Reviews for Firefox Multi-Account Containers
Firefox Multi-Account Containers by Firefox
Review by Moz://FifthAxiom
Rated 1 out of 5
by Moz://FifthAxiom, 7 years ago--------------------------------------
THIS WONT WORK (THE EASY WAY):
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Misleading quote: "Avoid leaving social-network footprints all over the web (for example, you could use a Container tab for signing in to a social network, and use a different tab for visiting online news sites, keeping your social identity separate from tracking scripts on news sites)."
You'll need to add an option to change its behavior. When opening a site in a container (e.g. Bing-search) - clicking a link - the new (unassigned) site will stay in the same container thus enabling tracking. Pretty useless this way. Although useful for using different profiles, it's not secure/private.
Options to add (user-decided behavior):
- Open new unassigned sites in the default container, a temporary container or current container (you can reassign later)
- Switch/assign (via toolbar button) the current site to different container (assign/move/copy to a new container for site)
- Changing to a new container will open a new tab or use the current tab (a new tab to avoid losing *cursing* history)
- Option to open web sites in their own containers without the user assigning a container (auto-created for TLD's) *
- Possibility to select a default container for a site assigned to multiple containers or use last container used
- Possibility to sort container labels
- Add an overview of which site/data is contained in which container
- Try to also use the omni-box for extra functions (assigned container switching) since the container-label is already there
* When reassigned by user the auto-created container is renamed or merged with an existing container
EDIT 1: Rating lowered from 2 to 1 star until problems are solved. Totally wrong implementation (the omni-box becoming useless and is imprisoned by this add-on). I get the idea but it's wrong. Visiting Facebook, then entering a different URL, will keep you in the Facebook container. Track-track-track. Just too much concentration and handling is needed to keep things real secure. For now this extension is just a kind of identity switcher within the same Firefox user-profile. Why not then just create an add-on to switch to another user-profile with a toolbar drop down-menu? At least that's clear and transparent. This surely isn't! For this to work properly you've to create a container for every URL/cluster of sites you visit. We need Firefox Web Clusters/Containers.
EDIT 2: Found out that sites are currently not even linked to containers (only cache/cookie data) which was not my assumption. It starts your selected container and stores data in that container separating data from other containers. The problem here is that selecting a default container for a specific site results in not being able to switch accounts for that specific site. A contradicting (dis)function.
Abstract/Résumé:
- You can switch profiles by selecting containers in the toolbar-button (entering the URL again)
- Ones assigned to a specific default container, you can't switch profiles
- You'll need to be careful entering websites you're not willing to have in the container since this enables tracking *
- To protect you from tracking you'll need (an) extension(s) that isolates Facebook, etc. from all other containers **
* You'll notice you're logged off from web sites (don't log in but start a new container). This extension is (not) for dummies.
** There's a Facebook container that doesn't work i.c.w. other forks (Google, Twitter, etc.). Also you can't switch profiles.
EDIT 3: For a workable solution install these extra add-ons
- Switch Container (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/switch-container/)
- Temporary Containers (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/)
Moz://FifthAxiom
THIS WONT WORK (THE EASY WAY):
--------------------------------------
Misleading quote: "Avoid leaving social-network footprints all over the web (for example, you could use a Container tab for signing in to a social network, and use a different tab for visiting online news sites, keeping your social identity separate from tracking scripts on news sites)."
You'll need to add an option to change its behavior. When opening a site in a container (e.g. Bing-search) - clicking a link - the new (unassigned) site will stay in the same container thus enabling tracking. Pretty useless this way. Although useful for using different profiles, it's not secure/private.
Options to add (user-decided behavior):
- Open new unassigned sites in the default container, a temporary container or current container (you can reassign later)
- Switch/assign (via toolbar button) the current site to different container (assign/move/copy to a new container for site)
- Changing to a new container will open a new tab or use the current tab (a new tab to avoid losing *cursing* history)
- Option to open web sites in their own containers without the user assigning a container (auto-created for TLD's) *
- Possibility to select a default container for a site assigned to multiple containers or use last container used
- Possibility to sort container labels
- Add an overview of which site/data is contained in which container
- Try to also use the omni-box for extra functions (assigned container switching) since the container-label is already there
* When reassigned by user the auto-created container is renamed or merged with an existing container
EDIT 1: Rating lowered from 2 to 1 star until problems are solved. Totally wrong implementation (the omni-box becoming useless and is imprisoned by this add-on). I get the idea but it's wrong. Visiting Facebook, then entering a different URL, will keep you in the Facebook container. Track-track-track. Just too much concentration and handling is needed to keep things real secure. For now this extension is just a kind of identity switcher within the same Firefox user-profile. Why not then just create an add-on to switch to another user-profile with a toolbar drop down-menu? At least that's clear and transparent. This surely isn't! For this to work properly you've to create a container for every URL/cluster of sites you visit. We need Firefox Web Clusters/Containers.
EDIT 2: Found out that sites are currently not even linked to containers (only cache/cookie data) which was not my assumption. It starts your selected container and stores data in that container separating data from other containers. The problem here is that selecting a default container for a specific site results in not being able to switch accounts for that specific site. A contradicting (dis)function.
Abstract/Résumé:
- You can switch profiles by selecting containers in the toolbar-button (entering the URL again)
- Ones assigned to a specific default container, you can't switch profiles
- You'll need to be careful entering websites you're not willing to have in the container since this enables tracking *
- To protect you from tracking you'll need (an) extension(s) that isolates Facebook, etc. from all other containers **
* You'll notice you're logged off from web sites (don't log in but start a new container). This extension is (not) for dummies.
** There's a Facebook container that doesn't work i.c.w. other forks (Google, Twitter, etc.). Also you can't switch profiles.
EDIT 3: For a workable solution install these extra add-ons
- Switch Container (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/switch-container/)
- Temporary Containers (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/)
Moz://FifthAxiom
8,089 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Martina, 5 hours ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by CDU, 9 hours agoWorks great. I was trying to keep my client's sessions separate by using Profiles, but those were harder to maintain than just using these containers because any changes to bookmarks had to be done in all of them.
My one small complaint is that this "Multi-Account Containers" extension doesn't do a great job of syncing to my other computer through the Firefox account. I had to manually copy the containers.json file (in the profile folder) to fully duplicate it on my laptop. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19608569, 18 hours ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by 0bsc, 21 hours agoOpens links in the same container rather than no container, completely defeating the entire purpose if the addon existing in the first place. With no way to change that behaviour.
- Rated 1 out of 5by dongo, 4 days agodoesn't work for steam, i spent over 1 hour setting it up for my steam accounts and after 2-3 days all, except one, are logged out. outlook/hotmail accounts remained logged in. yes i disabled deleting data on exit. i'm using librewolf portable as i don't want it mixing with my primary browser. steam accounts don't remain logged in while emails do (i tried hotmail, gmail and yahoo). i only got this extension for steam accounts and it doesn't even work!
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 18927252, 6 days agoFirefox Multi-Account Containers is an absolute MUST-HAVE for me! Its usefulness FAR outweighs its shortcomings, which is why I've given it a solid four stars.
As several other reviewers have pointed out, however, its customization options are surprisingly limited.
1. Color Selection
For the life of me, I cannot understand why we're limited to such a small selection of preset colors, with no ability to adjust their shades or hues.
With multiple containers, I frequently end up assigning the same color to completely unrelated categories, making them considerably harder to distinguish. I've become accustomed to working around this limitation, but the flexibility of a proper color picker would be AMAZING!
2. Icon Selection
The same concept applies here. There are awkward icons to choose from, and many don't accurately represent the purpose of the containers we're creating.
One particularly surprising example is EMAIL! I would venture to guess that separating email accounts is one of the most common uses for this extension. Yet, somehow, we have icons representing a dog and a tree, but absolutely nothing representing email! No letter, no envelope, not even an @ symbol!
With the enormous variety of recognizable emojis available today, it's almost amusing how limited the current icon selection feels!
Despite these minor frustrations, Firefox Multi-Account Containers remains an EXCELLENT extension that I genuinely appreciate and use regularly.
The organizational benefits alone make it an incredibly valuable addition to Firefox, and I wouldn't want these customization limitations to overshadow the wonderful experience this extension already provides.
It's ALREADY so powerful and useful that I can hardly imagine how much MORE amazing it could be with something as simple as a customizable color picker and a broader selection of recognizable icons! 🤯
But regardless of whether those options ever become available, this extension has absolutely earned its place in my browser!
If you value organization, privacy, and keeping your browsing activities neatly separated, YOU NEED THIS EXTENSION!
DON'T EVEN THINK TWICE ABOUT IT. JUST INSTALL IT!
⭐⭐⭐⭐
THANK YOU to everyone involved in creating and maintaining such a fantastic extension! - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20277185, 9 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Jordan, 9 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by 山茶树和葡萄树, 12 days agoI want to give Firefox Multi-Account Containers a glowing review.
1. It's extremely useful for multi-account scenarios—a fantastic extension. There's an icon indicator in the current tab's address bar, and when you open a new container it carries over the current tab's website, which is very convenient—for example, when I want to log into multiple Gmail/Claude Code accounts. Meanwhile, opening a new container from the extension icon keeps it so that only a new tab opens without carrying over the current website—very smooth and very thoughtful!
2. For tools like Claude Code/CodeX, when initiating authentication from the CLI, entering Firefox gets intercepted and paused so I can choose which container to open the link in—this is great! Rather than automatically going into some container, thumbs up!
3. The extension icon and extension panel have neutral colors and a compact layout, which suits my aesthetic very well.
There's just one small issue:
I use a regular tab and multiple different containers to open the same website. When I restart the browser and it restores them, I expected that clicking a tab to load it wouldn't prompt me to choose an opening method again, but would instead use the previous one.
But the flaw does not outweigh the merits—this is a truly excellent extension. It's also one of the reasons I've always used Firefox as my main browser.🦊🌟👍 - Rated 5 out of 5by JT, 16 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18147815, 18 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Alif Putra Winata, 19 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Lucas, 21 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by István56, 22 days agoFor now, there are two things I really don't like about Firefox Multi-Account Containers.
1. When I switch containers, it always opens a new tab instead of focusing on the first existing one or doing something similar. Except, of course, if that container doesn't have any open tabs yet.
2. There is no option in the settings to display only the tabs of the selected container—meaning to hide the tabs of the others.
It is precisely because of these issues that I still use the Conex extension. My only problem with it is that it automatically sorts the containers in alphabetical order, even though that's exactly what I don't want. The old Tab Groups extension was able to do this, but unfortunately, the author didn't update it, so it became unusable.
Because of these exact reasons, I am giving it only 1 star! - Rated 5 out of 5by Timofey Kochetkov, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Lanistrator, a month agoI love this extension! It's very useful. It's simple and effective. Perfect.
- Rated 3 out of 5by V. Plüss, a month agoEigentlich ist die Erweiterung Multi Account Containers eine wunderbare Sache. Leider wurden mit dem letzten Update aber die Farben entfernt; die Icons sind nur noch sehr schlecht erkennbar mit der gewählten Farbe umrandet - was wirklich sehr schade und mühsam in der Anwendung ist. Kann man das irgendwie anpassen und wieder die alte Darstellung anzeigen lassen?
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13706468, a month agoOpen this site in your assigned Container?
Would you still like to open in this current Container?
Open this site in your assigned Container?
Would you still like to open in this current Container?
Open this site in your assigned Container?
Would you still like to open in this current Container?
Open this site in your assigned Container?
Would you still like to open in this current Container?
SHUT UP AND OPEN THE GOD DAMN SITE - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14537571, a month ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Colchón Amarrado, a month ago¡Si guardas PayPal en un contenedor y le das a un botón de comprar, el formulario falla, no redirigen bien... al final es mejor una instancia privada, porque el consumo de RAM es similar!
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 18289679, a month agoI've been using this add-on for a while now. Works flawlessly, very useful. I'm not a big fan of the new colours though as some colours look very similar now (blue/green, pink/red, red/orange, pink/purple). I often have tabs open in up to six colours at work and they had helped me find the right tab immediately but since the latest update they're harder to differentiate than before.