# Container Switcher

> Auto-open URLs in matching Firefox containers based on domain / path / regex rules.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/container-switcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/container-switcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `container-switcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Shawn
- **Category:** privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-18
- **First published:** 2026-05-10
- **Size:** 31 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/container-switcher/)

## Rankings

- #87,886 — Overall
- #229 — contain

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextualIdentities`
- `cookies`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/container-switcher)