Option to have certains URLs to be opened in defined profile

pn4fcwbjbb

Vlad This is a lot like how Firefox containers work. I think theirs might be based on regex though. The benefit of using regex instead of just subdomains is in cases where an app will use a generic subdomain but put the "profile" of the saas app in the domain i.e. https://app.saas.company/company1 or even as a query string https://app.saas.company?profile=company1

I'd also like to push to have this be thought about with the upcoming sessions (i believe that is what they are being called) Allowing closer comparison of running Firefox Containers inside a Profile.

cyzyvos

Scenario: I want to always be logged into my google account on mail.google.com but not on youtube.com. Currently, this means that I have to manually switch profiles before opening gmail and then switch back to my default profile when I'm done. It would be cool if I could instead choose a profile in the website settings for mail.google.com and gmail is then always opened in this profile (or even just in the context of this profile).

Vlad

cyzyvos This is how we are thinking about it https://orionfeedback.org/d/4417-option-to-have-certains-urls-to-be-opened-in-defined-profile/33

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cyzyvos This is part of my use case as well. Google is Orwellian with its insistence on signing you in automatically and without consent across all Google services when you sign in with any Google services, and I've not found a way to prevent this without breaking the login altogether. I have a few Google accounts for mail, one for Workspace, one for YouTube, etc. Having a container/profile/etc which enacts automatically when entering the defined subdomain is what makes FF containers work for me.

cyzyvos

or is this what containers are going to do once they're implemented?

cyzyvos

Vlad yes perfect! this is exactly what I was thinking 👍️

invisibit

Vlad I am a fan of this implementation and would consider this an incredibly useful feature.

Vlad

TheOtherKai

Vlad I think this might be confusing for Orion's current implementation of profiles. Everything is separate, including website settings, so it'll be weird for there to be a global option tucked in there as well.

Instead, I would suggest that instead of a dropdown, that option in website settings opens this window (the only page in Orion that affects all profiles). The routing options should be put there instead.

Vlad

Yes and I think we can call it 'Link routing'. My only concern is discoverability if we were to place this button here, almost guranteed that a fraction of users would ever find it. So probably a reference here would be needed as well

dhruvkb

Arc has a feature called Air Traffic Control, which automatically opens links in the right space according to some predefined rules.

It's not a perfect implementation (I have filed issues to enable links to be rearranged in order of priority, and to enable more advanced matching such as regex patterns) but it'll be a good start.

For example, while I am in the "Office" profile, under the "Dev work" named window, I can click on YouTube links I come across during the day and they'll still go to the "Personal" profile, under the "Entertainment" named window so that they don't interrupt my flow and I can go to my entertainment window at the end of the day and have some content lined up to see.

This also works to sort my work tabs. When I click on GitHub notifications for my work repo, it opens a tab in the "Office" profile/"Dev work" window and when I click on notifications for my personal repo, it opens a tab in my "Personal" profile/"Dev work" window.

YuriySamorodov

I wanted to share an idea that I think could really enhance the Orion browser experience. I’ve noticed that Microsoft Edge has a feature where different profiles can be linked to specific URL addresses, allowing for automatic profile switching.

https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/04/30/automatic-profile-switching/
https://www.downloadsource.net/how-to-configure-microsoft-edge-to-switch-user-profiles-automatically/n/17380/

Implementing such a feature in the Orion browser could provide users with greater flexibility and efficiency, allowing them to seamlessly switch profiles based on the URLs they visit. It would be great to see this idea considered by the development team, as it aligns with enhancing user privacy and organization.

Do you think it would be possible to implement something similar in the Orion browser? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this!

Best regards,
Yuriy

heavyD

This is a feature that Safari 18 has, and Arc Browser has (called Air Traffic Control). It allows me to control which profile is opened or a link is directed to open in, based on the domain name.

For example:

I have two profiles, Work & Personal. I am logged in to websites like X.com, YouTube, Amazon etc. in my Personal profile. When I click on an X.com link or a YouTube link, it will only open them in my personal profile, even if I last used the Work profile. My employer uses Microsoft services, so I use this feature to direct any work links to my Work profile like what happens with non-work links in my Personal profile

This is an incredible feature that I miss when using Orion. In fact, I see it as the last major feature for me to that would make Orion my full-time browser.

See attached screenshots from Safari 18 & Arc. I would recommend an implementation similar to Safari's.

lugabr

Just set It simple as Safari does. It will be perfect.

kektus

This would definitely be a rock solid feature for productivity. I'm still stuck with Arc exactly for this reason.
Guess I'll try Safari for a while, since I didn't know about the Open Links with profile functionality.

thatdwayne

I would like to see additional profile management functionality:

Allow me to manage a list of URL's and "assign" them to open in specific profiles. For example, banking sites (xyzbank.com) always open in a Personal or Banking profile; while a company intranet URL always opens in a Work profile. Should allow wildcard support (i.e. *.intranet.url)
Allow me to move a currently-open tab to another profile (would be ideal if I were prompted to "Always open this site in <Profile>?" which would add it to the list mentioned in the first bullet. Perhaps add "Move to..." in the menu when you click the profile indicator next to the URL bar? See crude mockup below...

The mapping of URL's to Profiles:

should be synced and use on Desktop and Mobile versions of Orion
should allow importing and exporting (simple CSV would be fine) a list of URLs --> Profiles

I haven't seen a browser handle this well. Edge has a bit of this functionality:

Edge has a profile list where you can "assign" URL's to open in specific Profiles. However, this list is not currently synced, which makes it a weak feature. You have to manually recreate the list on each computer. Edge allows you to right-click on a tab and move it to a new workspace but not a new profile.

Here is my crude mockup of how it might work.

This would make Profiles much more useful, as I could automatically open specific sites in the correct profile every time. That would help separate work vs. personal vs. nonprofit vs. kids sports teams vs. ...

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