This extension helps you avoid some incognito mode detection methods, allowing you to view certain web pages in incognito mode.
Hide Incognito Mode Extension
What This Extension Does
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This tiny and efficient extension can help you use certain websites which don't allow incognito mode. These websites usually let you read a few pages per month for free, but charge for unlimited access. If you try to use incognito mode, they may tell you that they don't allow using incognito mode. This extension can help you fool them into thinking that you're NOT using incognito mode, even though you actually ARE!
- This will not work on all websites, but should work on most websites **IF they tell you they do not allow private or incognito mode**.
- This will not magically give you access to web pages that require a subscription to view a member-only section. It does however, help with many web sites that will let you view 5 or so pages per month for free, because by going incognito, you can reset your 5 per month counter.
- This extension will only activate the incognito-cloaking behavior on incognito browser tabs.
- You must still activate incognito tabs yourself.
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Installation
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IMPORTANT!!! - This extension requires special installation.
You install it from the Chrome Web Store the same way as any other extension, but after you install it you MUST change the extension configuration to allow this extension to operate inside incognito tabs. If you don't do this, it won't work at all.
To configure it:
1) in Chrome goto Menu > More Tools > Extensions (the Menu button icon looks like ⋮ or ☰).
2) Find the entry for this extension (the name is \"Hide Incognito Mode\") and click the \"More Details\" button.
3) Enable the \"Allow in incognito\" setting (sometimes they say allow in private window, instead of incognito).
See a short video of these steps at http://rehfeld.us/browser-extensions/hide-incognito-mode/setup.html
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Usage
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Once you've installed and configured the extension, you can just browse the web using incognito like you normally would, and this extension's incognito-cloaking behavior should automatically prevent many sites from detecting you. However, some websites have strong detection abilities, and may still detect you, blocking you from reading their page. If this happens, consider enabling Bandit Mode.
This extension has 2 modes to choose from:
Normal Mode - this default mode enables the incognito-cloaking behavior
Bandit Mode - automatically clears your cookies and private data on every page load, in addition to enabling the incognito-cloaking behavior
Websites can still use cookies and other tracking strategies when you're incognito, and sometimes they do this to prevent you from reading more than 1 page while incognito. Even though they may not be able to tell if you're incognito, they can still use cookies to limit you in various ways, such as page views. Bandit Mode is designed to help in this scenario.
However, clearing private data on each page load will make some sites misbehave, or even outright break. So you will need to experiment to find out if Bandit or Normal mode works best for your personal usage behavior on each website.
It's easy to switch between modes, just left-click the mask icon in the top-right of your browser, then choose.
See screenshots at http://rehfeld.us/browser-extensions/hide-incognito-mode/usage
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Author's Intention
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If you really enjoy a website's content, be a good Netizen and subscribe to them. This extension is intended to be used by people who have already subscribed to the membership website, but want to read without logging in, perhaps for the following reasons: they desire to maintain a high level of privacy by reading in full incognito without logging in, or they've misplaced their login credentials, or they're temporarily on a different computer that cannot login etc... It's not intended to bypass their membership fee.
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How it works
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(deep technical stuff, for programmers)
http://rehfeld.us/browser-extensions/hide-incognito-mode/how-it-works
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Credits
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http://rehfeld.us/browser-extensions/hide-incognito-mode/credits
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Privacy
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http://rehfeld.us/browser-extensions/hide-incognito-mode/privacy-policy
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Change log
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V1.10 - July 16, 2021 Increase storage quota limits, and alter them for certain user agents. This should defeat a popular detection script used by some websites.
V1.9 - Mar 13, 2021 Reduce chance of incognito detection by mocking navigator.language when incognito, ensuring it has 2 entries like it does when running non incognito.
V1.7 - Oct 7, 2020 Added Bandit Mode to automatically clear cookies and private data on each page load.
V1.6 - Mar 26, 2020 Improved effectiveness and compatibility - now works on many more websites.
V1.5 - Nov 20, 2019 Improved Extension description and usage instructions.
V1.4 - Sep 7, 2019 Improved setup instructions.
V1.3 - Aug 22, 2019 Removed storage permission.
V1.2 - Aug 21, 2019 Added new patch to prevent disk storage quota sniffing as an incognito detection method. This has become popular on some websites since Chrome 74.
V1.1 - Only show setup instructions on initial install.
V1.0 - Initial release.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Hide Incognito Mode extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Hide Incognito Mode extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install Hide Incognito Mode extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Hide Incognito Mode extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Hide Incognito Mode extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Hide Incognito Mode extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the Hide Incognito Mode Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Hide Incognito Mode extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Hide Incognito Mode extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Hide Incognito Mode extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Hide Incognito Mode extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download Hide Incognito Mode extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Hide Incognito Mode extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the Hide Incognito Mode extension file
Select and download the Hide Incognito Mode extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Hide Incognito Mode extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Hide Incognito Mode extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Hide Incognito Mode extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Hide Incognito Mode extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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