I would like to have separate Edge Dev shortcuts on my dock for each of my profiles. Anyone know if this is possible to do with a parameter like --profile for instance?--profile-directory="Profile 1"

HotCakeX I got this working with some dirty finagling. Some 'terminal' work involved. First switched to the Edge data directory in 'terminal', like so cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft\ Edge Then I searched for my 'profile' directories this dirty way, find ./ -type f -name Preferences Which gave me .//Profile 1/Preferences.//Default/Preferences So I have 'Profile 1' and 'Default' I tested with open -a "Microsoft Edge" --args --profile-directory=Profile\ 1 and open -a "Microsoft Edge" --args --profile-directory=Default and I got the result I expected, and also I could see which profile was which based on naming without having to 'jq' through some json with the Preferences file. Finally, I created an Automator application for each profile to launch it per the included screenshot example, saved it as an application, gave it a custom Icon using 'Get Info' (you can google this' and then dropped it on my menu bar. Disclaimer - i said it was dirty

I would definitely help you if i had access to a Mac,though I did test Edge on my Mac VMware virtual machine few months ago, but have to download new OSX again.

So I found a workaround for my situation. Although this workaround doesn't allow for CLI launching, it suffices for my needs. In the Mac app store there's an app called "OpenIn". It's a pretty robust app for customizing how macOS launches browsers, mail clients, and file extensions. It supports Chromium browser profiles, and it DOES work with Edge! So I configured OpenIn for my default and work profiles, and now I can launch whatever Edge browser instance I want. This doesn't give me a shortcut in the mac Dock, but I use a streamdeck and I assigned a button to a work site, and OpenIn automatically launches that site using my work Edge profile. Pretty slick.

Traveler700 I've found a new solution.The first instance use:open -a "Microsoft Edge" --args --profile-directory=Profile\ 1To the second one use:open -a "Microsoft Edge" -n --args --profile-directory=Profile\ 2 The -n-n Open a new instance of the application(s) even if one is already running

vskorpen_ Hi, https://superuser.com/questions/377186/how-do-i-start-chrome-using-a-specified-user-profile Replace Google chrome with the correct equivalent from Microsoft Edge on Windows I can do this: "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge SxS\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 3"(this is on the Target of my Edge insider shortcut in properties) --profile-directory="Profile 3"The argument above tells Edge browser to load which folder from:%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge SxS\User Data so if I create a different profile in Edge browser and name it "vskorpen", then Edge will create a new folder inside this folder %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge SxS\User Dataand name it "vskorpen" so in the target of the Edge shortcut, i will add this argument:--profile-directory="vskorpen"

How to create separate shortcuts for different profiles on mac?

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Francisv
Copper Contributor
Feb 10, 2021
I've tried what is suggestion as answer but it didn't seem to work for me?

Any way I can get two Edge icons in my dock. Perhaps something like chrome where I see a bit of the profile picture to help me know which icon is which profile?
- HotCakeX
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  Feb 10, 2021
  Francisv
  Francisv wrote:
  I've tried what is suggestion as answer but it didn't seem to work for me?
  
  Any way I can get two Edge icons in my dock. Perhaps something like chrome where I see a bit of the profile picture to help me know which icon is which profile?
  Yes I have 2 profiles in Edge and the profile picture is shown on Edge shortcut on taskbar, desktop etc.
  - Francisv
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 10, 2021
    I think I'm just not getting it. I can't seem to get it to work.
    Tried to create alias for edge and change destination that didn't work either. I can do it easily on windows but not sure why my mac don't cooperate or i'm simply doing it wrong
HotCakeX
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Oct 31, 2019
vskorpen_
Hi,

https://superuser.com/questions/377186/how-do-i-start-chrome-using-a-specified-user-profile

Replace Google chrome with the correct equivalent from Microsoft Edge

on Windows I can do this:

"C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge SxS\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 3"
(this is on the Target of my Edge insider shortcut in properties)

--profile-directory="Profile 3"
The argument above tells Edge browser to load which folder from:
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge SxS\User Data

so if I create a different profile in Edge browser and name it "vskorpen", then Edge will create a new folder inside this folder
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge SxS\User Data
and name it "vskorpen"

so in the target of the Edge shortcut, i will add this argument:
--profile-directory="vskorpen"

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