Temporary Containers
Hacker ApprovedRanked 24 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
Firefox add-on that opens sites in disposable containers so each session starts clean and stays separated from others. Critics note it has been unmaintained and once corrupted a Firefox profile.
Firefox add-on that opens sites in disposable containers so each session starts clean and stays separated from others. Critics note it has been unmaintained and once corrupted a Firefox profile.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 15 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Keeps sites isolated in separate containers
“The "Temporary Containers" extension is great here, allowing pretty easy compromise between different buckets of sites.”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Firefox expands fingerprint protections” “Just use any Firefox browser with the Temporary Container Plus extension and set automatic mode on.”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “The privacy nightmare of browser fingerprinting” “MAC + Temporary Containers extension is how web browsing should be handled by default imo”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Firefox Containers Preview” - Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Firefox Containers Preview”
Privacy with no lasting site data
“MAC + Temporary Containers extension is how web browsing should be handled by default imo”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Firefox Containers Preview” “No website deserves permanence of any data in my browser unless I so choose”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Firefox Containers Preview” “it seems like such a no-brainer solution for privacy”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “The privacy nightmare of browser fingerprinting” Works well alongside other extensions
“I use Containerise plus Cookie AutoDelete plus Temporary Containers”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “As a very satisfied, long time user of 2 extensions in combination”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Firefox Containers Preview” Closer to what users need
“it might be worth looking into something like the Temporary Containers addon for Firefox”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “Have You Restarted Your Computer This Week?” “is quite useful and closer to what I need in the first place”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Firefox Containers Preview”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Unmaintained and may corrupt Firefox profile
“the extension at some point corrupted my firefox profile and has been unmaintained for a while”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “My practical approach to surfing the web safely”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| Temporary ContainersThis page | 15 | 1 | 94% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
15 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the extension at some point corrupted my firefox profile and has been unmaintained for a while”
“makes challenges 10x more annoying”
“There are apparently other container add-ons like Temporary Containers (and a Plus ones as well)”
“MAC + Temporary Containers extension is how web browsing should be handled by default imo”
“As a very satisfied, long time user of 2 extensions in combination”
“is quite useful and closer to what I need in the first place”
“Use the Temporary Containers extension, it does just that.”
“No website deserves permanence of any data in my browser unless I so choose”
“it might be worth looking into something like the Temporary Containers addon for Firefox”
“they are a marvel for working with microsoft's stuff”
“Just use any Firefox browser with the Temporary Container Plus extension and set automatic mode on.”
“it seems like such a no-brainer solution for privacy”
“The "Temporary Containers" extension is great here, allowing pretty easy compromise between different buckets of sites.”
“I use Containerise plus Cookie AutoDelete plus Temporary Containers”
“make it easier to be logged into the same site with multiple accounts at the same time between tabs”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.