# Firefox Multi-Account Containers 76 Hacker News commenters recommended Firefox Multi-Account Containers and 13 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 7.5 years (3 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Recommended for keeping several accounts of one site logged in side by side, and for splitting browsing into isolated containers. Critics say setup is manual and the interface is barebones. ## Why people recommend it - Multiple accounts logged in at once (7 comments): "Containers are also very useful indeed; I have to log into various different Google and Github accounts and can do this in a single browser window." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46300378)) "the real killer feature of containers is that it becomes a breeze to use the same service with different accounts & identities" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49002209)) "I do this a lot and I have dedicated containers for each customer so I can easily switch with out having to log out and in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48996841)) - Separate containers for banking, shopping, social (4 comments): "I have a container for finances, a container for shopping, a container for untrusted, etc... I can't imagine restarting Firefox every time I wanted to transition between those." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043488)) "It is nice to keep banking in one container, Amazon in its own container, social media in its own, and so on." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48997716)) "Containers I like using for those hard privacy walls of pinned sites to avoid more "personalized" ads." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49010257)) - Per-tab proxy or VPN routing (3 comments): "It allows me to access different networks (that might only be reachable via jumphosts or similar) from the same browser." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48996803)) "With Multi-account containers I get to choose which tabs use the proxy :)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061424)) "Really useful if you route all of your traffic through a VPN by default" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49046759)) - Sites auto-open in assigned containers (2 comments): "I really like the "Always Open Site in Container" along with "Limit to Designated Sites" once it's set up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45836361)) "Use Multi-Account Containers plugin, where you define which domain should be opened in which container." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672376)) ## What people warn about - Manual setup and site assignment (3 comments): "Firefox multicontainers are pretty cool. But it's an advanced process that most people wouldn't do or do correctly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47567744)) "It’s so odd that there is no way to edit the list of sites manually." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45839600)) "you have to add every Meta domain into that container manually" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46880800)) - Weaker isolation than separate profiles (4 comments): "My biggest struggle with containers is that I constantly accidentally shift out of them without noticing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45837845)) "Firefox's MAC seems like it's not quite as isolated as a separate profile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49046849)) "eventually they actually got in my way just as profiles do" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45939649)) - Barebones, neglected, lacks features (3 comments): "they are barebones and there is so much more that could be added" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49045397)) "the feature has been sort of "contained" for far too long and not been made flexible/usable enough." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043833)) "The containers extension has been languishing for years now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49046658)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [SponsorBlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sponsorblock.md): 137 recommend - [NoScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/noscript.md): 61 recommend - [Consent-O-Matic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/consent-o-matic.md): 36 recommend - [LibRedirect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libredirect.md): 35 recommend - [uMatrix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/umatrix.md): 31 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Firefox Multi-Account Containers", https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-containers/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).