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This might sound a little insane, but I'd like to have separate browsers for my everyday/research and social-network browsing. I could install another Browser like Chrome, Opera etc. but I am not very fond of the ones I found for privacy and feature reasons.

I think it is possible to install different versions, but I'd like an up-to-date version in both cases.

So is it possible? Maybe have a standalone version (I didn't find an official source)?

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  • If its MS Windows platform you can always use [Sandboxie](http://www.sandboxie.com/) to run as many instances of a program (multiple sandboxie profiles)and they will seem to be running with a new profile. – Firelord Apr 11 '15 at 09:10

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There may be two ways to accomplish this:

PortableApps

To handle this I prefer to use the "Portable" version. You can set it up in different dirs for as many instances you want. Download here.

Profile Manager (I don't know how stable this is)

  1. Close all running instances of Firefox

  2. In the Run dialog box, type in: firefox.exe -p

  3. Follow the prompts on the screen to set up a profile

    Repeat as many times as needed for multiple profiles

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  • I have not found an official source for a portable version of Firefox unfortunately. – TomTom Apr 10 '15 at 18:14
  • I do not believe that Mozilla has released a portable version, However this one is one I use [PortableApps](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fportableapps.com%2Fapps%2Finternet%2Ffirefox_portable&ei=cxMoVZ-xCo72oATl0ICgDA&usg=AFQjCNGgyJiXIm2aZ2KxXMSOx3B2kST0kQ&bvm=bv.90491159,d.cGU) – Tom Ruh Apr 10 '15 at 18:19
  • I think I'll be fine with switching profiles! – TomTom Apr 10 '15 at 20:41
  • The [LiberKey](http://www.liberkey.com/en.html) version also works well ;) – DavidPostill Apr 10 '15 at 22:02
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    @TomTom Alternatively, you can use [Profile Switcher](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/profileswitcher/) addon which allows to switch or run multiple profiles at the same time without closing running instances of Firefox. I myself use three profiles at a time. – Firelord Apr 11 '15 at 09:07
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Create a Virtual Machine, install Linux on VM, Install FF -- poof, separated computer with separated FF browser, for free.

Also maybe check out this other SU question and answers: Firefox: Using multiple instances with different profiles?

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