Settings and browser storage

Settings

The pinchana-settings local-storage object is updated when preferences change:

{
  "autoSave": true,
  "zipMultiple": true,
  "pawsEnabled": true,
  "reduceMotion": false,
  "downloadMode": "media"
}

Preference	Default	Effect
Save immediately	on	Starts the save after processing/conversion
ZIP multiple files	on	Combines carousel or track-list files into one archive
Background paws	on	Shows the decorative floating pattern
Reduce motion	off	Disables interface animations/transitions
Download mode	Media	Remembers Media or Audio only

The custom API origin is deliberately not kept in local storage. Its signed certificate is stored in a protected cookie and the verified origin is derived from certificate claims server-side.

Browser storage inventory

Name	Storage	Purpose
pinchana-settings	local storage	UI and download preferences
pinchana_cookie_consent	local storage	Hides the informational cookie banner after acceptance
pinchana_web_session	HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict cookie	Signed API browser-session token
pinchana_instance	HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict cookie	Project-signed certificate for the selected custom API
cf_clearance (conditional)	Cloudflare cookie	May exist only if Turnstile pre-clearance or a Cloudflare Challenge is enabled

Session and instance cookies use Secure in production and path /. The instance cookie’s Max-Age is the remaining certificate lifetime. Selecting or restoring an instance deletes the current session cookie; restoring default also deletes the instance cookie.

Pinchana Web states that it uses no analytics, advertising, tracking, or marketing cookies. Font Awesome is bundled locally. It does not embed third-party platform login widgets or scripts, although processing a URL necessarily asks the API to contact that platform server-side.

Clearing site data removes preferences, consent state, selected custom instance, and verification session. Downloaded files are outside Pinchana storage and remain wherever the browser saved them.