Reviews for Temporary Containers
Temporary Containers by stoically
Review by smuj
Rated 5 out of 5
by smuj, 7 years agoUpdate: thanks for the reply; Alt+C for a new TC tab (on Windows) would be great, and makes it cross-platform, so even better! Plus it's soooo easy to type! :)
I'll set up a github a/c to log any more issues I come across. I've got a couple of questions, but chances are they're already covered, ticket-wise, so no point repeating here. Thanks again.
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I love the Container concept, and this add-on is a must to get the full benefits of containerisation. There's still a way to go, but 5 stars are well deserved for the great work to date. :)
A couple of minor nits: (using 0.87)
- The Alt+Shift+T shortcut isn't working on Windows. It just picks up the Alt+T bit and opens the Tools menu in the Menu Bar.
- I can't use MAC isolation, in general, because I have a MAC container for my email, and I can't figure out which domains to isolate/ignore to allow me to log-in. Things just move too quickly once I enter my details and click the login button, and, before I know it, a Temporary container is opened with an error message! So, it would be great to have a simple way to tell which domains I need to isolate to allow me to log in. Preferably, it would then allow me to isolate them with one click, if that makes sense? Alternatively, in the short term, if there was a way to opt-out certain MAC containers from general MAC isolation, that'd work fine for me as well! :)
Thanks again for the great effort you've put in! :)
I'll set up a github a/c to log any more issues I come across. I've got a couple of questions, but chances are they're already covered, ticket-wise, so no point repeating here. Thanks again.
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I love the Container concept, and this add-on is a must to get the full benefits of containerisation. There's still a way to go, but 5 stars are well deserved for the great work to date. :)
A couple of minor nits: (using 0.87)
- The Alt+Shift+T shortcut isn't working on Windows. It just picks up the Alt+T bit and opens the Tools menu in the Menu Bar.
- I can't use MAC isolation, in general, because I have a MAC container for my email, and I can't figure out which domains to isolate/ignore to allow me to log-in. Things just move too quickly once I enter my details and click the login button, and, before I know it, a Temporary container is opened with an error message! So, it would be great to have a simple way to tell which domains I need to isolate to allow me to log in. Preferably, it would then allow me to isolate them with one click, if that makes sense? Alternatively, in the short term, if there was a way to opt-out certain MAC containers from general MAC isolation, that'd work fine for me as well! :)
Thanks again for the great effort you've put in! :)
Developer response
posted 7 years agoThanks!
- Oh, well. I'm pretty sure I've tested the shortcut on Windows, but I can confirm that's what's happening for me as well. You can follow the change here: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues/123
- Yep, unbreaking Isolation - for MAC as well - and a logger to make it easier is on the list too, here's the ticket: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues/104
- Oh, well. I'm pretty sure I've tested the shortcut on Windows, but I can confirm that's what's happening for me as well. You can follow the change here: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues/123
- Yep, unbreaking Isolation - for MAC as well - and a logger to make it easier is on the list too, here's the ticket: https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/issues/104
276 reviews
- Temporary Containers is a fundamental privacy enhancement for Firefox, automatically isolating your browsing activity to minimize tracking.
- Automatic Isolation: Opens websites, tabs, or clicks in new, disposable containers by default.
- Reduces Tracking: Significantly limits cross-site tracking by preventing cookies and site data from following you across different websites or sessions.
- Effortless Cleanup: Once the last tab in a temporary container is closed, the container and all its stored data (cookies, local storage) are automatically deleted, leaving minimal trace.
- Simple & Automatic: Installs and works seamlessly in the background. Excellent privacy protection right away with smart defaults, yet offers configuration for specific needs.
- Trustworthy & Open Source: Free, open-source, and dedicated to enhancing user privacy without compromises.
That's it! Keep it enabled for a significantly more private browsing experience. Temporary Containers provides a powerful layer of compartmentalization with virtually no user effort required. A huge thank you to the developer(s) for creating and maintaining this essential privacy tool. Highly recommend. - Rated 5 out of 5by Ricky, 9 days agoworks very well when i have auto fill info or when i just want to have history without persistent cookies
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18885841, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by elitesustenance, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13866866, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Tempdirz, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by firuz, 5 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by UsernameTaken017, 5 months agocan you please please please add a dark mode to the settings page? Thanks
- Rated 5 out of 5by djerius, 7 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18609881, 7 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Ak, 8 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Tucker, 10 months agoWorks great! It'd be cool if there was a shortcut to convert temporary containers into permanent ones for when you create a new account that you want in a separate container.
- Rated 5 out of 5by drk001, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by eriador, a year agoI love this addon and have been using it for 5 years now, but recently I noticed a weird issue: when I open a few links from my bookmarks in rapid succession, the tabs get stuck and I can't switch tabs anymore or do anything else. It doesn't happen when this addon is disabled.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18433470, a year agoFantastic add-in that I use daily for both personal and work-related needs.
- Rated 5 out of 5by geeknik, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Durg, a year agoRest in peace @stoically. This is a wonderful piece of work. If any eager coders out there can lend a hand in forking this project, I and many others would greatly appreciate that. My use case is to set the isolation behaviour on middle click to "always" so you can continue browsing within a given container, while opening new tabs in new ones.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Benjie, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Valentin Gatien-Baron, a year agoWorks great.
Due to "helpful" changes in firefox around the end of 2023, you may want to set `browser.link.force_default_user_context_id_for_external_opens` to true in about:config . Doing this ensures that links opened from other applications doesn't end up in some existing temporary containers. Details here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1874599 . - Rated 5 out of 5by mikamves, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by AV, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18051002, 2 years agoThis is a must have and one of the main reasons I keep using Firefox.
My only concern is that is has not been updated in a while, but other than that, it works great.