diff --git a/extension/background.js b/extension/background.js
index d333dc5..807ebad 100644
--- a/extension/background.js
+++ b/extension/background.js
@@ -133,6 +133,44 @@ async function subscribeLink(toSubscribe) {
 
 }
 
+function buildCookieLine(cookie) {
+    return [
+        cookie.domain,
+        cookie.hostOnly.toString().toUpperCase(),
+        cookie.path,
+        cookie.httpOnly.toString().toUpperCase(),
+        cookie.expirationDate,
+        cookie.name,
+        cookie.value,
+    ].join("\t");
+}
+
+
+async function sendCookies() {
+    console.log("function sendCookies");
+
+    let cookieStores = await browserType.cookies.getAllCookieStores();
+    var cookieLines = [
+        "# Netscape HTTP Cookie File\n",
+        "# https://curl.haxx.se/rfc/cookie_spec.html\n",
+        "# This is a generated file! Do not edit.\n\n"
+    ];
+    for (let i = 0; i < cookieStores.length; i++) {
+        const cookieStore = cookieStores[i];
+        var allCookiesStore = await browserType.cookies.getAll({
+            domain: ".youtube.com",
+            storeId: cookieStore["id"]
+        });
+        for (let j = 0; j < allCookiesStore.length; j++) {
+            const cookie = allCookiesStore[j];
+            cookieLines.push(buildCookieLine(cookie));
+        }
+    }
+    console.log(cookieLines.join("\n"));
+
+}
+
+
 
 // process and return message if needed
 function handleMessage(request, sender, sendResponse) {
@@ -155,6 +193,9 @@ function handleMessage(request, sender, sendResponse) {
         response.then(message => {
             sendResponse(message)
         })
+    } else if (request.cookie) {
+        console.log("backgound: " + JSON.stringify(request));
+        let response = sendCookies();
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/extension/index.html b/extension/index.html
index 26ee343..f82d66e 100644
--- a/extension/index.html
+++ b/extension/index.html
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
         <div class="submit">
             <button id="save-login">Save</button><span id="status-icon">&#9744;</span>
         </div>
+        <hr>
+        <div class="cookie">
+            <button id="send-cookies">Send YouTube cookies</button>
+        </div>
         <div class="icons">
             <div>
                 <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TubeArchivist/" target="_blank">
diff --git a/extension/manifest-chrome.json b/extension/manifest-chrome.json
index 4e2f423..a85e40a 100644
--- a/extension/manifest-chrome.json
+++ b/extension/manifest-chrome.json
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
         "default_popup": "index.html"
     },
     "permissions": [
-        "storage"
+        "storage",
+        "cookies"
+    ],
+    "host_permissions": [
+        "*://*/*"
     ],
     "content_scripts": [
         {
diff --git a/extension/manifest-firefox.json b/extension/manifest-firefox.json
index 1996cf9..b848509 100644
--- a/extension/manifest-firefox.json
+++ b/extension/manifest-firefox.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
         "default_popup": "index.html"
     },
     "permissions": [
-        "storage"
+        "storage",
+        "cookies",
+        "*://*/*"
     ],
     "content_scripts": [
         {
diff --git a/extension/popup.js b/extension/popup.js
index 7043bfe..0c6e675 100644
--- a/extension/popup.js
+++ b/extension/popup.js
@@ -41,6 +41,28 @@ document.getElementById("status-icon").addEventListener("click", function() {
 })
 
 
+// send cookie
+document.getElementById("send-cookies").addEventListener("click", function() {
+    sendCookie();
+})
+
+
+function sendCookie() {
+    console.log("popup send cookie");
+
+    function handleResponse(message) {
+        console.log("handle cookie response: " + message);
+    }
+
+    function handleError(error) {
+        console.log(`Error: ${error}`);
+    }
+
+    let sending = browserType.runtime.sendMessage({"cookie": true});
+    sending.then(handleResponse, handleError);
+}
+
+
 // send ping message to TA backend
 function pingBackend() {
 
diff --git a/extension/style.css b/extension/style.css
index 5da5b34..d68df8c 100644
--- a/extension/style.css
+++ b/extension/style.css
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ hr {
 .login-form input {
     margin: 3px 0;
 }
-.submit {
+.submit,
+.cookie {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
 }
 .submit button,
-.youtube-page button {
+.youtube-page button,
+.cookie button {
     margin: 10px;
     border-radius: 0;
     padding: 5px 13px;