CLI Reference

The six commands and their flags: dump, dumpkeys, archive, restore, list, and version.

HackBrowserData ships six commands. dump is the default — running hack-browser-data with no command is the same as hack-browser-data dump.

Commands

Command	What it does
`dump`	Extract and decrypt browser data — the default command.
`dumpkeys`	Export Chromium master keys as JSON for cross-host decryption .
`archive`	Pack Chromium profile files into a zip for cross-host restore.
`restore`	Restore copied Chromium data with exported keys on another supported OS.
`list`	List the browsers and profiles detected on this machine.
`version`	Print the build’s version, commit, and date.

Tip
Start with list to discover browsers and profiles, then use the canonical key from Supported Browsers with --browser.

Flag	Default	Description
`-v`, `--verbose`	`false`	Enable debug logging

dump’s flags are also available directly on the root command. Output formats and the file model are documented on Output & Data Formats .

version prints the build’s version, commit, and build date — handy for bug reports:

terminal

$ hack-browser-data version
hack-browser-data v0.0.0
  commit: a1b2c3d4
  built:  2026-01-01

The commit is the short Git SHA the binary was built from.