Isolated role sessions
Each role uses a separate persistent Electron session partition, keeping cookies, localStorage, IndexedDB, cache and authentication state isolated.
A role-based browser for development and testing
One browser. Every role.
Test your application as Admin, Customer, Support, Manager or any other user role-at the same time, without repeatedly signing in and out.
Free and open source.Latest v0.1.2Windows · macOS · Linux
http://localhost:8000/dashboard
Admin
Customer
Support
Session isolation active
Admin cookies, storage and login state are separate.
Orders
24
Users
8
Settings
5
Admin sessionisolated storage
Customer sessionisolated storage
Support sessionisolated storage
QA sessionisolated storage
The old loop is expensive
Stop signing in and out just to test another role.
Without RolesTab
Log in as Admin
Test a feature
Sign out
Log in as Customer
Repeat
With RolesTab
Create a project
Add role profiles
Open each role in an isolated tab
Switch between roles instantly
Core features
Built around isolated role workflows.
Project workspaces
Create projects for different applications, environments or development tasks.
Reusable role profiles
Create profiles for Admin, Customer, Staff, Manager, Support, QA or custom roles.
Persistent login state
Keep role sessions available across application restarts.
Tab restoration
Restore recent tabs and previously visited URLs.
Session controls
Clear one role session, all sessions in a project or every stored role session.
Import and export
Move project configurations through JSON import and export.
Developer controls
Use navigation, reload, home, copy URL, external open and DevTools controls.
How it works
Three steps from context switching to parallel testing.
Step 1
Create a project
Add the URL of the application you are developing or testing.
Step 2
Add your roles
Create profiles such as Admin, Customer, Support and QA.
Step 3
Test simultaneously
Open isolated tabs and remain logged in as each user at the same time.
Session isolation
Every role keeps its own browser data.
RolesTab maps each role profile to an isolated persistent Electron session partition, so role data does not overlap inside a project.
Project: Local Store
URL: http://localhost:8000
Admin tab
Admin cookies
Admin localStorage
Admin login
Customer tab
Customer cookies
Customer localStorage
Customer login
Support tab
Support cookies
Support localStorage
Support login
Use cases
Useful anywhere roles change the product.
Software development
Keep Admin, Customer and Staff sessions open while you build role-specific flows.
Quality assurance
Verify permissions, dashboards and edge cases without resetting browser state.
Customer support
Compare what a support agent sees with the customer session you are helping.
Product demonstrations
Move through multi-role product stories without breaking your presentation flow.
Permission testing
Check access-control decisions with isolated users side by side.
Multi-tenant testing
Open different tenants or environments while preserving separate auth state.
Downloads
Install RolesTab for your desktop.
Installer details come from the latest public GitHub release and are cached by Next.js to reduce API requests.
Recommended
View all downloads
Installer detection runs in your browser and never starts a download automatically.
Windows
Latest version v0.1.2
macOS
Latest version v0.1.2
macOS builds may be unsigned, so first launch can show a security warning.
Linux
Latest version v0.1.2
Installation
Straightforward setup on each platform.
- Step 1
Download the .exe installer.
- Step 2
Open the downloaded installer.
- Step 3
Complete the installation.
- Step 4
Launch RolesTab.
System requirements
Windows, macOS or Linux
A modern 64-bit desktop environment
Internet access for websites opened inside the browser
No account is required to use RolesTab
Local project and session data are stored on your machine
Open source
Built in the open for teams that test real products.
Explore the source, star the repository, report issues and review release history on GitHub.
Release notes
v0.1.2
Jul 10, 2026
Full Changelog: https://github.com/Usenmfon/rolestab/compare/v0.1.1...v0.1.2
FAQ
Questions developers ask first.
Test every role without breaking your flow.
Create isolated role sessions, switch instantly and spend less time signing in and out.