@ricci #vivaldi 😊

@ricci this is the feature that keeps me on Firefox.

@ricci I wish https://paperpile.com/ worked with Firefox :(

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Thank you. Will give this a try.

Alas, looks like it isn't supported in Android Mobile

@ricci I am a big fan of this addon

@ricci I have containers in Firefox without adding any extension for it, though ..?

@ricci After having used Arc (not as my main browser, just testing), the only feature I liked was the multi profile to more easily handle several clients. Perhaps this will be a good solution. Thank you for posting about this.

@ricci now, I'm checking to see if any of that is accessible to screenreader users...

@ricci this is exactly what I needed, thank you

@ricci it also pairs nicely with "Cookie Autodelete": https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/

You can setup containers to delete all cookies that aren't directly related to the services you care about for that container.

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Furefox user for so many years and I had no idea, always used different browsers for different cookie sets.

That's over now.

Thank you for the tip!

@ricci been using this since it became available. Especially the Facebook container to block Facebook tracking EVERYWHERE

@ricci thank you for this.
I don't trust chrome anymore just use Firefox even if I have to jump through hoops.

@ricci @dangoodin this is such a win, every day user here.

@ricci any browser rec for Windows 8.1? Chrome and now Firefox have both discontinued updates. Laptop prolly doesn't have specs to update Windows and I'm no longer savvy enough for Linux

@ricci I've been making use of Firefox's Facebook container feature for years, but I didn't realise there was an addon to extend this to other types of accounts. Very handy! I'll set this up later, thanks for the tip!

That's incredible. I had no idea.

@ricci More than 30 seconds (had to relogin to affected accounts), but awesome. Thanks for this.

@ricci I've been using Firefox for ages, but I was not aware of this. Thank you for sharing! I'm very much going to make use of that. Certainly better than having to set up a virtual machine for professional vs personal. Sweet!

@ricci I never used containers, but I often use about:profiles to set up different profiles: personal, work, family, etc.

Setting up a different Firefox Account on each one allows me to, e.g., organize my parents’ browser: bookmarks, logins and passwords, and installing new extensions.

The password sync is a big deal, because sometimes I have to help with forms and confusing websites and I can’t keep asking them for credentials.

@ricci the thing about switching to Firefox is that we do so on more than just PC we also use it on our phones and tablets. While I can't speak to the experience on iOS on Android its awful. The project focus is on desktop so either we choose to use it (bad experience and all) or a Chromium alternative on Android/iOS devices.

@ricci@discuss.systems I just switched to ff and I was mega pleased to find this feature

way easier to live with than something like sessionbox on chrome

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Absolutely love this feature. Just be aware: it does not work in private browsing.

Of course, private browsing is effectively it's own disposable container.

@ricci @gorfram thanks, I did not know this!

@ricci you can still set up multi user agents and have the same switching behavior in Firefox. Mental Outlaw has a vid about it on his supported platforms.

@ricci This is rad. I didn't know about this. Thank you.

@ricci and even if MAC is more than you (or friends and family members) need, the Facebook Container add on is a *MUST HAVE* that basically isolates Facebook tracking links, etc on all sites.

@ricci I love multi account containers, and I do wish it “graduated” from being an extension to a baked-in feature suitable for wider use.

@ricci it’s such a great feature and considering all of the data every website tries to drain from you also the secure choice.

@ricci the fuck is mozilla smoking? Add this by default in firefox already. I main firefox and this is the first time I'm hearing about this.

@ricci multi-account containers in Firefox is a killer feature. Been using it for a long time.

You can login to the same site with a different account by having each in a different container. Used it today for just that.

@ricci I stopped using Firefox at one point because an update broke css. I could not get it fixed and support never responded.

This, however, might get me back...assuming css works correctly.

@ricci I swapped to Firefox mostly because I hate monopolies and I hate walled gardens.
Every new web browser being based off of chromium makes me so angry. 💢​

@ricci I switched to #Firefox and happy I did.

@ricci Thank you for this recommendation! I’ve been waiting for an excuse to use Firefox exclusively and this looks like the final ticket that’ll break the camel.

@ricci yeah this is a big one - I personally love using multiple profiles on a browser, at minimum to firewall my personal and work browsing.

@ricci no other browser equals the level of containment as multi account containers in Firefox.

Somehow they nailed it years ago and no other browser gets close. Whole separate profiles that need different launchers and windows is a bandaid.

@ricci it's very handy

@ricci thank you for posting this! I tried switching to Firefox a few weeks ago, but the lack of multiple user profiles was a deal breaker for me. Going to give it another shot.

@ricci it’s an essential part of my daily workflow and a top tip! @thomasfuchs

@ricci TBH, the discussion taking place in the replys is a phenomenal example of what Firefox/Mozilla does wrong.
If you like a feature, you can never be sure it stays and won't be cancelled. People can't even properly talk about it, since there are different variants (container vs account container), it gets bundled with this VPN that nobody should use...

@ricci Oh - that is a neat addon!

@ricci

A great, but underutilized feature of Firefox (on PC at least) are the profiles.

I usually have four or more profiles, each with its own settings, plugins, themes, etc.

I don't need my password manager and social media stuff, css tools, et al for my browser that I use just for getting my daily webcomic fix, for instance.

My shopping profile dumps all cookies when it closes. Stuff like that.

#Firefox #Chrome #gmail

@ricci Firefox for the win.

@ricci this is a game changer. Never knew. Thanks for sharing.

@ricci okay, maybe Firefox is worth checking out

@ricci @PTM Thanks for the tip!

@ricci

Thanks! I have used Firefox exclusively for years, only use the MS one for the few sites that just dont work because the web developer was lazy or ignorant.

But i did not know thst feature and it will be most useful. I have a lot of accounts to juggle.

@ricci if only there weren’t a kajillion websites we are forced to use that won’t work right on anything but Chrome. Like the one where I pay my rent, for instance. 🫤🤷‍♂️

@ricci love this feature been using it for the past year

@ricci I get what containers do, but I really want all my environments to be completely separate with their own bookmarks, their own settings, and their own sets of tabs. For this I use Firefox profiles, which are like Chrome profiles, but which I never understood why they are so deemphasized by Mozilla. The only way I know to get to them is with the URL about:profiles, or with the command line `/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -p &> /dev/null &`.

@ricci this is awesome. Thank you! 🙏

@ricci the one think I'm missing there is the possibility to create bookmarks that open in a specific container.

@ricci This is so helpful, thank you! I now see that there's a dedicated #Firefox extension to contain Facebook & Instagram activity, which Mozilla recommends to install separately: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/

May I please ask if using gmail on #Thunderbird presents any privacy risks? If so, how may any such risks be mitigated?

@ricci Multi Account Containers is a KILLER feature for me, I'm probably overdoing it but I have about 20 set up, each with its own custom home screen using the excellent nightTab extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nighttab/

@ricci Ah! I was using Chrome because I didn't know Firefox had this.... Thank you.

(Handling multiple accounts is something Chrome does well. Back in the day, Firefox refused to implement something similar, which is why I left.)

@ricci have been using them for years, could not live without them any more! A perfect addition IMO are the "Temporary Containers" [1], which are great for quickly testing something in a completely isolated tab or set specific domains to always open in temporary containers, can wholeheartedly recommend!

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/

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@skye I also like Tangram https://github.com/sonnyp/Tangram ☺️

@ricci in my opinion it is still much more janky than chrom*ium’s profile feature :/

@ricci I've been using "Containers on the go" for quite a few years now. Looks like they both have useful features.

@ricci Oh, that’s almost an immediate sell.

@ricci
OK but being logged in to two or more gmail accounts is … a gmail feature which has been there for ten years or more. You don't need any kind of extra browser tooling to do that. What am I missing?

@ricci awesome thank you. Was looking at all the chromium clones to get all the profiles

@ricci THANK YOU

@ricci awesome!

@ricci I've used containers for most of a year now.

There are some weirdnesses, mainly from opening the same site in two containers (and it does the best that's possible there). It can be a little confusing if you're moving fast.

And I can't imagine going back to not using it. It's amazing!!

@ricci dang, and here I thought you were gonna go all 🤯 on us for harshing on Chrome, and here you give us something REALLY COOL!

Thank you!

@ricci

Worth noting that for people who want this level of separation to avoid cross-site tracking, and don't use multiple accounts per site, then switching Enhanced Tracking Protection to 'Strict' mode will accomplish this and it works automatically without having to select different containers (effectively, each site that appears in your location bar is automatically treated like a separate container for cookies and cache)!

@ricci And if you then also install an extension that firewalls everything you haven't set up a specific container for into temporary containers it creates in the fly, and deletes a while after you closed the tab, you have an almost perfectly privacy-preserving browser. I've been doing this for years.

@ricci it’s a nice work around but as Firefox supports multiple accounts I still find it confusing there’s no ui for it in the browser at all still. Sometimes I want a window for x and a window for y on different screens and tab containers doesn’t quite work as well for me.

@ricci oh that's neat as fuck

@ricci this addon/feature is why I deal with less "standard" firefox as web dev #deGoogle

@ricci Thank you.

@ricci @jannem I just want tab groups. Containers are awesome, but sometimes I just want tab groups …

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I did not know (I mean I do use FF for some tasks).

That is a killer feature.

@ricci I'm so used to it I forgot it was an add-on. In my mind it is a dev option.

@ricci
To do the same I use the about:profiles page, but this addon seems more usable.

@ricci

Haven’t heard of, but doesn’t seem advantageous as I’ve been using MultiFirefox since ... decades?

(A front-end to Firefox & related browsers’ profile managers allowing multiple simultaneous instances & versions.)

This gives me one instance for each site that requires & is worth either JS or cookies (not many), one for general use which deletes everything at close (close early, close often!), and 1+ for local/development use.  Extensions are also isolated – mostly a plus I think.

@ricci This is great. Have been using Firefox for years and didn't even know about this.

Turns out the option to use the built-in containers (not extension) wasn't even available in my settings for some reason.
Found a solution for making the checkbox appear though: https://superuser.com/questions/1706831/enable-container-tabs-option-missing-in-firefox-97-on-ubuntu-20-04
(I'm on windows 10, but it works the same)

@ricci if only I understood your post...

Most of it went over my head and I'm left with a vague fear of my vulnerability in this 'brave new world'...

@ricci thanks I didn't realise this existed. :)

@ricci @joeposaurus also very useful if you need to use Microsoft Teams in two company accounts.

@ricci last time i checked it was stil not separating things out enough. I will give it another try, but does it allow for browser windows with their own extensions, bookmarks and password manager, things like that?

it's the above mentioned things that for me are of massive importance when it comes to client/company/personal browser instance separation. For example, I would need to be able to have the lastpass extension for multiple clients isolated from each other as well...

@ricci I use this addon for multiple social account logins and it absolutely works a treat!!!

You can even configure it to always open specific websites in specific containers when you click on links, and the right-click context menu on a tab adds an option to re-open that tab in a different container.

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A more basic question: can I use two different Firefox profiles in different windows (not tabs) at the same time on the same desktop PC? I’ve tried, and it didn’t seem to work.

I do it all the time with Chrome. I’d like to use Chrome less and Firefox more.

@ricci cool, been on Firefox ( Dev Edition ) for a while now

@ricci oh gosh yeah, I've been using it on my computers for maybe 5 years now and it's absolutely core to my functioning.

@ricci
Thanks - I'm a Firefox user, but wasn't aware of this extension. Exactly what I need.

What's Google doing with Chrome, beyond the previous data-grabbing features?

@ricci But.. It's in the core, I did not install anything, and I have used these containers for multiple years now.

What I did install is the Facebook Container that _automatically_ encloses all Meta websites in a separate container, so they don't get cross-site data: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/

@ricci I wish this would also separate the extensions and their settings. For example, I could have a container tab just for Google services which has the ad blocker disabled, while it’s on in every other tab