Incognito This Tab
Open current tab in an incognito window.
Manifest V3
- By:
- BrowserNative
- Users:
- 50,000+
- Rating:
- 3.68 (74)
- Version:
- 0.9 (Last updated: 2024-04-30)
- Creation date:
- 2016-07-12
- Permissions:
- contextMenus
- activeTab
- Size:
- 12.94K
- Email:
- br*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
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User reviews
Users appreciate that 'Incognito This Tab' is lightweight, requires minimal permissions, and effectively opens the current tab in an incognito window. However, multiple reviews highlight drawbacks such as always opening a new incognito window maximized, not closing the original tab or removing it from history, and lacking advanced features like shortcuts. Several users report adware causing popups, raising security concerns. Overall, while simple and functional, the extension could improve privacy functions and usability.
Pros
- Lightweight extension that requires minimal permissions, avoiding access to browsing history.
- Effectively opens the current tab in an incognito window with a single click, simplifying workflow.
- Works reliably without unnecessary complications or malware issues when not considering adware reports.
- Simple and clean interface, making it easy to use.
- Helpful for web developers and for sharing documents in incognito mode.
Cons
- Always opens a new incognito window instead of adding to an existing one, leading to multiple windows.
- Opens incognito windows maximized rather than matching the original window size, with no option to change this.
- Does not close or remove the original tab from browsing history after switching to incognito, reducing privacy effectiveness.
- Presence of adware reported by some users causing unsolicited popups, indicating potential security risk.
- Lacks advanced features like keyboard shortcuts, keyword-based switching, or automatic inactivity tab closure found in similar extensions.
Recent reviews
Does what it says but it could be a lot more useful.
1. It should close the normal tab that it is opening from.
2. If there is a incognito window open, it should add to it rather than opening a new window.
3. It should remove the site from recent history.
Currently, it does the easiest step in moving a tab from a normal window to incognito.
by 
Cosmo C., 2024-07-23
Cosmo C., 2024-07-23“Incognito This Tab” This extension is extremely light-weight and doesn’t require any critical permission like access to your browser history etc. and does not close the tab or remove it from your browsing history.
by 
Nadda Lim, 2024-02-08
Nadda Lim, 2024-02-08Work great, say goodbye copy & paste current active URL into new incognito windows. But hard to see the dark black icon button in the incognito windows. Note that Google DOES NOT allow incognito tab in the regular windows. We need to open in the new incognito windows.
by 
Tong Cell, 2024-02-08
Tong Cell, 2024-02-08Extension safety
Risk impact
Incognito This Tab does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
Risk likelihood
Incognito This Tab is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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