Configurable Containers Firefox

Configurable Containers

By: Arlo Add-on
One YAML file decides which Firefox container each site opens in: named containers where you want them, throwaways everywhere else.

Features & Capabilities

Configurable Containers decides which Firefox container each site opens in, from one YAML file you edit as text.

Write a rule for the sites you want a named container for. Everything else opens in a fresh throwaway, cleaned up once you close its tabs.

What it does

  • A bare domain is the common case: it opens in a container named after it. Add detail for a different name, several domains in one container, or a choice between containers.
  • Single sign-on keeps working: identity providers stay in the container the login started from, so "Sign in with Google / Microsoft / Okta" does not break.
  • Sites you group together share one throwaway; an unrelated site gets a clean one.
  • A rule can offer several containers and let you pick.
  • Known link redirectors are not isolated, and the tab closes itself if it strands you on one.
  • Optional per-site cookies and content scripts, applied in the routed container.
  • Reopen the current tab in another container with Ctrl+Shift+O.
How you configure it

There is no settings screen — the YAML file is the whole interface. You edit it in the add-on's own editor (about:addons → Configurable Containers → Preferences). Saving checks the file and applies it at once; an invalid config is refused.

The shipped default routes nothing by name. It marks the few hosts where isolating would break something, and includes commented examples to start from.

Privacy

Nothing is collected and nothing is transmitted. Your configuration stays in your browser.

Source code and configuration reference: github.com/ArloL/configurable-containers

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V2 Add-on
By:
Arlo
Daily users:
-
Version:
2608.0.164 Last updated: 2026-08-26
Version code:
6439519
Creation date:
2026-07-28
Firefox add-on GUID:
configurable-containers@k5d.de
Firefox add-on numeric ID:
3044988
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk:
High risk impact High risk likelihood
Permissions:
Size:
175.32KB
Email:
co*****@k5d.de
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-09-16
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Arlo
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/configurable-containers/
Email:
co*****@k5d.de

Is Configurable Containers Safe?

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

Risk impact analysis details
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Configurable Containers is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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