How To Login To Multiple Accounts On The Same Website Simultaneously

Posted by: Damien on May 12th, 2009

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Creating multiple login accounts on a website is never an issue. Accessing them simultaneously is. Most browsers have their own centralized cookie management system. When you are logged in to a website in one instances, you won’t be able to login to the same website using another account, even if you open a new tab or window. Personally, I have more than 2 Gmail accounts, Yahoo accounts, Facebook accounts and multiple login IDs to my own blog. There are times when I need to login to different accounts to access a particular emails, or to check the setting/status of the other accounts. Below are some of the ways that I used to access to different accounts (of the same website ) simultaneously.

Install multiple browsers

This is definitely not the most effective method, but it is surely one method that works 100% of the time. Since all browsers have their own cookie management system, you can easily login to one account in Firefox, and another in IE/Chrome/Opera/Safari etc. The downside of this is that they clutter up your desktop, take up lot of memory and storage space.

Firefox

To be able to login to various accounts in Firefox, the best way is to install the extension CookiePie. What it does is to create different instances of cookies in different tabs and windows so you can login to the same website with different login ID simultaneously.

1. Install the CookiePie extension from the Nektra site.

2. In the current tab, login to your account with the primary ID

3. Open a new tab, right click at the tab and select Toggle On/Off Cookiepie.

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You will now see a cookie on the tab.

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4. On this new tab, you can now go to the same website and login with another ID.

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Note: CookiePie conflicts with some of the extensions, like Tab mix plus and TooManyTabs. It might not work properly with these extensions.

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 comes with a New Session mode that allows you to start a new window with a brand new session.

Open IE8, go to the URl of the site and login with your first ID.

Go to File->New session. This will open a new window. Navigate to the same site and you should be able to login with another ID.

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Google Chrome

Google Chrome comes with a incognito mode that allows you to login to two different instances of the same website.

1. Login to the the website in Google Chrome.

2. Glick on the Tools icon and select New Incognito Window. Alternatively you can press Ctrl + Shift + N to open a new Incognito Window

3. Navigate to the same website and you should be able to login with another user ID.

What other methods do you use to login with different accounts on the same website simultaneously?

Damien Oh is the owner and chief editor of Make Tech Easier

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Kenohki

There is a little known web browser for the Mac that also has built-in functionality that uses parallel sessions, thus allowing a user to log in to multiple accounts on the same web site:

http://www.stainlessapp.com/

Damien Oh

Thanks for the recommendation. It looks good. I will try it out.

Linda C

In IE8, going to file, then new session works fine and am thankful I found your helpful website, but with the previous of IE there was a one time fix and that was all it took...now anytime you want to open two different accounts on the same website it is extra steps. I have 2 ebay accounts, one I sell garage style items, stuff laying around the house and the second ebay account I sell brand new items and I also buy items too, but I need both accounts open at the same time so I can manage them by answering bidders questions, sending invoices for sold items and also my own bidding on items I am wanting to buy, so it is crucial I have both accounts opened simultaneously when I am logged into ebay. Do you think there will be a one time "fix" like the previous IE or will I have to keep going to file, then click on new session everytime? Again, thank you for your help with 'on how to do the opening up of two accounts on the same website' I was pulling my hair out and was not liking IE8 at all until I found this website! Linda

krish

This doesnt works for firefox 3.5

Joyce Faler

Firefox extension works great on keeping multiple Twitter accounts open at same time. Thank you!

John Selden

The ability to do this is built into the Stainless browser for Mac. Stainless was originally a tech demo, designed to use one process per tab a la Chrome. But it has been developed into a very simple, darn fine browser. And you won't believe how small the download is: 557 KB! Talk about lightweight!

srpayo

Thats great, another nice shared solution from Mr.Damien, I was wondering if there was such a tool, thanks mate!!! I've tried it and it works awesome!

Sharninder

Awesome. I can finally have just one browser open. The cookiepie add on looks really cool