FF as the default browser. is it possible to set such that when I open links on other apps, firefox launches a private window for those links?

there seems a similar option but it has a side effect, FF normal launch also becomes private (incognito).

  • d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    16 days ago

    On android I use URL Check (https://triangularapps.blogspot.com/search/label/UrlChecker?m=1) which has a lot of utility for unshortening snd dropping parameters as well as opening in a specific app. It can open private or normal, too. It is a bit overkill if you only use 1 browser, but tbh, its super useful for revising links before you open them anyway to remove tracking garbage.

    I’m not aware of anything this involved and able to do private vs non-private on Linux or macOS, but it would be neat if Browserosourus (macOS) or Junction (Linux) could add those capabilities.

    I haven’t looked too much for solutions outside of mobile. Easy enough on desktop to copy a link and paste in a private window. Not as easy on mobile.

    • vort3@lemmy.ml
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      15 days ago

      I modified Braus source code (it’s in Python) to use private Firefox windows, but I don’t remember the details. Possibly you just need to create a new .desktop file for private window and it will just work on Linux. Except that unless you choose a new icon, you’ll have 2 firefox options in menu and won’t know which one is private and which one is normal.

      • d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        14 days ago

        Braus is new to me, tho at a glance looks less capable overall than Junction.

        Looks like Junction supports firefox profiles via .desktop entries, so it would also support launching via the private CLI flag (firefox -private-window iirc).

        Might be easier to keep up with than modding Braus source code in the long run.

        https://github.com/sonnyp/Junction

        Like other gnome circle apps it heavily encourages flatpak but its available on arch official and other distro package managers.

  • zerosignal@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    On android, I have “open links in a private tab” turned on. When I open the app, it launches normally and if I open a link from a normal tab, the link opens in a normal tab as well.

  • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    16 days ago

    On what operating system are you?

    On Android, there should be a setting for it.
    On a desktop OS, you can probably add --private-window as an argument into the launcher.
    Don’t know what the situation is on iOS…

    • No Ragrets@lemmy.mlOP
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      15 days ago

      I am on android and tried the setting already. hence the post.

      thanks for the PC tip though.

  • vort3@lemmy.ml
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    17 days ago

    There is an extension that can make externally opened links to open in temporary containers.

    Not quite what you want but could work, depending on what’s your workflow and what you’re trying to achieve.

    There’s also a software that acts like a browser and handles links, but instead of opening them, it shows you a list of browser’s you have installed and you can choose which one to use. It also has an option to open said links in private windows (incognito) instead of normal windows.

    Again, probably not the solution you wanted, but works for me.

    Of you like any of the two solutions I listed above, let me know, I’ll send you the links.