Merlin
Container Tab Groups

Container Tab Groups

Chrome-like tab groups using private and isolated containers: The ultimate tab manager and groups for Firefox.

What is Container Tab Groups?
"Container Tab Groups" is a Firefox add-on designed to enhance tab management. It emulates the Chrome-like tab groups using isolated and secure container tabs. This allows users to use different logins for each tab group and prevent cookies from accumulating. The add-on also provides per-container options for preferred languages, user-agent strings, and proxy settings. It is an effective tool for organizing and managing your browsing tasks securely.
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Stats
Users: 889
Rating: 3.95 (37)
Version: 11.10.0.200 (Last updated: 2023-07-07)
Creation date: 2021-07-04
Weekly download count: 96
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • tabHide
  • <all_urls>
  • cookies
  • contextualIdentities
  • menus
  • menus.overrideContext
  • storage
  • browserSettings
  • privacy
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Size: 1.11M
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Summary
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This extension realizes Chrome-like tab groups using Firefox’s secure and private container tabs.

No special configuration nor other add-ons required!

Tab group = Container

  • Use different logins for each tab group
  • By using temporary containers or cookie-erasing containers, you can prevent cookies from accumulating.
Per-container overrides available for:
  • Preferred languages
  • User agent strings (Chrome UAData/Sec-CH-UA emulation included)
  • Per-container proxy settings
Uses:

The button to show controls for containers is by default on the corner of the tab strip. The button has three dots in it.

  1. Before starting a task, create a new container for it!
  2. Open tabs related to the task in that container.
  3. When finished, delete the container to remove all the clutters.
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Color coded tab arrangement
  • Multi-login support
  • Closest to Chrome's tab grouping
  • Each tab group functions as its own instance for cookies
  • Ease of use
Cons
  • Unstable with unexpected behavior
  • Issues with experimental features
  • Problems with syncing across instances of Firefox
  • RAM usage
  • Destroyed containers upon uninstallation
Most mentioned
  • Closest to Chrome's tab grouping
  • Unstable with unexpected behavior
  • Issues with experimental features
  • Multi-login support
  • Destroyed containers upon uninstallation
Recent reviews
Found this recently as an alternative to Conex which I discovered is no longer supported. Looks very promising. Is this still actively being supported? Can you modify the Sort option to just provide a button to sort all containers without having to click up and down arrows to sort manually?
by Brian Biggs, 2024-04-14
by akasico1, 2023-12-25
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Safety
Risk impact

Container Tab Groups is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Container Tab Groups if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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