Container Bookmarks

Allows you to open bookmarks in containers.

Container Bookmarks - Open bookmarks in containers

Container Bookmarks is a Firefox add-on that enables you to open bookmarks in containers. It provides a convenient way to configure bookmarks to always open in specific containers for better organization and privacy.

Add-on stats

Users: 453
-20
Rating: 4.38
(32)
Version: 1.2.0 (Last updated: 2020-05-04)
Creation date: 2019-08-05
Weekly download count: 14
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • bookmarks
  • contextualIdentities
  • menus
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 17.01K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

How does it work?

It is not currently possible to configure bookmarks to open in containers at a bookmark-level, so this extension uses the workaround that was posted by GodKratos here, but makes that process much easier and faster.

How to use it?

When you create a new bookmark, the extension will open a popup where you can change the bookmark details just like you would through the native Firefox popup. But in addition to that, you can also choose which container you want the bookmark to open in.

When you choose a container, you have to do what it says. For example: open http://www.social.container/ in a social container, then open the Multi-Account Containers menu and enable the option "Always open in container".

Now, every time you go to http://www.social.container/, it will open in a social container. The extension uses this functionality to perform the redirect:

  1. When you save the bookmark, it will be saved with a fragment appended at the end of the URL to indicate that it is a container bookmark. For example: https://github.com/#container-social
  2. When you open the bookmark, you will navigate to https://github.com/#container-social.
  3. The extension will see that the URL has a `#container-%name%` fragment and will redirect you to `http://www.%name%.container/%original-url`. For example: http://www.social.container/https://github.com/
  4. Since http://www.social.container/ is configured to always open in a social container, this means that you will now be in the desired container.
  5. Finally, the extension will redirect you to the original URL, so that you arrive at https://github.com/ in a social container.
The extension also adds a "Edit Container Bookmark" context menu to your bookmarks, so that you can edit them and move them to a different container if you wish. See more

User reviews

by igorlogius, 2024-09-27

Took me a few minutes to figure it out but it's perfect. Just wish Firefox had this built in... pretty clever workaround though. Kudos!
by Hudojnyk, 2024-08-22

by sonia, 2024-04-26
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Container Bookmarks requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Container Bookmarks has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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