Merlin
Easy Container Shortcuts

Easy Container Shortcuts

Provides nine easy keyboard shortcuts to open new tabs on different containers: Ctrl+Shift+[1-9] / or Alt+Shift+[1-9] on OSx.

What is Easy Container Shortcuts?
'Easy Container Shortcuts' is a Firefox add-on aimed at augmenting productivity by offering nine easy keyboard shortcuts to manage containers in tabs. It allows opening a new tab with given or current container, replacing the present tab with a given or default container, and even creating a new window on the current or specified container. Custom shortcuts can be set according to user preferences. Its open-source code is available for further exploration or concerns.
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Rating: 4.94 (62)
Version: 1.6.0 (Last updated: 2023-02-08)
Creation date: 2018-02-09
Weekly download count: 15
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • contextualIdentities
  • cookies
Size: 12.71K
URLs: Website
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Provides nine easy keyboard shortcuts to manage containers in tabs:

Open a new tab with a given container: Ctrl (Alt on Mac) + Shift + [0-9].

Open a new tab on the current container: Ctrl (Cmd) + Alt + T.

Replace current tab with given container: Ctrl (Cmd) + Alt + [0-9].

Replace current tab with default container: Ctrl (Cmd) + Alt + [0-9].

New Window on Current Container: Alt (Ctrl) + Shift + T.

New Window on Specified Container: Alt (Ctrl) + Shift + [0-9].

To choose your custom shortcuts watch this screencast.

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Pros
  • Makes managing containers easy
  • Does exactly what users need it to do
  • Simple and easy to use
Cons
  • Difficulty in assigning custom shortcuts
  • No shortcut for no container
  • Not bundled with container extension
Most mentioned
  • Great extension
  • Easy to use
  • Should be bundled with container extension
Recent reviews
by Firefox user 18358505, 2024-04-06
by Firefox user 18358505, 2024-04-06
This is the one of the great extensions. However I remember I could assign my own shortcut, but I can't find the way to do it. It's a shame. Anyway good :)
by temphee, 2024-03-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Easy Container Shortcuts may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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