Incognito This Tab

Incognito This Tab

Open current tab in an incognito window.

What is Incognito This Tab?
"Incognito This Tab" is a simple, lightweight Chrome extension designed for those who value their privacy. It provides a quick and convenient way to shift your current browsing tab into incognito mode using either a keyboard shortcut, a toolbar button, or a context menu option. It doesn't require any special permissions, contains no adware, and doesn't perform any malicious activity. To use in incognito mode for reverse functionality, simply enable 'Allow in incognito' on the extension page.
Stats
Users: 60,000+
Rating: 3.70 (73)
Version: 0.6 (Last updated: 2023-11-26)
Creation date: 2016-07-12
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
Size: 11.41K
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Chrome-Stats Rank

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Incognito This Tab
Incognito This Tab (v0.6)
3.50 (2) 13,506+
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Summary

Use keyboard shortcut "Alt + O", toolbar button or the context menu option.

Simple and light-weight extension, doesn't require any special permission. No Adware or any malicious activity.

Enable "Allow in incognito" on Extensions page to use it in incognito mode for reverse functionality.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Light-weight and doesn't require critical permissions such as access to browser history
  • Eliminates the need to copy and paste URL for opening in incognito mode
  • Simple and clean interface
  • Non-intrusive and user-friendly
  • Does not require additional permissions compared to competitors, enhancing privacy
Cons
  • Icon hard to see against incognito window background
  • Opens a new full-screen window by default
  • Cannot reuse existing incognito windows, which leads to multiple windows
  • Some users prefer tab in the same window rather than a new window
Most mentioned
  • Ease of opening links directly in an incognito window
  • Incognito windows always open maximized/full-screen
  • Desire for a feature to choose whether to keep or close the original tab
  • Simple, useful, and non-intrusive
Recent reviews
“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 Nadda Lim, 2024-02-08

Work 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 Tong Cell, 2024-02-08

this ext has really made my work easy
by Agnes Kizza Agnes Kizza, 2023-05-19
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Safety
Risk impact

Incognito This Tab is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Incognito This Tab is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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