Incognito mode for Chrome
Incognito mode for Chrome extension opens current tab in an incognito mode
As of May 2026, Incognito mode for Chrome has 417 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.
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Version
1.0
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 454 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0 |
| May 2, 2026 | 465 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0 |
| May 31, 2026 | 470 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Now | 417 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagecontextMenusactiveTabhistory
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
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.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 24.17KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- bcikapbfiaeidokloagofmknmaolfpjp
- Developer ID
- u04be1affeae325a4d47db80125adaded
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jul 26, 2023
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jul 26, 2023
- Last Scraped
- May 31, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 31, 2026.