Using multiple profiles - Firefox

If you are using multiple Firefox profiles, these tips may be helpful:

• Use Color Toolbar(s) to identify profile | userstyles.org styling to color code your Firefox browser and dialog windows to identify the profile in use. The style is installed, used and managed with the Stylish extension available at addons.
• (Windows) Create Windows Quick Launch shortcuts
• (Windows) Use the Launchy extension to open current page in another profile with a customized "launchy.xml" file (sample) with -no-remote to start each profile. (Don't use it to launch your default profile, at least not with -no-remote). [1] [2]
• (Windows) Change the shortcut icon for a Firefox version by right clicking on the startup icon, then under properties, shortcut, change icon. Won't apply to a specific profile but will help identify the version of Firefox.
• Use a JSON bookmarkbackups file from your default profile to restore to your test profiles, if you need bookmarks, bookmarklets, or keyword shortcuts (details here). (JSON files are database backups and were introduced in Firefox 3)
• Install Open Profile Folder extension at least in your default profile to give you quick access to your Firefox profile data.

See also

• Profile Manager
• Profile in use
• Creating a new Firefox profile on Windows
• Transferring data to a new profile - Firefox
• Shortcut to a specific profile
• Starting your Mozilla application with a specified profile
• Opening a new instance of your Mozilla application with another profile (using -no-remote)