Multi-Account Containers
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Repeating this, but with larger text.
You can do this with an already existing chrome extension
Cookie Profile Switcher is what you are all looking for, it does exactly as it says on the tin, you switch cookies (have multiple accounts logged in). I've been using it for years. Vivaldi really should build this into their workspaces feature.
It's open source, rock solid, and incredibly easy to use. I even use it on Firefox for Android (and Kiwi) since they let you use extensions on mobile.
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@drannex42
I tried to use it but it is not always working as intended.
Also FF containers is much more intuitive to use.
I get it that it is fine for you , but as it seems lots of us want something more complete.I can see that on the top 5 feature requests along with this are also Workspaces and session sync.
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@MoosMas said in Multi-Account Containers:
Cookies are not separated between Workspaces. I have asked the same question to Vivaldi employees when the feature got announced, and they (at the time) had no plans to expand workspaces to support separated cookies. I also referenced this thread in my question, because I thought Workspaces were a giant leap towards finally having multi-account containers. Separating cookies between workspaces seems like a small thing to add, since they now have added workspaces (the foundation of multi-account containers), although I understand it's still a really complicated feature to develop.
Indeed, separated cookies in workspaces would be excellent. I recently installed the Arc browser and Arc can link Spaces with Profiles, so a Space can use a specific cookie set.
But I very much prefer Vivaldi to Arc. It is just that the lack of this feature in Vivaldi is disappointing.
I can imagine that is not a simple thing, but the guys from Arc have proved that it is doable in Chromium.
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@dalinar said in Multi-Account Containers:
There are major downsides to multiple profiles if you don't need them..
- it is a lot of work to update settings in each and every profile
- Each profile is huge.. some people have limited space on their laptops (my C drive is only 256gb) .. they are huge because they need to store cache files.
- I'm sure there are others
I'll add to that:
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You cannot have separate taskbar icons for profiles without pinning them permanently to the taskbar. And even with permanent pinning, you can only achieve a taskbar icon with some workaround hack that most people don't even know. It is an issue if you have more than just a few profiles.
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You still cannot sort profiles alphabetically or otherwise in the Profiles dropdown.
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If you have multiple profiles running at the same time, you need multiple browser windows open.
Yeah, User Profiles do work... If you have 2-3 profiles they can work just fine. If you need, let's say 10 profiles, it gets more difficult... If you need 15 profiles or more, it can get messy. In many scenarios a separate Profile is an overkill.
Linking Workspaces with Profiles would be a GIGANTIC improvement. As the guys from Arc have done it, it is doable... Though, yeah, I am sure it is not a piece of cake.
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@drannex42 No, because as its name says, it's a switcher, i.e. it doesn't allow using multiple accounts from the same site at the same time in separate tabs.