Firefox's enhanced profile management, available from October 14, helps users securely separate work, personal, and school browsing with isolated data, extensions, and themes.
Firefox launches enhanced profile management on October 14, enabling users to create separate browsing spaces for work, personal, and school activities within one browser.
The new profile system offers isolated spaces with dedicated bookmarks, logins, history, extensions, and themes. This improves upon the hidden about:profiles page, making profile setup intuitive.
Mozilla introduced these tools with Firefox 138 in April 2025, using a gradual rollout to test functionality before the October public release for stability.
Developed with accessibility experts, the interface benefits all users, especially those with disabilities, by establishing digital boundaries and reducing cognitive load.
Firefox's profile management advances browser organization and privacy. By revealing hidden features, Mozilla supports tailored browsing, with the October 14 rollout marking progress in secure identity management.
The enhanced profile management features will become available to all Firefox users starting October 14, following a gradual rollout that began with Firefox 138 in April 2025.
Each Firefox profile maintains completely separate bookmarks, login credentials, browsing history, installed extensions, and visual themes, providing true isolation between different browsing contexts.
You can create a new profile via the Firefox menu or by visiting about:profiles in the address bar, then following the on-screen instructions to set up a separate browsing environment.
Yes, each profile supports custom themes, allowing you to personalize the appearance for different browsing contexts like work or personal use.
The enhanced profile management is primarily designed for desktop Firefox, with limited profile options on mobile versions at this time.