Cromite
Built on Chromium, Cromite stores multiple local databases and browser caches under its profile, including SQLite databases for History, Favicons, Cookies, Login Data metadata, Network Action Predictor and Top Sites, plus LevelDB stores for local storage and service worker data. Daily browsing also creates HTTP disk cache entries, GPU shader cache data, code cache for JavaScript and WASM, and SQLite WAL and journal files; Kudu removes disposable cache files and vacuums fragmented SQLite databases to reclaim space without touching bookmarks, saved passwords, accounts, or other personal browser data.
Why clean Cromite?
- A bloated HTTP disk cache can keep expired copies of pages, scripts, and images around, leading to sites loading with missing styling, old content, or repeated hard-refresh fixes
- Stale Chromium GPU shader cache after a graphics driver update can cause black rectangles, flickering video, or sluggish scrolling until the shader blobs are rebuilt
- Invalidated V8 and WASM code cache entries after a Cromite or site update can make the first launch of heavy web apps feel unusually slow or cause one-time UI jank while bytecode recompiles
- Oversized Favicons and Top Sites databases can leave blank site icons, outdated thumbnails, or slow new-tab loading when those SQLite files accumulate fragmentation
- Service worker and storage metadata can become inconsistent after crashes, causing pages to open with old offline assets, broken notifications, or sites that refuse to update until local cache is cleared
- SQLite databases such as History and Favicons grow through page fragmentation over time; VACUUM rewrites the database into a compact file without deleting rows, which reduces profile size and can improve responsiveness when Cromite reads those tables
- Leftover WAL and journal files after an unclean shutdown can waste disk space and coincide with longer startup or profile checks before the browser becomes usable
Cache paths Kudu targets
These databases are vacuumed (compacted) — no data is deleted. SQLite VACUUM reclaims wasted space left over from normal usage.
Windows
%LocalAppData%/Cromite/User Data |
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Cromite |
Linux
~/.config/cromite |
Common questions about Cromite
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Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No account required, no feature gates, no telemetry without consent. All cleaning targets are open source and community-auditable.