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# Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/brave-browser-containers/
- Published: 2026-07-04T10:10:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-04T10:10:55.000Z
- Description: Brave Browser 1.92 introduces support for Containers that isolate cookies and site data per tab.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: News

Brave has rolled out [Containers](https://brave.com/blog/containers/?ref=itsfoss.com) with the **Brave Browser 1.92** release, giving its Chromium-based browser something Firefox users have had [for years now](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-use-firefox-containers?ref=itsfoss.com). And no, it is not some pre-installed extension doing the work; this functionality is built right into the browser for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

In this implementation, **each container keeps its own cookies and site data storage separate from the rest**, even if you visit the same website across containers. By default, this feature ships with four categories: *Personal*, *Work*, *Social*, and *School*. Each one of them can be edited or deleted to suit your workflow.

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/07/brave-browser-containers-setup-1.png)

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/07/brave-browser-containers-setup-2.png)

**The default Container categories are useful, I must say.*

You can make new ones too! I made one to test how containers worked, named it "*It's FOSS*," and picked a color and icon for it from the available options.

The idea itself isn't new. Brave points back to [a Mozilla concept doc](https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Security/Contextual%5FIdentity%5FProject/Containers&oldid=1048703&ref=itsfoss.com) from 2015 that laid out the original pitch for container tabs in Firefox, complete with cookie isolation, per-container icons, and even auto-naming. 

![two brave browser windows are shown here side-by-side, one is x.com, the other is fizzy.do, both of these tabs are part of the same container called "it's foss"](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/07/brave-browser-containers-demo.png)

**I didn't really login to either service when I took this, but you get the idea, right?*

Mozilla eventually built a version of this right into the browser, with a [Multi-Account Containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/?ref=itsfoss.com) extension being made available for people who are unable to access Containers on their installation or want site auto-assignment and cross-device syncing.

## There's more

Alongside named containers, **Brave Browser also lets you spin up a temporary one** straight from the right-click menu, for whenever you want quick isolation without setting up and naming a permanent container.

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/07/brave-browser-temporary-containers-1.png)

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/07/brave-browser-temporary-containers-2.png)

I tried it out myself, and instead of asking me to name anything, Brave auto-generated a random two-word name along with its own icon and color; mine came out as "*Enter victory*."

It still worked like any other container while it was open; I just did not have to set it up first.

Another thing to watch out for is that **Brave is rolling out *Containers* gradually**, so not everyone will see it on their installation just yet, and the feature is **also being offered on Brave Origin**, which, if you remember, [is free for Linux users](https://itsfoss.com/news/brave-origin-linux/).

## Get access now!

If you have already updated to Brave Browser 1.92 and still don't see a *Containers* option in your settings menu, then **you could force-enable it** by following these steps.

First, visit this address in your browser: `brave://flags`. Here, type `containers` into the search bar and click on the dropdown menu.

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/07/brave-browser-containers-flag-1.png)

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/07/brave-browser-enabling-containers-1.png)

Now, click on `Enabled` to activate this feature on your installation and relaunch the browser. Next, visit the *Settings* page, and under the "*Content*" page, look for the *Containers* category and enable it.

This is how I got it running on my Fedora Workstation setup, so you should also be able to do the same on other platforms and even on [Brave Origin](https://brave.com/origin/?ref=itsfoss.com).