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Temporary Containers by stoically

4.7 Stars out of 5
Response by stoically

Developer response

posted a year ago
Thanks! The context menu (right click) on a link should provide that option - and in my case it works. Sometimes HTML/CSS makes text look like links but in fact they are not actually "a-elements" which are needed for the context menu to work. You might want to check at several places and also make sure you didn't deactivate the context menu in the Advanced -> General -> Context Menu preferences. In case the problem persists I'd need more information; feel free to open a new issue on GitHub in this case: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues

Dragging text into the address bar is not catched by "Mouse Clicks"-Isolation. You'd need to configure "Navigating in Tabs"-Isolation for that to work. The reason the Navigating-Isolation isn't recommended is that it breaks redirects to 3rd-party domains (e.g. SSO Logins, Payments) which need to be dealt with.
185 reviews
  • by Anaximander, 2 days ago
  • by Kurotaku, 5 days ago
    Perfekt für Webentwickler!
  • by Firefox user 15721374, 6 days ago
  • by vakira, 16 days ago
    Would be cool to hide the icon of the toolbox if I've set the Automatic Mode.

    Developer response

    posted 7 days ago
    You can hide any icon in the toolbar (not address bar) by right clicking in the toolbar, selecting "customize" and moving the icon to the overflow menu or hide it completely by moving it to the other icons in the site area
  • by Alicia Sykes 🚀, 17 days ago
  • by Aleksandr, a month ago
    A good solution to improve online privacy with regards to cookies. I do not know so much whether this helps with other forms of tracking such as fingerprinting.

    This extension basically opens a cookie-free tab for each website I visit apart from websites I set up to open in a dedicated container (using Multi-Account Containers). Integration with Multi-Account Containers is seamless.
  • by Shadow_Play, a month ago
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  • by KC, 2 months ago
  • by Firefox user 12337882, 2 months ago
    Must have addon for privacy minded folks ( best in combination with Multi-Account Containers as described in the wiki)
    Thanks so much! :D
  • by CryptiiKat$, 2 months ago
    I didn't know I needed temp containers until I started using them, but now I'm kicking myself for how long it took me to hop on the bandwagon. It's not a complicated idea, and this add-on in particular makes the experience streamlined from the initial installation. Your grandma is probably more tech savvy than I am, which means that if I managed to figure this out, it's a testament to how intuitive and breezy Temporary Containers is by nature. As an added bonus, I'm much more productive when I use temp containers. When I'm researching a topic or working on a project, it's typical for me to be pulling data from dozens of different sources, which gets cluttered and overwhelming pretty fast. Using temp containers is a quick way to keep all of my pages, notes, and links organized without sacrificing the privacy of my digital footprint.
  • by Alex, 2 months ago
    I looked through my cookies recently and was surprised to see almost none in there, then I realized that was because this extension is helping me to throw out so much irrelevant data. Thanks!
  • by Leslie, 2 months ago
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  • by Praetor, 3 months ago
    Awesome extension! It's very easy to categorize when bundled with Multi-account Containers add-on.
  • by Firefox user 15704348, 3 months ago
  • by David, 3 months ago
  • by Firefox user 12807353, 3 months ago
    Probably one of the easiest and most secure ways to control privacy. It's like having multiple different browsers in private-mode without the ability for each to talk to each other. Each tab can be made to be isolated and self-contained. This can replace the need for "self-destructing" cookie addons, because once a tab is closed, all cookies/storage is also removed.
  • by 098askjhgw, 3 months ago
    It works very well!! In Automatic Mode, it seems that using the address bar to enter a different domain always creates another temporary container. I see the logic here -most typed urls from the address bar go to a different domain. All new blank tab address bar urls to go a different domain.

    Two questions. Is there a way to match a typed address bar url domain with any existing temp container of the same domain and use that existing temp container being that their domains match?? I have Global Isolation Navigation and clicks set to Different from Tab Domain & Subdomain
    Is automatic temporary containers per domain one of the intended use cases?? I used this with a clean ff install. It works great, but using the address bar leaves me with really way to many containers. This extension is great!

    Developer response

    posted 3 months ago
    Glad you like it! What triggers the new TCs when using the address bar is the Global Isolation. Automatic Mode creates new TCs primarily when opening new tabs.

    If your goal is to have containers for specific domains, you might want to look into extensions managing permanent containers, like Multi-Account Containers (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/). TC is meant to always create fresh temporary containers and not re-using existing containers. If you really think that should be a thing feel free to open an issue over on GitHub (https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues).
  • by Firefox user 15119207, 4 months ago
    Good enough sometimes, but often opens subdomains in new tabs even though I changed settings to do otherwise. Open in X container context menu option for Multi-Account Containers is broken, and I need to disable the addon everytime I want to add a new domain to a container.

    Developer response

    posted 3 months ago
    To reproduce the subdomains issue I'd need some steps to reproduce (ideally in an GitHub issue: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues). Most of the time the issue comes from the fact that other domains are in-between when the redirect happens, which then causes the isolation.

    "Open in New Container Tab" in combination with MAC isolation not working is expected behavior since the isolation will overwrite it (See: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues/170). Alternatives to disabling the Add-on is globally toggling isolation, using the Alt+i shortcut (needs to be enabled in the advanced preferences under "Keyboard shortcuts") or the "crossed circle icon" in the toolbar popup (needs to be enabled in the general preferences).
  • by Matteo Pessina, 4 months ago
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