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How to enable cookies

The result shows whether your browser accepts cookies from the sites you visit. If it says Disabled, websites can’t keep you signed in, remember your shopping cart or save your settings between pages.

How to enable cookies

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies. To allow all site data, also check Site settings → On-device site data.
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
  • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection. Choose Standard, or add an exception for the site.
  • Safari on Mac: Safari → Settings → Privacy, then untick “Block all cookies”.
  • Safari on iPhone and iPad: Settings → Apps → Safari, then turn off “Block All Cookies”.

Menu names can differ slightly between browser versions and languages.

First-party and third-party cookies

First-party cookies come from the site you are visiting and handle sign-ins, shopping carts and preferences. This page tests those. Third-party cookies come from other domains embedded in the page, mostly for advertising and tracking. Safari and Firefox block them by default, and Chrome lets you choose. Blocking them rarely breaks normal websites.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small piece of text, at most about 4 KB, that a website stores in your browser. The browser sends it back with every request to that site, which is how the site recognizes you between pages and visits. Cookies can expire when you close the browser or after a set date.

Websites also store data in local storage, which is often blocked together with cookies, and most need JavaScript as well.

Frequently asked questions

Why do websites say cookies are disabled when they're enabled?

The site may rely on third-party cookies, which most browsers now block by default, or a privacy extension may be blocking it. Try allowing cookies for that site specifically, or pause the extension.

Is it safe to enable cookies?

Yes, for the sites you visit. First-party cookies are needed for sign-ins and shopping carts and can only be read by the site that set them. Blocking third-party cookies keeps most tracking away without breaking sites.

How does this test work?

The page sets a temporary test cookie, checks that it can read it back, and deletes it immediately. Nothing is sent to our servers.