cookies, so you stay signed in?
3. Automation: can it clean on a schedule, or when a tab closes?
4. Trust: permissions, privacy policy, last update, number of users.
5. Speed: one click, a keyboard shortcut, or a confirmation every time?

1. Clear Cache: the popular one-click wipe#

Store page, October 17, 2026: 1,000,000 users, 4.2 out of 5 from about 1.2K ratings, updated October 3, 2026.

Clear Cache is the best-known extension for this job, from an independent developer. Its listing describes one-click clearing, a preview of what will be cleared, a choice of data types and time period, and options to limit clearing to chosen domains or to the active tab only. Automatic scheduled clearing and custom presets are part of Clear Cache Plus, a paid subscription; the core extension stays free.

Best for: people who want Chrome's "clear browsing data" without the dialog, with lots of fine-grained settings, and developers who wipe the cache many times a day.

Watch out for: set up your data types first. If cookies are in your selection and you clear all sites, every click signs you out of everything. Automation needs the subscription.

2. Clear Browsing Data: a simple toolbar button#

Store page, October 17, 2026: 30,000 users, 4.1 out of 5 from 37 ratings, updated June 16, 2026.

A smaller, open source tool: a toolbar button that deletes cookies, history and cache. You can set it to clear everything in one click or to show a list of data types to pick from. It is also available for Edge and Firefox, which is handy if you use more than one browser.

Watch out for: its listing describes whole-browser clearing and does not mention a per-site mode.

3. Cleaner: one site at a time, with a receipt#

Store page, October 17, 2026: a small, new listing with a 5-star rating and a Featured badge. It is ours, so weigh this section accordingly.

Cleaner is built around the opposite default: clear only the site you are on. You open it on a broken page and pick a fix:

• Fix broken page clears that site's cache and service workers and keeps cookies, so you stay signed in.
• Sign out & reset also clears cookies and site storage, for login loops and redirect errors.
• Full reset clears every data type for that site.
• Custom lets you pick data types and a time range, for this site or all sites.

It shows what the site stored before you clear, reloads the page, and shows a receipt such as "Removed 34 cookies + 12.3 MB". Alt+Shift+D cleans without opening the popup. Protected sites are never touched, even when you clean all sites.

Free covers every clean, with 5 protected sites and auto-clean for 1 site when its last tab closes. Pro is a one-time payment that removes those limits and adds scheduled cache cleaning, sleeping idle tabs and closing duplicate tabs.

Watch out for: it has far fewer users and reviews than Clear Cache so far, and fewer settings. If you want one button that wipes everything with no choices, Clear Cache or Clear Browsing Data is quicker.

4. DevTools: the developer's precise option#

Not an extension, but it belongs here. Chrome DevTools has a Clear site data button in the Application panel with a checkbox for each storage type, plus Disable cache in the Network panel. It is precise and free, and it is a lot of panel for non-developers. Our DevTools clear site data guide covers it.

5. No extension: Chrome's built-in tools#

For occasional use, you do not need anything installed:

• All sites: Ctrl+Shift+Delete (Command+Shift+Delete on a Mac), tick only Cached images and files to stay signed in.
• One site: the icon left of the address, then Cookies and site data, then Manage on-device site data.
• Automatically: Chrome can delete site data when you close all windows, under On-device site data settings.

Our guide on how to clear cache in Chrome covers all six built-in ways.

What about Cookie AutoDelete and Click&Clean?#

Both were long-time favorites. When we checked on October 17, 2026, the Chrome Web Store pages for Cookie AutoDelete and Click&Clean no longer showed a listing. If you relied on Cookie AutoDelete's "delete cookies when a tab closes, except for sites I trust", look for auto-clean on tab close plus an allow list in any replacement. Our guide to clearing cache and cookies automatically when Chrome closes covers the built-in and extension options.

How to judge a cache cleaner's safety#

Cache cleaners need strong permissions by nature: browsing data, cookies, and usually access to all websites so they can work on whichever site you are on. That is normal. What matters is what they do with it:

• Privacy policy: does it say the extension sends nothing anywhere? Is the policy on a real website?
• Network requests: the best ones make none, or only one for a license check.
• Cookie values: a cleaner needs to count or delete cookies, never to read their contents.
• Updates: a recent update date means someone still maintains it.
• Reviews: recent reviews matter more than the star average.

Our recommendation#

• You clear often and want the most settings and the largest user base: Clear Cache.
• You use several browsers and want the same simple button: Clear Browsing Data.
• You clear because one site broke, and you hate getting signed out of everything: Cleaner.
• You build websites: DevTools, with a one-site extension as a shortcut.
• You clear once a month: no extension.

If one-site clearing sounds like your problem, the reasons are spelled out in our guide to clearing cache without losing your logins.