# Microsoft Container EXCEPT GitHub

> This addon is an unofficial fork of 'Microsoft Container' which does not block GitHub which declares to have removed all 'non-essential cookies'. Microsoft container is an unofficial fork of Mozilla's Facebook Container designed for Microsoft.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `microsoft-container-exc-github`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** atsushieno
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-27
- **First published:** 2021-01-10
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/microsoft-container-exc-github/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/atsushieno/contain-microsoft-except-github/](https://github.com/atsushieno/contain-microsoft-except-github/)

## Description

Microsoft Container EXCEPT GitHub is an unofficial fork of 'Microsoft Container' Firefox add-on designed to block non-essential cookies. However, it allows access to GitHub, maintaining your privacy while browsing.

## Rankings

- #49,676 — Overall
- #16 — minecrosoft
- #58 — microsoft
- #166 — contain
- #197 — github

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `contextualIdentities`
- `cookies`
- `management`
- `tabs`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `webRequest`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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