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Have you tried `firefox --no-remote --profile `? In my case, I am able to launch several Firefox instances with distinct profiles.
I do `open -n "/Applications/Firefox.app" --args -p myprofilename` and that does the trick on mac
But neither this post, nor the splash screen which links to this, nor any of the menu options, actually say how to use "profiles". I can't find it in an internet search either, instead coming up with Firefox's old about:profiles solution. Nor is it enabled using the little user icon in the browser bar, nor is it activated with the same shortcut as Chromium profiles.
I eventually found it in their knowledge base, and it appears to be locked behind a sign in button under the profile icon? Or my (up to date) browser lacks the button? This is such a confusing experience.
I've got Firefox 144.2 on Android; are profiles available there? If so, how does one use them?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-management#w_is...
So, can I make it that when I click a URL in another program, Firefox would ask me which profile to use?
The most useful feature with the worst UX. You have to type about:profiles and then create a new profile. But imagin you now want to move old profiles to a new computer and FF happens to run in a Flatpack. Yeah, much fun
I found out about profiles recently and I just couldn't believe that that's the standard way to access them. Also, it's not obvious which profile you are currently on, so there are some silly but necessary workarounds like having a dummy bookmark with the profile name on each or something like that, while it could just be a string next to the address bar. It works really well though. Does exactly what I would expect…
Glad it's getting an update, hope it doesn't ruin a decent feature.
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> that's the only conceivable useful difference over Containers But thats a massive difference. I have work profiles and a personal profile. I have password manager profiles for clients (clients will provide their own PM logins to segregate their access) which are different between them, and having separate profiles is huge. Containers are great, especially for crappy websites that use your sessions for tracking whic…
You've hit on the relevant distinction: user context vs system context. I use containers to separate system context (partitioning cookies and site data) while remaining in the same user context (e.g. "personal browsing"). I use profiles for when I need different user contexts (different bookmarks and frequently used sites for different clients or projects). When only one tool is available, you are limited by the cons…
The best I've managed so far is to run separate instances of Firefox with the same Sync Account which appear as separate 'devices'. Nightly with a different icon and theme makes it obvious which is which.
This way if I come across something interesting I want dig into further on my own time, I can bookmark it as well as 'Send Tab To Device -> Home' or 'Phone' depending on where I want to be and what environment I want to have available when I see it later (e.g. read only, or hands on).
Yes, I may be hoarding a lot of tabs but that's a separate issue...