Reviews for Profile Switcher for Firefox
Profile Switcher for Firefox by nulldev
14 reviews
- Rated 2 out of 5by tC, a month agoHas anyone been able to get this to work? I installed the additional software with the wizard, and added the extension to all my profiles, but the profile buttons are not responsive.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Nhr, 2 months agoThank you! a simple enhancement to make the browser more professional. __ change rating because switching not work.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firedingo, 5 months agoAdd-On has potential, I understand it worked well before but seems to have issues with working since Firefox 124.0.0. Seems the environment variable was deleted. Some people have had success fixing the issue by setting the path correctly with a config file but not everyone has. Would love to see the dev fix this add-on or Mozilla to implement an official version themselves.
Definitely worth checking out, can't promise it'll work though. - Rated 2 out of 5by Aleion, 6 months agoThis doesn't work- I wish it did, and the lack of this feature is THE ONLY THING standing in my way from converting to Firefox completely. I use 5 chrome profiles actively, and its a game changer for managing projects and tabs, and parts of my life. Ive wanted to switch back to firefox for over 5 years also....
Either mozilla, null-dev, or someone else please bring this or something like it to life! - Rated 2 out of 5by mjb, 7 months agoThe **Profile Switcher for Firefox** needs a serious update or to be forked, as the GitHub repository hasn’t been modified in two years. With Chromium-based browsers moving to Manifest V3, the need for Firefox customization becomes even more critical. To keep up, Firefox needs to reintroduce the user-switching feature that many are accustomed to from Chromium-based browsers. Currently, Firefox does support:
1. **Casting to Device** , 2. **Making Individual Web-Based Windowed Browsers (SSBs)**
However, **switching between users** is a crucial feature that Firefox lacks right now. Users are seeking this functionality, and if they can’t find it in Firefox or through third-party solutions, they may turn back to Chromium-based browsers. We should not let YouTube and Chromium outpace Firefox in providing essential features like fast user-based switching.
**firefox-profile-switch-connector.exe** - Rated 2 out of 5by CW10, 7 months agoI love the idea behind this app, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I'm on Firefox on Fedora. Installed the rpm following the instructions and restarted, but clicking on the name of another profile in the plugin's menu didn't do anything.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Andrey, 7 months ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 18335913, a year agoIt was working fine but recently my clicks have been non responsive. I'm locked out of my other profile and am unable to access any of my bookmarks
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 11741070, 2 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by rediffusion, 3 years agoЕсть мало профилей например 6 то good ⭐.
Нормально работает но для профилей нет ручной сортировки. Сортировка по алфавиту A-Z. 😕
Синхронизации нет!
Если много профилей - нет каталогов и подкаталогов куда можно было поместить профили (удобно сортировать кароче).
1️⃣Лучше юзать "Profile Manager" - Win+R > firefox.exe -P.
Подробно тут »» https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles
2️⃣Если профилей куча то создать ярлыки с путями на конкретный профиль »» https://www.white-windows.ru/kak-sozdat-yarlyk-dlya-opredelennogo-profilya-firefox
Вердикт: вещь абсолютно бесполезная 😖😡 - Rated 2 out of 5by adgbrshruwzawrh, 3 years agoDie Installation war sehr schwierig für mich: dabei war Homebrew bereits installiert; aber es gab immer wieder Fehlermeldungen im Terminal. Puh.
Am Ende musste ich feststellen, dass nicht wirklich das Profil gewechselt wird, sondern eine neue Instanz von Firefox startet: das hätte ich einfacher haben können – einfach Firefox mehrere Male kopieren; so hatte ich es vorher.
Trotzdem bewundere ich die Arbeit der ProgrammiererInnen. - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 17164924, 3 years agoBe careful, additional software potentially malware.
https://github.com/null-dev/firefox-profile-switcher-connector/issues/7
https://github.com/null-dev/firefox-profile-switcher/issues/17
Both are open-source, so you are free to check by yourself. I'm not too great at Rust, so I can't confirm anything, but it's always good to be wary.
I'd recommend just using firefox.exe -P for now until the issues are addressed. It's a lot uglier, but it does its job - Rated 2 out of 5by 404notintrested, 4 years agofine ui, worked well for me when i installed it, now it prompts me to install the connector software although it is already installed, and is effectively useless.
Developer response
posted 4 years agoThanks for the feedback! Can you email me with some information about your system (e.g. OS version, whether your system is 32 or 64 bit)? It would help me figure out what's wrong. My email is: firefox-amo@andybao.me