Brave Browser Now Has Multi-Account Containers: Here’s How to Use Them
If you juggle multiple online accounts, you know the hassle of logging in and out of the same site. You might keep separate browser profiles, or simply hope that Gmail doesn’t mix up your work and personal inboxes. Brave recently introduced a new feature that makes this easier: multi-account containers. They let you isolate different accounts and activities in their own tabs, with separate cookies and site data for each container. This can help you stay organized and reduce cross-site tracking.
This isn’t a brand new idea—Firefox has had a similar Container feature for years. Brave’s version, introduced in version 1.60 and later, is built on the same underlying technology. But it’s a welcome addition, especially for people who use Brave as their primary browser and want a lightweight way to separate work, personal, and other online lives without maintaining multiple browser profiles.
What happened
In early 2026, Brave began rolling out multi-account container support to all users on the stable channel. The feature lives in the browser’s settings and can be enabled with just a few clicks. Once activated, you can create different containers (for example “Work,” “Personal,” “Shopping”) and open any tab inside a container. Each container keeps its own cookies, local storage, and site data. That means you can be logged into your work Google account in one container and your personal Google account in another, without the two interfering.
The feature works similarly to Firefox Containers. Brave does not invent a new concept here—it adapts the same approach. For those who already use Brave’s Shields and built-in ad blocking, containers add another layer of separation that can help limit how sites track you across contexts.
Why it matters
Separating browsing contexts is useful for privacy as well as convenience. When you browse the web from a single profile, cookies and trackers can follow you between sites and sessions. A container acts like a walled-off area. Anything that happens in your “Work” container stays there—sites in your “Personal” container won’t see the same tracking cookies.
This is especially helpful if you use services that rely on third-party cookies, or if you don’t want your work browsing history to influence the ads and recommendations you see in your personal time. It also makes it easier to manage multiple accounts on the same platform, such as Twitter, Facebook, or Amazon. Instead of opening a private window or logging out, you just switch containers.
Of course, containers are not a complete privacy solution. They don’t prevent your ISP or employer from seeing what sites you visit. They don’t block fingerprinting entirely. But they do make it harder for sites to correlate your activity across different roles—and that can be a small but meaningful step.
What readers can do
Here is how to set up multi-account containers in Brave:
Open Brave Settings. Click the menu (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner, then go to “Settings.”
Enable containers. In the Settings page, look for the “Privacy and security” section. There should be a toggle called “Enable multi-account containers.” Turn it on.
Create your first container. After enabling, you will see a new menu option “Containers” in the same section. Click it, then click “Add container.” Give it a name and choose an icon and color (helps visually separate tabs). For example: “Work” with a blue briefcase icon.
Open a tab inside a container. Right-click any link or the new tab button. From the menu, choose “Open in container” and pick the container you want. Alternatively, you can type a URL in the address bar and then use the container icon next to the address bar to assign the current tab to a container.
Repeat for other containers. Create as many containers as you need. You can also manage existing containers from the settings page or right-click on a container tab to move it to a different container.
That’s it. Once set up, each container behaves like its own browsing session. You can have several containers open at once, each logged into different accounts.
A few tips:
- Use a separate container for banking or financial sites to avoid cross-site tracking.
- Keep social media in its own container if you want to limit how those platforms track you across the web.
- If you accidentally open a link in the wrong container, you can right-click the tab and choose “Reopen in container” to move it.
Sources
Brave’s container feature is based on the same technology as Firefox Containers, which was originally developed by Mozilla. The feature appeared in Brave browser version 1.60, released in early 2026, and is now available on desktop for all users. For official documentation, see Brave’s support pages under “Privacy and security” settings.