How do I Containerize Firefox?

How do I Containerize Firefox?

Open Firefox and select the Containers icon in the upper-right corner of your window. In the menu that appears, select one of the container types: Personal, Work, Banking, or Shopping. In the new tab that opens for your container, browse to the website you want to confine to that container.

How do I open multiple sessions in Firefox?

How to Open Multiple Browser Sessions in Firefox

1. Click on “File” in the toolbar.
2. Select “New Window.”
3. Begin browsing in this new session. All of your tabs from the other instance of the application remain open and you can flip between instances as needed.

What happened to Firefox containers?

Containers is now available as a Firefox Extension, accessible to all Firefox users. In addition to the privacy benefits of containers, containers allow users to be logged into multiple accounts at once without requiring them to use multiple browsers or constantly sign in and out.

How do I use multiple accounts in Firefox?

To switch back to another profile, head to about:profiles once again, click “Set as default profile” for the profile you want to use, and then close and relaunch Firefox. If you don’t need a profile anymore, you can click the “Remove” button here to remove it from your system.

What is a container tab Firefox?

Container tabs are an optional feature of the Firefox web browser, available as an add-on. They allow you to keep your login information completely separate between your Firefox browser tabs and don’t share session information. These color-coded tabs help you control your identity online.

Can I run two instances of Firefox?

Firefox Portable is a 3rd party build that has its own way of launching multiple instances, far different that the official Firefox builds do. That said, Firefox doesn’t need to have multiple different Firefox program installations to be able to launch multiple, simultaneous Profiles.

Why are multiple instances of Firefox running?

Rather than running everything in a single Firefox process, the various parts of Firefox are split into different processes. One of those settings is the Content process limit setting, which can be set to a number between 1 and 8. You may need to restart Firefox to see any change.

How do I enable containers in Firefox?

You can open the Container Tabs settings panel as follows:

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences. Click the menu button and select OptionsPreferences.
2. In the General panel, go to the Tabs section.
3. Click the Settings… button next to Enable Container Tabs.

What is Firefox multi-account containers?

Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs that preserve your privacy. Cookies are separated by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple identities or accounts simultaneously, as well as integrating Mozilla VPN for an extra layer of privacy.

What do Firefox containers do?