It’s not possible to automatically activate incognito mode for Chrome extensions. Instead of letting the user figure out where the option can be found, just instruct the user to put a check on the checkbox at the extension. To detect whether incognito is enabled, use the chrome.extension.isAllowedIncognitoAccess method. After showing the instructons to the user, … Read more
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 … Read more
The functionality of this answer is Chrome version dependant. The most recent comment was this works in v90 Yes. 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, … Read more