Private windows can let you do that, so you don't really need containers.

daveFNbuck · on Feb 23, 2021

Having containers means you don't have to log in every time, and you can have multiple sessions open in different tabs in the same window.

magicalhippo · on Feb 23, 2021

I have multiple sites like Github, Dropbox etc where I have multiple accounts I'd like to access separately. Typically private account vs work account, but also other scenarios.

Containers makes this a breeze.

In addition, at least Firefox only has a single private session. So if I open a site in one private window and another in a different one, they're in the same session, sharing cookies etc. Not so with different containers.

happymellon · on Feb 23, 2021

I find this a horrible usecase for me, I keep my password managers separate from my work provided one and my personal one. Containers don't solve this, and I use profiles, which I have to be thankful for MultiFirefox for fixing it. But only on MacOS.

I don't understand why fixing profiles isn't a priority, I find the usecase for them is completely different to containers which are awesome in a completely different way.