Incognito mode extension opens current tab in an incognito mode

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July 26, 2023
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Incognito mode Extension

Incognito mode for Chrome browser extension will help you to open the current tab in an incognito mode and remove it from your browsing history.

The Incognito Mode for Chrome browser extension offers several useful benefits:

- Privacy and Anonymity: When you open a tab in incognito mode using the extension, your browsing activity in that tab is not recorded in your browsing history, and cookies and site data from that session are deleted after you close the tab. This ensures a higher level of privacy and anonymity as your browsing habits and sensitive information won't be stored on your device.

- Temporary Sessions: Incognito mode allows you to create temporary browsing sessions separate from your regular browsing. This can be helpful when you want to access a website without leaving any traces, especially if you are using a public or shared computer.

- Avoiding Autofill Conflicts: Incognito mode prevents the browser from using your stored autofill data, such as passwords and usernames. This is useful when you want to log in to a different account on a website without encountering conflicts with the data saved for your regular browsing session.

- Testing and Debugging: Web developers often find incognito mode useful for testing websites without any cached data interfering. It ensures that they are viewing the most up-to-date version of a webpage and helps them identify potential issues that may arise for new or first-time users.

- Research and Sensitive Topics: When conducting research on sensitive or personal topics, using incognito mode can help avoid personalized search results and suggestions. It reduces the risk of biased or targeted information being displayed based on your previous browsing habits.

- Preventing Tracking: Incognito mode can be effective in reducing the extent to which websites and advertisers can track your online behavior. While it doesn't provide complete anonymity or protection from all tracking methods, it does limit the amount of data collected during that specific browsing session.

- Guest Browsing: If you're sharing your device with someone else, using the Incognito Mode extension allows them to browse without accessing your bookmarks, passwords, and other saved data. Once the incognito tab is closed, all browsing activity in that session is discarded.
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Source Manifest.json

{"version": "1.0","update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","manifest_version": 3,"name": "Incognito mode for Chrome","description": "Incognito mode for Chrome extension opens current tab in an incognito mode","permissions": ["storage","contextMenus","activeTab","history"],"options_ui": {"page": "options.html","open_in_tab": true},"background": {"service_worker": "js/background.js"},"action": {"default_icon": {"48": "static/48.png","38": "static/38.png"},"default_title": "Open in Incognito"},"icons": {"48": "static/48.png","38": "static/38.png","128": "static/128.png"}}
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How to download and manually install Incognito mode extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install 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 Incognito mode extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Incognito mode extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Incognito mode extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a 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 Incognito mode Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Incognito mode extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Incognito mode extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for 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 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 Incognito mode extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install 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 Incognito mode extension file

Select and download the 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 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 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 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 Incognito mode extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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