Save

All progress in Cookie Clicker is preserved in a save, in the form of a string encoded in base64.

The save is stored in the web browser's cache, allowing the tab or web browser to be closed, or the PC to be turned off, without losing game progress. Game progress is saved automatically every 60 seconds, except when in the ascension screen, unless if sleep mode timeout is on. Whenever the game is saved to the browser cache, a brief notification pops up at the bottom-center of the screen.

Save options

In the "Options" menu, there are various options regarding the save.

Options for save

Button	Function
Save	This button saves the game's progress to the web browser's cache, which is done automatically every 60 seconds and can also be done by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S.
Export save	This button opens a pop-up where the save can be viewed as a string and copied.
Import save	This button opens a pop-up where it is possible to paste a save string obtained from the Export feature. This will overwrite the current progress and replace it with the imported save.
Save to file	This button downloads a .txt file containing the save string. The name of the file is the bakery name with the word Bakery at the end, with spaces removed.
Load from file	This button allows for importing a .txt file which obtained from the Save to file button. This will overwrite the current progress and replace it with the imported save.
Wipe save	This button, which has two confirmation windows, will clear all current progress from the browser cache. This process is irreversible and will result in losing all current progress in Cookie Clicker, unless a backup has been saved.

Using the above options, it is possible to do the following:

• Back up the current save so that progress will not be completely lost in the event that the save stored in the browser cache is wiped for whatever reason
• Move progress to another device
• Savescum

Disabling autosave

The Options menu doesn't give any option to disable the autosave feature. However, it is possible to disable autosaving through the console. To disable autosave, type this into the console and press enter:

   Game.prefs.autosave = 0

To enable the autosave, change 0 to 1:

   Game.prefs.autosave = 1

Disabling autosave may result in progress being lost if manual saves aren't made.

Extending save output

The save string can be shown in several different ways, either as string-only, uncompressed string or uncompressed-commented string. To change the save format, find the string Game.toSave=false; and change the "false" value to 1, 2 or 3 respectively, for each type of output. This option was probably added to test and debug the save behavior.

Note that this will not work in the console, as the game rewrites the value of Game.toSave back to "false". Instead, use Game.WriteSave(type).

Save format

The save uses base64 encoding format, appended with !END! string. This is to ensure portability across all platforms. After removing the !END! appendix, the string can be base64 decoded to a more readable format. The data is structured into several sections, which are separated by a "|" character (ASCII code 124). Inside each section, the particular data entries are delimited by a semicolon ";" character unless they are bitfields, which have no separation character between entries. These special characters are used for easier data parsing from the save string.

The below tables shows all the values stored in the save when decoded from base64 as of version 2.052, separated by section. Some data is in binary form, where 1 is true and 0 is false. Text in quotes are only visible in type 3 (uncompressed-commented).

Variable	Parameter name	Value example	Description
"Game version"
Game.version	-	2.052	Version of the game in which the save was created.
(empty)
This section is empty, reserved for future use.
"Run details" (details for current ascension)
Game.startDate	"run start date"	1514764800	Time and date of the current ascension's start.
Game.fullDate	"legacy start date"	1514764800	Time and date of the whole game's start.
Game.lastDate	"date when we last opened the game"	1514764800	Time and date of the time we last opened the game.
Game.bakeryName	"bakery name"	Bearded Ninja	String with the bakery's name.
Game.seed	"seed"	abcde	5 lowercase letters with the ascension's seed, defining the behavior of certain random events.
"Packed preferences" (options)
Game.prefs.particles	Particles	0	Toggles particles, which includes the falling cookies in the background and the rotating light around the Big Cookie.
Game.prefs.numbers	Numbers	1	Toggles display of the numbers when the Big Cookie is clicked.
Game.prefs.autosave	-	1	Toggles the game automatically saving every 60 seconds.
Game.prefs.autoupdate	-	1	Toggles the game automatically checking for updates. If on, and a new update is available, a message will pop up asking to reload for the new update.
Game.prefs.milk	Milk	1	Toggles display of the waves of milk.
Game.prefs.fancy	Fancy graphics	0	Toggles fancy graphics, which includes shadows, shading, lighting, and the way cursors move around the Big Cookie. Golden and Wrath cookies also appear at max size immediately instead of growing slowly.
Game.prefs.warn	Closing warning	0	Toggles the game asking for confirmation when attempting to close the window (changeable in Web only)
Game.prefs.cursors	Cursors	1	Toggles displaying the circle of Cursors.
Game.prefs.focus	-	0	Toggles defocus to improve performance when window is out of focus.
Game.prefs.format	Short numbers	1	Toggles the quantity of cookies to be shown using the names of large numbers instead of an exact figure. Currently uses the "short scale" common in the US, Canada, and modern British.
Game.prefs.notifs	Fast notes	0	Toggles the game notifications fading faster.
Game.prefs.wobbly	Wobbly cookie	0	Toggles wobbling when the cookie shrinks/enlarges on mouseover, mouseout, mousedown and mouseup.
Game.prefs.monospace	Alt font	0	Toggles an alternate number font for cookies in bank.
Game.prefs.filters	CSS filters	1	Toggles drop shadows to all GUI elements with the icon class (upgrades, buildings, achievements, etc.)
Game.prefs.cookiesound	Alt cookie sound	0	Switches between the two sounds the cookie makes when clicked.
Game.prefs.crates	Icon crates	0	Toggles boxes around upgrades and achievements.
Game.prefs.showBackupWarning	-	1	Toggles the game asking for confirmation when attempting to close the window
Game.prefs.extraButtons	Extra buttons	1	Toggles Mute buttons on buildings except cursors.
Game.prefs.askLumps	Lump confirmation	1	Toggles the game asking for confirmation before spending sugar lumps.
Game.prefs.customGrandmas	Custom grandmas	1	Toggles showing Grandmas named by Patreon supporters (changeable in Web only)
Game.prefs.timeout	Sleep mode timeout	0	Toggles the game putting itself in sleep mode when it ´s inactive and starts to lag out on slower computers.
Game.prefs.cloudSave	Cloud saving	1	Toggles Steam cloud saving (changeable in Steam only)
Game.prefs.bgMusic	Music in background	1	Toggles game music playing even when window is not in focus (changeable in Steam only)
Game.prefs.notScary	Scary stuff	0	Toggles changes to the Grandmapocalypse by removing the Grandmatriarchs in the background, changing the Grandma store sprite, and giving wrinklers googly eyes.
Game.prefs.fullscreen	Fullscreen	0	Enlarges window to take up entire screen (changeable in Steam only)
Game.prefs.screenreader	Screen reader mode	1	Allows for selecting a building by clicking or pressing tab and pressing enter to purchase the building. Holding enter and clicking on a building allows purchasing that building in quick succession, which can be used in conjunction with shift to buy that building quickly.
Game.prefs.discordPresence	Unknown	0	Enables Discord rich presence for the game (changeable in Steam only). This option and the feature is disabled in 2.052.
"Misc game data" (statistics and other data)
Game.cookies	"cookies"	3.655706856891023e+45	Cookies in bank
Game.cookiesEarned	"total cookies earned"	3.8566611693221904e+45	Cookies baked (this ascension)
Game.cookieClicks	"cookie clicks"	7529	Cookie clicks (this ascension)
Game.goldenClicks	"golden cookie clicks"	14621	Golden cookie clicks (all time)
Game.handmadeCookies	"cookies made by clicking"	2.4335031334747944e+45	Hand-made cookies (cookies made from clicking)
Game.missedGoldenClicks	"golden cookies missed"	50176	Natural golden cookies that faded without being clicked (all time)
Game.bgType	"background type"	3	Background type
Game.milkType	"milk type"	0	Milk type
Game.cookiesReset	"cookies from past runs"	6.277171831745141e+46	Cookies forfeited by ascending
Game.elderWrath	"elder wrath"	3	Stage of the Grandmapocalypse
Game.pledges	"pledges"	12	Times the Elder Pledge has been bought
Game.pledgeT	"pledge time left"	0	Time left in current Elder Pledge (0 if not currently pledged)
Game.nextResearch	"currently researching"	65	ID of upgrade being researched of the bingo center (0 if research is finished)
Game.researchT	"research time left"	5218	Time left before the next research is unlocked (-1 if research is finished)
Game.resets	"ascensions"	1002	Number of ascensions
Game.goldenClicksLocal	"golden cookie clicks (this run)"	111	Golden cookie clicks (this ascension)
Game.cookiesSucked	"cookies sucked by wrinklers"	4.656877288152025e+43	Total cookies sucked by wrinklers this ascension
Game.wrinklersPopped	"wrinklers popped"	726	Wrinklers popped
Game.santaLevel	"santa level"	14	Level of Santa unlocked
Game.reindeerClicked	"reindeer clicked"	64	Reindeer found (this ascension)
Game.seasonT	"season time left"	2254888	Amount of time left in the current season in milliseconds (-1 if no season is active)
Game.seasonUses	"season switcher uses"	5	Times the season has been switched with the season switcher upgrade (does not include seasons switched naturally)
Game.season	"current season"	christmas	The name of the current season (blank if no season is active)
Game.SaveWrinklers().amount	"amount of cookies contained in wrinklers"	0	Amount of cookies contained in normal wrinklers
Game.SaveWrinklers().number	"number of wrinklers"	0	Number of normal wrinklers currently on the Big Cookie
Game.prestige	"prestige level"	397424532840	Prestige level
Game.heavenlyChips	"heavenly chips"	58501002299	Amount of heavenly chips in bank (not including chips spent nor unclaimed chips still on the Legacy tab)
Game.heavenlyChipsSpent	"heavenly chips spent"	338923530541	Amount of heavenly chips spent on heavenly upgrades
Game.heavenlyCookies	"heavenly cookies"	0	Amount of heavenly cookies (not currently used; left over from a feature in an early version)
Game.ascensionMode	"ascension mode"	0	Challenge mode chosen for this ascension
Game.permanentUpgrades[0]	"permanent upgrades"	189	ID of the upgrade in permanent upgrade slot I
Game.permanentUpgrades[1]		532	ID of the upgrade in permanent upgrade slot II
Game.permanentUpgrades[2]		425	ID of the upgrade in permanent upgrade slot III
Game.permanentUpgrades[3]		462	ID of the upgrade in permanent upgrade slot IV
Game.permanentUpgrades[4]		494	ID of the upgrade in permanent upgrade slot V
Game.dragonLevel	"dragon level"	23	Stage of dragon training unlocked
Game.dragonAura	"dragon aura"	15	ID of the dragon aura in slot 1
Game.dragonAura2	"dragon aura 2"	17	ID of the dragon aura in slot 2
Game.chimeType	"chime type"	1	Sound of a golden cookie spawning according to the Golden cookie sound selector. 0 is no sound, 1 is Chime, 2 is Fortune, 3 is Cymbal and 4 is Squeak
Game.volume	"volume"	50	Volume
Game.SaveWrinklers().shinies	"number of shiny wrinklers"	0	Number of shiny wrinklers currently on the big cookie
Game.SaveWrinklers().amountShinies	"amount of cookies contained in shiny wrinklers"	0	Amount of golden cookies contained in shiny wrinklers
Game.lumps	"current amount of sugar lumps"	101	Sugar lumps currently in bank
Game.lumpsTotal	"total amount of sugar lumps made"	519	Sugar lumps harvested
Game.lumpT	"time when current lump started"	1540483239887	Time and date when the current sugar lump started coalescing
Game.lumpRefill	"time when last refilled a minigame with a sugar lump"	1539491651114	Time and date of the last time a sugar lump was used to refill a minigame
Game.lumpCurrentType	"sugar lump type"	0	The type of sugar lump currently coalescing
Game.vault.join(',')	"vault"	227,38,137	IDs of the upgrades contained in the vault (multiple IDs are separated by a comma)
Game.heralds	"heralds"	41	Number of heralds active
Game.fortuneGC	"golden cookie fortune"	0	Whether the "Today is your lucky day!" fortune has been clicked in this ascension
Game.fortuneCPS	"CpS fortune"	1	Whether the "Your lucky numbers are xx xx xx xx" fortune has been clicked in this ascension
Game.cookiesPsRawHighest	"highest raw CpS"	2.655706856891023e+41	Highest raw CpS (this ascension)
Game.volumeMusic	"music volume"	50	Music volume (changeable in Steam only)
Game.cookiesSent	"cookies sent"	1000	Cookies sent with gifts
Game.cookiesReceived	"cookies received	1000	Cookies received with gifts
"Buildings : amount, bought, cookies produced, level, minigame data"
Game.Objects[0]	"Cursor"	Explained in table below. Each building is separated by a semicolon.
Game.Objects[1]	"Grandma"
Game.Objects[2]	"Farm"
Game.Objects[3]	"Mine"
Game.Objects[4]	"Factory"
Game.Objects[5]	"Bank"
Game.Objects[6]	"Temple"
Game.Objects[7]	"Wizard tower"
Game.Objects[8]	"Shipment"
Game.Objects[9]	"Alchemy Lab"
Game.Objects[10]	"Portal"
Game.Objects[11]	"Time machine"
Game.Objects[12]	"Antimatter condenser"
Game.Objects[13]	"Prism"
Game.Objects[14]	"Chancemaker"
Game.Objects[15]	"Fractal engine"
Game.Objects[16]	"Javascript console"
Game.Objects[17]	"Idleverse"
Game.Objects[18]	"Cortex baker"
Game.Objects[19]	"You"
"Packed upgrades bitfield (unlocked and bought)" (unlocked and purchased achievements)
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[0].unlocked,1)	Upgrade 0 unlocked	1	Is upgrade ID 0 (Reinforced index finger) unlocked?
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[0].bought,1)	Upgrade 0 bought	1	Is upgrade ID 0 (Reinforced index finger) purchased?
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[1].unlocked,1)	Upgrade 1 unlocked	1	Is upgrade ID 1 (Carpal tunnel prevention cream) unlocked?
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[1].bought,1)	Upgrade 1 bought	0	Is upgrade ID 1 (Carpal tunnel prevention cream) purchased?
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[2].unlocked,1)	Upgrade 2 unlocked	1	Is upgrade ID 2 (Ambidextrous) unlocked?
. . .
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[873].bought,1)	Upgrade 873 bought	0	Is upgrade ID 873 (Undecillion fingers) purchased?
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[874].unlocked,1)	Upgrade 874 unlocked	1	Is upgrade ID 874 (Omniplast mouse) unlocked?
Math.min(Game.UpgradesById[874].bought,1)	Upgrade 874 bought	0	Is upgrade ID 874 (Omniplast mouse) purchased?
"Packed achievements bitfield (won)" (unlocked achievements)
Math.min(Game.AchievementsById[0].won)	Achievement 0 unlocked	1	Is achievement ID 0 (Wake and bake) unlocked?
Math.min(Game.AchievementsById[1].won)	Achievement 1 unlocked	1	Is achievement ID 1 (Making some dough) unlocked?
Math.min(Game.AchievementsById[2].won)	Achievement 2 unlocked	0	Is achievement ID 2 (So baked right now) unlocked?
. . .
Math.min(Game.AchievementsById[874].won)	Achievement 530 unlocked	0	Is achievement ID 641 (All on deck) unlocked?
Math.min(Game.AchievementsById[874].won)	Achievement 531 unlocked	0	Is achievement ID 642 (A round of applause) unlocked?
"Buffs : type, maxTime, time, arg1, arg2, arg3" (buffs)
Game.buffs	Active game buffs	Explained in table below. If no buffs are currently active, this entry is blank.

Building data

Information on each building is included in large data entries, with the different building types separated by semicolons. The smaller individual data points are separated by commas, and minigame data points (if applicable) are separated by regular colons. i refers to the ID of the building.

Variable	Parameter name	Value example	Description
Game.Objects[i].amount	Amount owned	600	Amount of this building currently owned
Game.Objects[i].bought	Amount bought	950	Amount of this building bought this ascension, including those that have been sold (ex. buying 10, selling 10, then buying 10 again, would mean this value is 20)
Game.Objects[i].totalCookies	Cookies produced	4.593698631478832e+40	Cookies produced from this building this ascension
Game.Objects[i].level	Level	1	Level of this building
Game.Objects[i].minigame.save	Minigame data	Only present in Farms, Banks, Temples and Wizard towers. Contains data for minigames. The Stock Market graph is not saved.
Game.Objects[i].muted	Muted	0	Is this building muted? (0: no, 1: yes)
Game.Objects[i].highest	Highest owned	600	Highest amount of that building owned this ascension

Game buffs

As with the building data, multiple effects are separated by semicolons, with the data entries separated by commas. Any combination of effects can happen at the same time, but if more than one of the same effect is stated, it will only be applied once. i refers to the position of that buff in the list.

Variable	Parameter name	Value example	Description
Game.buffs[i].type.id	Effect ID	12	The ID of the game boost.
Game.buffs[i].maxTime	Maximum time	2310	The maximum duration of the effect in frames (normally 30 fps)
Game.buffs[i].time	Time remaining	300	The time remaining in the effect in frames (normally 30 fps)
Game.buffs[i].arg1	Optional: Argument 1	7	Effect multiplier (Frenzy is 7, Elder frenzy is 666, etc.)
Game.buffs[i].arg2	Optional: Argument 2	6	Ignored by all effects except building boosts and rusts; denotes the targeted building (0 for cursors to 19 for You)
Game.buffs[i].arg3	Optional: Argument 3	Ignored by all effects; most likely reserved for future use