Switch Container
Allows to switch the current tab to a different container.
Manifest V2
- By:
- MarsCat
- Rating:
- 4.59 (44)
- Version:
- 0.9resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
- Version code:
- 5728536
- Creation date:
- 2017-08-26
- Permissions:
- tabs
- activeTab
- cookies
- contextualIdentities
- Size:
- 13.41K
- Email:
- mj*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Browser Add-ons
- Updated:
- a day ago
User reviews
Switch Container is praised for its simplicity and effectiveness in managing Firefox container tabs, offering an improved experience over the native multi-account container extension. Users find it essential for privacy and role management. However, it has drawbacks such as slow container list loading, lack of context menu integration, incompatibility with some Firefox versions, inability to reorder containers, and tabs reloading upon switching. Despite these issues, it remains a lightweight and valuable add-on for container management.
Pros
- Effectively switches tabs between containers, fulfilling its primary function
- Provides a simple and convenient interface for managing containers
- Useful for privacy, multi-account management, and testing user roles
- Preferred over Mozilla's multi-account container extension by some users
- Lightweight and easy to use
Cons
- Lacks support for switching containers via context (right-click) menu
- Long loading time when accessing container list, especially on first use each session
- Does not work on certain Firefox versions (e.g., Firefox 66 on Mint 17.3, Firefox 52 ESR)
- Cannot reorder or customize container entries
- Does not switch containers without reloading tabs
Recent reviews
Does what it says but I was really hoping it would let me move multiple tabs at once.
by Ifer, 2025-02-25
by hkpd, 2025-01-02
by Rodrigo, 2024-11-10
Extension safety
Risk impact
Switch Container requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
Risk likelihood
Switch Container is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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