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> biggest reason that Chrome is gone from my mac You can do the same thing with Chrome profiles, Chrome Canary and Choosy. This multi-container thing (per OP,

> biggest reason that Chrome is gone from my mac You can do the same thing with Chrome profiles, Chrome Canary and Choosy. This multi-container thing (per OP, don't know if you are using the same one) appears to be FB only. So while it is effortless, it's reactionary and limited. The general solution is better and doesn't force you to a specific browser. https://weblog.bulknews.net/mac-routing-links-to-chrome-profiles-d30b3960af39 https://weblog.bulknews.net/mac-routing-links-to-chrome-prof... Disclaimer: When I use google (search, gmail, etc) and facebook I use specific profiles for those activities. I use a default profile for everything else. So, I don't actually use the above solution myself. I used to alternate between browsers for different uses but after the Pocket debacle I abandoned Firefox "for good". Since Quantum I haven't liked it anyway.

nicoburns 9y ago
This extension is FB specific, but thw underlying mechanism is generic, and has an advantage over chrome profiles in that tabs with different 'profiles'/'containers' can share a window.
perennate 9y ago
I believe the parent comment is referring to multi-account-containers [1], which is a general implementation. This Facebook extension is a reactionary Facebook-specific adaptation of that extension. But it is still useful for many users since it doesn't require any user interaction. I think multi-account-containers is more convenient than profiles since it provides a single interface to manage the containers and browser settings are shared, but I am actually using profiles on Firefox because the extension doesn't seem to support the "Never remember history" browser option. [1] https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers and https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...

nicoburns 9y ago

This extension is FB specific, but thw underlying mechanism is generic, and has an advantage over chrome profiles in that tabs with different 'profiles'/'containers' can share a window.

perennate 9y ago

I believe the parent comment is referring to multi-account-containers [1], which is a general implementation. This Facebook extension is a reactionary Facebook-specific adaptation of that extension. But it is still useful for many users since it doesn't require any user interaction. I think multi-account-containers is more convenient than profiles since it provides a single interface to manage the containers and browser settings are shared, but I am actually using profiles on Firefox because the extension doesn't seem to support the "Never remember history" browser option. [1] https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers and https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...