incognito-mode

Possible Duplicate: How to open new incognito window with Javascript? (Google Chrome) Is it possible to open a new incognito window to a URL of my choosing via either some attributes on a hyperlink or some javascript? If it is, how do I do it? There's an easy way if (and only if) you're developing an extension: chrome.windows.create({ url: "http://www.google.com", incognito: true }); It requires tabs permission in the manifest, but that's it. Note that the above has the user consent to allowing the extension to enter incognito mode, among other tab-related permission. I can't tell 100% whether

I asked this question before but didn't make it clear that I meant in user script, not in JavaScript from a webpage.So I'll be more clear now. Is it possible to determine if Google Chrome is in incognito mode via a user-script (basically a script run as an extension in the browser, not a script being run on a webpage)? If you are developing an Extension then you can use the tabs API to determine if a window/tab incognito. More information can be found on code.google.com . If you are just working with a webpage or a userscript, it is not easy, and it is designed to be that way. However, I have

I can not seem to find any documentation on how to make Selenium open the browser in incognito mode. Do I have to setup a custom profile in the browser or? alecxe First of all, since selenium by default starts up a browser with a clean, brand-new profile, you are actually already browsing privately . Referring to: Python - Start firefox with Selenium in private mode How might I simulate a private browsing experience in Watir? (Selenium) But you can strictly enforce/turn on incognito/private mode anyway. For chrome pass --incognito command-line argument : --incognito Causes the browser to

Is it possible to determine if Google Chrome is in incognito mode via a script? Edit: I actually meant is it possible via user-script, but the answers assume JavaScript is running on a web page. I've re-asked the question here in regards to user scripts. Alok Yes. Up until Chrome 76 , the FileSystem API is disabled in incognito mode. Check out https://jsfiddle.net/w49x9f1a/ when you are and aren't in incognito mode. Sample code: var fs = window.RequestFileSystem || window.webkitRequestFileSystem; if (!fs) { console.log("check failed?"); } else { fs(window.TEMPORARY, 100, console.log.bind