# URL Container Router

> A Firefox extension that automatically opens URLs matching specific patterns in designated containers. Perfect for separating development, staging, and production environments, or keeping work and personal browsing isolated.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `url-container-router`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brandon Handeland
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 9
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-07
- **First published:** 2026-01-04
- **Size:** 68 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/url-container-router/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/nighthawk-oss/urlcontainers](https://gitlab.com/nighthawk-oss/urlcontainers)

## Description

Features

Wildcard Pattern Matching: Use * for any characters and ? for a single character

Multiple Patterns per Rule: Group related URL patterns under a single rule

Container Management: Create new Firefox containers directly from the extension

Enable/Disable Rules: Quickly toggle rules without deleting them

Import/Export: Backup and share your configuration

Pattern Testing: Test patterns against URLs before saving

## Rankings

- #34,755 — Overall
- #97 — contain
- #211 — contact
- #237 — environment

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/url-container-router)