Let’s face it. It’s happened to us all — you are casually browsing the internet when you suddenly remember that you needed to book tickets and hotels for your next vacation. Your best bet? Incognito mode so the prices don’t get affected by your browsing habits. But how do you turn on incognito mode in macOS? Well, here’s how to go incognito on Mac.
Go Incognito on Mac (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera)
Whichever browser you prefer using on Mac, the keyboard shortcut to go Incognito (private browsing) is the same.
- Just press command + shift + N on your keyboard and a new incognito window will open up
Of course, if you’re using Chrome, it’ll be called Incognito Mode. On Safari it’s called Private Browsing, and on Edge it’s called InPrivate. Different names for the same feature, and regardless of your browser preference, at least the keyboard shortcut is universal.
Pro-tip: Lock Incognito Mode
If you’re doing something more, ahem, personal in Incognito mode, it’s probably a good idea to lock the private browsing mode behind a fingerprint or passcode.
This feature is not available on every browser (looking at you, Edge), but it is available on Chrome and Safari, at the very least.
Once you enable this, your private tabs will get locked whenever you lock your Mac, so the next time you unlock it, the tabs will be hidden until you use your fingerprint or passcode to unlock them.
Well, that’s basically all it takes to go incognito on Mac, and yes, it’s very simple. Hopefully, this article was able to help you enable private browsing on your Mac. If you’re facing any issues, do let me know about them in the comments and I will definitely try and help you out.
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