# Google Container Shortcut

> This add-on creates a button shortcut that opens a new tab in a Google container. Right click text selection search in new containers is also supported. Open new container tabs with Option + T on Mac and Alt + T on Windows.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-container-shortcut`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ayush Saxena
- **Category:** privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6
- **Last updated:** 2020-10-03
- **First published:** 2019-06-22
- **Size:** 28 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-container-shortcut/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ayusaxena/firefox-google-container-shortcut](https://github.com/ayusaxena/firefox-google-container-shortcut)

## Description

Google Container Shortcut is a Firefox add-on that allows users to open new tabs in Google Containers and search text in containers with a click. It enhances online privacy and security by isolating Google activities from the rest of the browsing session.

## Rankings

- #62,185 — Overall
- #127 — shortcut
- #171 — contain

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `contextualIdentities`
- `contextMenus`
- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/google-container-shortcut)