Question 1

Where do I get my Cookie Clicker save string?

Accepted Answer

In-game, open Options and click "Export save" to copy the Base64 string to your clipboard. Paste that string into the editor.

Question 2

How do I load an edited save back into the game?

Accepted Answer

Copy the edited string, open Options in Cookie Clicker, click "Import save", paste it, and confirm.

Question 3

Is the Cookie Clicker save format the same on Steam and the browser version?

Accepted Answer

Yes, both versions use the same pipe-delimited Base64 format, since the Steam version is a wrapped copy of the browser game.

Question 4

Why does my save show a checksum or "corrupted" warning after editing?

Accepted Answer

Very old versions of Cookie Clicker validated a trailing checksum segment. Current versions do not enforce this, but keep the pipe-delimited structure intact when editing.

Question 5

How do I get sugar lumps with the editor?

Accepted Answer

Open the Stats tab and set "Sugar lumps" to the amount you want (or click "Unlock & set to 100"). If sugar lumps were still locked in your save (shown as -1), setting a positive value unlocks them, and the all-time total is raised to match.

Question 6

Why does changing prestige also change "cookies forfeited"?

Accepted Answer

Cookie Clicker does not trust the stored prestige level: every time a save loads, it recomputes prestige from the cookies you forfeited by ascending. The editor therefore writes the exact forfeited-cookie amount that the game turns back into the level you typed. Heavenly chips are a separate, spendable currency — set them independently.

Question 7

Can I level up buildings without spending sugar lumps?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Buildings tab lets you set each building's level directly. Level 1 on the Farm, Bank, Temple and Wizard tower unlocks the Garden, Stock Market, Pantheon and Grimoire minigames; the minigame data itself is left untouched.

Question 8

Can I unlock all achievements or upgrades?

Accepted Answer

Not yet — achievements and upgrades are passed through unchanged for now. Support for them is planned.

Question 9

Is it safe to edit my save with this tool?

Accepted Answer

Keep a copy of your original export string before importing an edited one. The editor only rewrites the exact values you change and leaves everything else in your save — achievements, upgrades, minigames, buffs — untouched; if it does not recognize a save’s format it will refuse to load it instead of guessing.

Cookie Clicker Save Editor

Cookie Clicker save file format

Where is the Cookie Clicker save file located?