

- #Multiple processes of firefox running at the same time mac os#
- #Multiple processes of firefox running at the same time portable#
- #Multiple processes of firefox running at the same time windows#
#Multiple processes of firefox running at the same time portable#
Then paste it at your favorite place (probably desktop) Firefox Portable is a 3rd party build that has its own way of launching multiple instances, far different that the official Firefox builds do.
#Multiple processes of firefox running at the same time windows#

You will probably use two or more profiles frequently. The key here is -no-remote command-line argument!

When you hit ENTER the profile will start in new context! Where Rahul need to be replaced by the name of the profile you have used in step 1 while creating a new profile. "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" -no-remote -P Rahul Now Windows users can again click on “Start -> Run” and execute firefox with followed by the command line arguments, (This is to assure you that we are going in right direction).
#Multiple processes of firefox running at the same time mac os#
On similar lines Linux and Mac OS user can create a new profile.įirst start firefox the way you start. (Note that the path C:Program FilesMozilla Firefox may change as per your installation directory.) "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" -CreateProfile Rahul Window user, can click on “Start -> Run” and execute firefox with followed by the command line arguments. To do this run firefox with command line parameter CreateProfile followed by profile name. To run another instance of firefox with different profile you need to create first a different profile. Here comes one of the most awaited trick!īy default firefox runs in default profile. Now from firefox 2.0+ onwards this is solved and you can run firefox with as many accounts as you want! Look at the following screenshots in which I am checking two Gmail accounts at the same time! (Click on image to enlarge it) Another similar situation often encountered by many orkuttians who have multiple orkut profiles! What you normally do is open up another Gmail account in another browser. In slightly non-technical words do you ever need to check two different accounts of same service, at the same time?Īs an example, consider the scenario (which is 100% real-life and was encountered by my friend Deva) – you are checking mails of your Gmail account and at the same time you want to check another gmail account. How often do you wish to run multiple firefox profiles at the same time?
