# Containers is coming to brave? **URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/containers-is-coming-to-brave/29494 **Category:** General **Created:** 2025-07-26T19:28:46Z **Posts:** 57 ## Post 1 by @Omar — 2025-07-26T19:28:46Z Hey everyone, Has anyone else heard about this? I think the **Containers feature is officially coming to Brave!** I was Browse through issues on GitHub and stumbled upon this source: [https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/46349](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/46349) I went ahead and downloaded the developer version of Brave, **[Brave Nightly](https://brave.com/download-nightly/)**. I actually found the feature inside `brave://flags/` but it’s not enabled by default. ![image](https://forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/2X/e/e46462eb40eae981e542217e984d5801b1a8eefd.png) When I tried to enable it and give it a spin, it doesn’t seem to be working yet. I tried to create a container, but it looks like it’s just a placeholder for now. Regardless, I’m genuinely **super excited for this feature** and have been waiting for it impatiently! I think it’s going to be quite unique, and I’m really keen to see how they implement it in a Chromium-based browser. --- ## Post 2 by @anonymous372 — 2025-07-26T23:02:28Z Does this have any security benefits over just using profiles in Chromium, or is this just a convenience feature? --- ## Post 3 by @Kristof12 — 2025-07-26T23:09:17Z Same, need --- ## Post 4 by @Omar — 2025-07-26T23:35:50Z It depends how they will implement it, so I can’t tell because it’s not out yet But the containers concept in general is pretty good for privacy and security, because it separates your sessions-cookies for each container, i use it daily in Firefox and i love it, it is also comes handy for managing multiple accounts. --- ## Post 5 by @Cincinnatus — 2025-07-27T00:13:44Z I’d like to see this as well. I separate pretty much everything with containers in Firefox. I’ll admit though that I don’t know which is better, or understand the difference really when it comes to containers, profiles, or just using separate browsers for everything really. --- ## Post 6 by @anon57862721 — 2025-07-27T00:18:57Z Anyone else find that different profiles in full are a better way to compartmentalize instead of containers? Perhaps its just me but different profiles for different browsing or work use cases also enable you to have different settings, extensions, etc. that at large provide greater flexibility. But I suppose containers was just a matter of time? --- ## Post 7 by @Omar — 2025-07-27T00:25:41Z There’s no single “best” option among containers, profiles, or separate browsers; it really depends on your specific needs and how you use them. Think of it this way: using a new **profile** in your browser is technically like using a completely different browser instance. **Containers** primarily help you separate **cookies** , which boosts privacy and makes organizing accounts easy without needing multiple browsers. **Profiles** , on the other hand, offer a much broader level of privacy, keeping **everything distinct** : your history, settings, extensions, and more are all separate. --- ## Post 8 by @Omar — 2025-07-27T00:38:14Z For me, **containers** are incredibly useful and perfectly suit my needs for organization and privacy. I’ve never liked the idea of using multiple profiles just to differentiate between my personal accounts; it feels cumbersome and disorganized. That’s why I found Firefox’s container feature to be incredibly smooth and a huge simplification. Technically, I don’t really care about containers or profiles themselves. All I ever wanted in a browser was the ability to easily separate my online accounts and personal life within a **single browser window**. On a side note, there was a Chromium-based browser, **Arc** , that did this in a very unique way. It added a feature to link multiple profiles to “workspaces.” I really hope to see a feature like that implemented in a great browser like Brave. Arc wasn’t ideal for me privacy-wise, as it required a login to even use the browser, which felt illogical to me. --- ## Post 9 by @crossroads — 2025-07-27T05:59:45Z Containers can be used as a phishing protection. If you set legitimate important sites (gmail, bank, insurance…) to open only in specific containers, fake links would be opened in regular tabs, so you can easily notice something’s wrong --- ## Post 10 by @overuse — 2025-07-28T11:54:32Z I hope we can get different proxy per container (like Firefox) or even per site (like Safing SPN) --- ## Post 11 by @lumino — 2025-07-30T16:23:01Z I used containers in Firefox a lot (and still use them, when I open it) although have moved long time ago to Brave because I think it does a better job regarding fingerprinting. On Brave I do use separate profiles instead. I will definitely love to try containers. Unfortunately Brave on iOS doesn’t offer profiles and I don’t expect them to offer containers either which is a bummer. That’s one of the reasons I do use different browsers on iOS (Brave and Safari mainly, also DDG for some needs). --- ## Post 12 by @redoomed1 — 2026-02-14T17:38:02Z 8 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Containers In Firefox, What Are They For? Any Use?](/t/containers-in-firefox-what-are-they-for-any-use/31015/14) --- ## Post 18 by @PurpleDime — 2025-10-31T05:45:36Z I never understood why Chrome based browsers never copied this feature from Firefox. It’s one of FF’s unique selling points and the reason why I switched back to FF as my default browser. This is great news! I really hope that they include Temporary containers because I used them every day on FF in automatic mode. > [@anonymous372](#): > > Does this have any security benefits over just using profiles in Chromium, or is this just a convenience feature? > [@anon57862721](#): > > Anyone else find that different profiles in full are a better way to compartmentalize instead of containers? Profiles and containers are complimentary to each other. I used FF with 2 profiles and I have containers in both. Also, when you use [Temporary Containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/), you can make it so that literary every single website you visit opens it its own unique container. > _It allows you to open tabs in disposable containers, isolating data like cookies and storage for enhanced privacy. Each container is deleted after use, helping to keep your browsing sessions separate and secure._ I LOVE containers. I use them so much that I need more colors and icons to differentiate my containers. --- ## Post 19 by @Blackbird — 2025-10-31T08:51:48Z In my opinion, “Forgetful browsing” is a better corresponding feature in Brave. --- ## Post 20 by @Omar — 2025-10-31T09:35:54Z But can you activate it per tab? Or you need to enable/disable it every time? --- ## Post 21 by @Blackbird — 2025-10-31T09:41:43Z Yep. You can adjust everything with just one click in the Shield settings, which you’ll find by clicking the Lion’s head icon to the right of the search bar. edit. The setting will stick, even if you exit the page. --- ## Post 22 by @Blackbird — 2025-10-31T10:02:58Z Your reaction made me think you weren’t happy with it, or did you mean you just weren’t aware of it? --- ## Post 23 by @Omar — 2025-10-31T10:55:40Z I was using brave, i think i knew about it, not sure, But I would just use private window instead of this. This feature doesn’t help if you want something like containers or temporary tab --- ## Post 24 by @Blackbird — 2025-10-31T11:55:00Z What do you mean it doesn’t help? If it’s enabled, other websites won’t receive information about it, and when you close the page, absolutely all the data is deleted. --- ## Post 25 by @PurpleDime — 2025-10-31T11:56:06Z > [@Blackbird](#): > > In my opinion, “Forgetful browsing” is a better corresponding feature in Brave. What is “forgetful browsing” ? Never heard of it. --- ## Post 26 by @Blackbird — 2025-10-31T12:08:45Z > **[Forgetful Browsing | Brave](https://brave.com/privacy-updates/25-forgetful-browsing/)** > > Forgetful Browsing is similar to, but more powerful and protective than, popular browsing extensions and private browsing modes. It's another example of Brave offering the most powerful privacy features of any popular browser. --- ## Post 27 by @Blackbird — 2025-10-31T12:20:32Z " \* **Private browsing modes** : Allow users to visit a site with a clean storage area, but require perfection to prevent unwanted first-party reidentification. If Khen (from the previous example) forgets to use a private window just once, and mistakenly logs into his second email account in a normal window, the email provider will be able to link the two email accounts, indefinitely and irreversibly." --- ## Post 28 by @Omar — 2025-11-01T20:49:48Z I think there’s a miss understanding, i use containers to isolate cookies, not as a temporary way for browsing --- ## Post 30 by @win11.shading291 — 2025-11-03T00:20:51Z Yes, I was struggling with the limited icons and colors :stuck_out_tongue: May I ask what the use case for profiles are when you use a container for pretty much any website you visit? I don’t keep any history, but do you have 2 sets of settings/extensions? --- ## Post 31 by @ph00lt0 — 2025-11-03T00:26:49Z You can. And you can have it turned on by default even and just whitelist websites you want to keep. --- ## Post 32 by @PurpleDime — 2025-11-03T05:22:53Z I like to keep different parts of my life separate, which is why I have 2 profiles. Most of the extensions I keep in both are the same, but the bookmarks are like 40 to 60% different. A long time ago, [there was a browser extension called XMarks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmarks_Sync), which allowed you to synchronize your bookmarks across browsers. One cool feature they had is that you could set different profiles with your XMarks account. Meaning that within the same browser profile, I could switch Xmarks to my work profile, and it would replace all my personal bookmarks with my work bookmarks. With the ability to switch bookmarks whenever I wanted, I didn’t need a browser profile. However, Xmarks was discontinued after LastPass acquired them, and I have not been able to find a replacement that does the same thing, which sucks. There are many websites that I use regularly, and I can’t have too many bookmarks, hence the use of profiles. That being said, even if Xmarks still existed, I find it useful to have separate browser profiles. I use my 2 profiles every day simultaneously, meaning that I have 2 windows from 2 different profiles open almost all the time. Profiles are a feature that I hope note-taking apps like Notesnook will implement too. --- ## Post 33 by @donutfreak — 2025-11-03T17:19:05Z > [@PurpleDime](#): > > …allowed you to synchronize your bookmarks across browsers. One cool feature they had is that you could set different profiles with your … Slight thread detour. Your description sounds quite similar to floccus. Give it a look. I’ve been using it for over a year for my browser bookmarks and tab backups. It’s made by one of the NextCloud employees. --- ## Post 35 by @monkeylove — 2026-01-26T16:28:10Z Check out [Demo | Fingerprint Demo](http://fingerprint.com/demo) . I tested Brave, Librewolf, and Mullvad against it, and it broke anti-fingerprinting. The only thing that works against it are the Canvasblocker and Chameleon addons set at max, and that will cause problems, like more CPU usage and some sites loading slower or breaking (e.g., the Cloudflare warning shows up and loops). To avoid breakage, you have to exclude some sites in Chameleon. Given that, multi-account containers in Firefox are helpful. Being able to use more than one login account for various sites is a bonus. --- ## Post 36 by @icygrizly_001 — 2026-01-26T17:39:25Z Dont use extententions like chameleon or canvas blocker. Mullvad Browser with a good vpn is enough . I have tested it myself . Everytime you change the ip address and reopen the browser the fingerprint changes. And i repeat stop using these bogus extensions they serve absolutely no purpose other than making you stand out more completely defeating the whole purpose of trying to beat fingerprinting in the first place --- ## Post 37 by @monkeylove — 2026-01-29T13:16:24Z Mullvad and Librewolf don’t work against the tech I shared. Neither does Brave. Only a combination of Chameleon and Canvasblocker did. See for yourself. Also, it costs money to use a VPN. That’s why I think the best that one can do is to use multi-account containers. --- ## Post 38 by @any1 — 2026-01-30T14:48:51Z > [@monkeylove](#): > > Canvasblocker and Chameleon addons set at max You are doing nothing by using these addons. You do realize that [fingerprint.com](http://fingerprint.com) is trying to sell a service and is amplifying its results in non real world relevant ways to sell their service. --- ## Post 39 by @NoWarEarthling — 2026-02-11T20:02:44Z Hey, I’ve been looking forward to this feature for ages—so glad it’s finally here! Right now on Brave Beta, it’s up and running but turned off by default. It’s called #containers, which is pretty straightforward. The tricky part is, there’s no clear way to tell if a tab is actually using a different container or not. I gave it a try, and after clicking “open as container X,” you can’t really see if the new tab is in a separate container—there’s no visual cue in the interface. So it still feels a bit unfinished, at least for the UI. ![image](https://forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/3X/9/9/993cd598166b88ce2c2c652f983ba55af3bf3568.png) For now, the best workaround I’ve found is to use different tab groups for each container. That way, you can truly organize and label them with names and colors, keeping tabs from different containers separate. It’s the simplest fix I could think of, assuming the feature is actually working behind the scenes. What’s your thoughts about this? Let’s hope they finish refining this feature soon, it’s 2026 already. I just realized there’s a bunch of opens issues related to containers if someone is curious or want to contribute: [GitHub · Where software is built](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20containers) --- ## Post 40 by @Omar — 2026-02-11T22:56:52Z Thanks for the heads up! I just tried it out and I’m honestly so hyped that this is finally live! Interestingly, I’m running the **Nightly** build (not Beta), and I didn’t actually face the UI issue you mentioned. On my end, the visual cues for the containers are showing up perfectly! It’s possible they’ve already pushed a fix to the Nightly version. As you can see in the GIF, it’s looking solid. This is a massive milestone and a huge leap forward for Brave. I’m really excited to see them finally nailing this feature! ![Screen Recording 2026-02-12 at 12.30.05 AM](https://forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/3X/7/6/76a66e05f675b8dda567df2e0d8232d9411d6c7c.gif) --- ## Post 41 by @redoomed1 — 2026-02-14T17:27:49Z 10 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Wish for “clean” Brave Browser](/t/wish-for-clean-brave-browser/34448/45) --- ## Post 42 by @NoWarEarthling — 2026-02-12T13:55:32Z Wow, it looks cool! Thanks for the insight from the Nightly! This means that one of the next Beta features will be Container refinement, this is great! I can’t wait for it :slight_smile: --- ## Post 44 by @monkeylove — 2026-02-12T15:34:43Z One more time: when I use Brave, Mullvad, and Librewolf on the site, the ID remains the same. That means anti-fingerprinting from the three don’t work against it. The only thing that does, except for using a VPN, is to use the two addons I mentioned. If you don’t believe me, then see for yourself. Of course, it’s trying to sell a service, but the point is whether or not you can counter that service. And more websites will likely be using it soon. --- ## Post 45 by @any1 — 2026-02-12T16:17:00Z > [@monkeylove](#): > > One more time: when I use Brave, Mullvad, and Librewolf on the site, the ID remains the same. Just because you get the same ID does not mean you are being uniquely identified. > [@monkeylove](#): > > except for using a VPN, You cannot prevent fingerprinting without hiding your IP. > [@monkeylove](#): > > Of course, it’s trying to sell a service, but the point is whether or not you can counter that service. And more websites will likely be using it soon. > Commercial demos are designed to look impressive. If you visit a demo website twice in one minute from the same IP address, their server can “guess” you are the same person, even if Brave has changed the browser’s website-visible attributes. In the real world, this fingerprinting method is much less effective. As time passes or you move to a different Wi-Fi network (or use a good VPN such as Brave VPN), these server-side guesses fail. These issues are amplified on larger platforms and websites. Our research with privacy browser peers shows that these services have an extremely high false-positive rate, meaning that instead of uniquely identifying you, they are incorrectly lumping you together with many other Brave users. [https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Fingerprinting-Protections#demo-vs-real-life](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Fingerprinting-Protections#demo-vs-real-life) Edit: > [@monkeylove](#): > > is to use the two addons I mentioned CanvasBlocker is redundant when you have FPP/RFP or Brave Shields. Chameleon does nothing, or at worst makes you stick out. It does not make sense to hide your browser, version, or OS when the actual values can still be detected. --- ## Post 52 by @tooinfinity — 2026-02-14T07:50:15Z The containers feature has been working well for me for a bit. It isn’t perfect but I realise they are just refining it right now. For example, you can’t assign a container to a tab group yet, so each tab has to be done individually. And I haven’t yet found a way to assign a website to a container, in other words a sign a rule to to twitter to always open in the twitter container, so you still have to do each one manually I’m sure this will be refined over time but right now they do work and you can see which ones are in which containers easily --- ## Post 55 by @monkeylove — 2026-02-15T08:46:02Z That’s the point of the ID. You can find out more details by looking at the explanation in the site. VPN is too slow, and you have to pay. Also, this contradicts what Brave said. They claim you just need Brave. The only way to counter Fingerprint is to use paid browsers or the process I explained earlier. And that process breaks some sites and slows down browsing. Brave gave a weird take on them. They wrote, “Brave actively blocks network requests to [fingerprint.com](http://fingerprint.com)’s domains and other known fingerprinting services as part of our broader anti-tracking features. This is in addition to the best-in-class fingerprinting protections described on this page.” And yet they couldn’t counter it. Instead, they want us to go to a “non-biased” site. What the…. --- ## Post 56 by @any1 — 2026-02-15T16:09:52Z > [@monkeylove](#): > > VPN is too slow, and you have to pay. Also, this contradicts what Brave said. They claim you just need Brave. Did you even read my post? > As time passes or you move to a different Wi-Fi network (or use a good VPN such as Brave VPN), these server-side guesses fail. > [@monkeylove](#): > > The only way to counter Fingerprint is to use paid browsers or the process I explained earlier. And that process breaks some sites and slows down browsing. ![image](https://forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/3X/8/3/830f2cca296a9ef744ec312065c0e5c4a0046615.png) ![image](https://forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/3X/f/b/fb361f7dd2e67c152213774ad3db251546859f45.png) This is using Mullvad Browser and cleaning session + using a different exit. --- ## Post 57 by @monkeylove — 2026-02-17T08:03:40Z You’re not making any sense. Brave is supposed to counter fingerprinting even without a VPN, and without cleaning. That’s why they refer to using the browser normally on Cover Your Tracks. The problem is that they face other tech that they can’t counter, so they dismiss it as “biased” and something meant to make money. WTF. Don’t use a cleaning session and a different exit. Use it normally, just like most users. And then do the same for Brave and Librewolf. Even better, try the two addons which I mentioned, and which you claim don’t work, and see how the site performs. Finally, I’m sure that there are browsers that can work against it, and one of them is Pola, but those are paid browsers.