It is a great feature and is the main reason I like Floorp (Firefox fork). But the UX does not look good, I think the way Floorp does is better:
https://docs.floorp.app/docs/features/how-to-use-workspaces/
That does not looks like the same feature at all.
ITT: People who only use Windows and don’t realize that FF works differently on other systems.
Uhm … is this perhaps for the android browser then?
The desktop browser has had this for a long long time, though in recent builds a bit hidden. I still use various profiles, very handy.
No, this is to make the desktop browser profiles work more like Chrome.
took em long enough.
Finally! Profile management is easily the worst feature in firefox
Agreed, it is tiring to type about:profiles each time, and then it auto corrects it to about:profiling instead.
What do profiles do that I can’t do with multi account containers?
I can let my kids play on my computer without them screwing up my personal browser history or getting into any of my accounts without having to teach them how to use yet another extension.
Vivaldi has a great example of profile management where I can literally create a desktop shortcut for each person that uses my computer, complete with their name, and it’s their own separate internet profile.
Yes, I’m aware I could solve this problem by using multiple user profiles on my computer, but the overhead and the amount of management would also be a massive headache. It is just far easier to do this.
Fair, I mostly use my PC alone, so there’s no need for separate profiles. Having multi-account containers is a godsend for me. It isolates session data between tabs allowing me to have as many browser sessions as I need in a single browser window.
Oh, I do the same thing, I use the same extension that you do, it just doesn’t fit my use case for multiple profile management.
Why would I use this when I have Firefox containers?
separate settings, separate addons, separate about prefs. also for when the PC is used by more than one person but there is only one user account
It’s the same as about:profiles
Just an easy way to separate people’s browsing histories, cookes, bookmarks, etc I guess. And you can have them sync independently as well. For if other people want to use the same computer
It’s great having a separate profile for when you tell bbc iPlayer you have a tv licence.
Multiple accounts on the same websites with different cookies for each one.
That’s what containers do.
I love containers, but it has a pretty frustrating and unfriendly ui. If something else allowed sorting and categorizing, I think that’d be an upgrade.
this sounds completely useless
Vivaldi has it for years
Impressive that theyre finally adding a feature that ive already been using. Makes you wonder how they do that
Quite. It’s how I’ve been watching YouTube ad-free for ages.
A feature that has been present for 20 years, but never exposed in the interface. Truly magical.
Ironically, in the article it’s pictured running on Windows, which now has a built-in mechanic for automatically screen shotting everything you do and keeping records.
Yay.
I find multi account containers to be the best workflow ergonomics when it comes to separating logins and sessions. I think having the same bookmarks, theme, etc. is actually nice. But I’m sure many really enjoy profile swapping.
profiles also allow different addons and addon configurations, default fonts, browser config, etc… it’s kinda like having a whole other user account or a whole other copy of the browser, rather than just cookie and storage isolation
Understood, which is why for my workflow, I prefer MAC. Still a good feature.
totally; and i think that’s very fair for the large majority of use-cases… most people don’t need different browser settings: they just need different local storage
have 4 default profiles. on latest, ‘Profile: default-release-3’
about:profiles
Oh good, the current profile management is a little bit clunky. Having the option to launch random profiles wherever and whenever would be nice.
uhhh, this has been a thing for a long time already. I don’t know whats new here. put about:profiles in your url bar for anyone uses a firefox based browser.
The UI was clearly not user friendly.
This should have been a feature 10 years ago
It was.
It wasn’t. It was a hidden feature.
Is a hidden feature still a feature?
I’ve been using this daily for many years. It’s behind a CLI flag, is that hidden ?
But it was a feature
Yes, and also no. Usually, I’d call something a feature if non tech savvy users can use it easily. If it’s hidden behind the command line, most users probably can’t use it. So, to me and colloquially, I wouldn’t call it a feature. Although I get the argument for it.
You can type in the search bar of the browser about:profiles to access it
