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Wanted this for years, and was one of the blockers that made Firefox impossible to really use. It looks like they're copying Chromium's UI (which is good, since

Wanted this for years, and was one of the blockers that made Firefox impossible to really use. It looks like they're copying Chromium's UI (which is good, since it was superior to Firefox's about:profiles, for reasons others have mentioned). 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.

yjftsjthsd-h 1y ago
Some folks under https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45829275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45829275 seem to say that there's an about:config to force enable it, or you could wait for it to get rolled out to you.
carderne 1y ago
Here it is for anyone else who struggled: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-management https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-management
1718627440 1y ago
What do you mean? Firefox has had profiles for decades. What is wrong with the Profile Manager?
- lynndotpy 1y ago
  The user experience was abysmal, it was practically a non-feature. Can't be invoked quickly using two keyboard shortcuts, does not divide into simple and portable folders, etc. This update seems to fix those problems, by copying Chromium's UX.
  - 1718627440 1y ago
    > The user experience was abysmal, it was practically a non-feature. I disagree. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844108 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844108 > Can't be invoked quickly using two keyboard shortcuts Yeah true, you have to instead click on the Firefox logo or type Firefox into the application launcher. > does not divide into simple and portable folders I have used the same profile folder over SSH across Linux and Windows, so I don't think that's true.

yjftsjthsd-h 1y ago

Some folks under https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45829275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45829275 seem to say that there's an about:config to force enable it, or you could wait for it to get rolled out to you.

carderne 1y ago

Here it is for anyone else who struggled: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-management https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-management

1718627440 1y ago

What do you mean? Firefox has had profiles for decades. What is wrong with the Profile Manager?

lynndotpy 1y ago
The user experience was abysmal, it was practically a non-feature. Can't be invoked quickly using two keyboard shortcuts, does not divide into simple and portable folders, etc. This update seems to fix those problems, by copying Chromium's UX.
- 1718627440 1y ago
  > The user experience was abysmal, it was practically a non-feature. I disagree. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844108 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844108 > Can't be invoked quickly using two keyboard shortcuts Yeah true, you have to instead click on the Firefox logo or type Firefox into the application launcher. > does not divide into simple and portable folders I have used the same profile folder over SSH across Linux and Windows, so I don't think that's true.