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this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
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Here's a tip to make using Firefox profiles easy.
about:profiles
and create a profile. Let's call this one "better" because it has the Betterfox css added. (an example)firefox
in a terminal will launch the default profile. Typingfirefox -p better
will launch the "better" profile. If you're on OS X or Windows just find out what the equivalent command would be to execute the launch.Name: Firefox profile better
Command: firefox -p better
Keys: enter the keys you want to use
How to choose keys;
My desktop environment uses super(windows) + b to launch the default browser, which happens to be Firefox. So for me it makes sense to use something like super + shift + b for consistency, and easy to remember. If you have a profile with Arkenfox css it could be super + shift + a. Regardless, try for a mnemenic and consistent solution.
Now whenever you want to launch a new instance of a Firefox profile just tap the keys you assigned.
This baffled me to no end, but the -P flag did the trick.
eg Win11: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P as a shortcut.
Got used to always start with profile picker.
If you add -no-remote to the command, you can launch multiple profiles simultaneously. You don’t need that parameter on your main profile.
Example:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P [profile’s name] -no-remote
You can even make a shortcut to Firefox and put the command in. I have several icons launch profiles when I need them.
@BlackPit holy shit 🤯