Incognito Mode
Incognito Mode pauses new Recents, browser-history imports, search history, and ranking signals for all browsers. Live Tabs stay available, and your existing activity and saved links remain in place.
Turn it on
- Preferences - Open Preferences → Privacy & Browsers and turn on Incognito Mode.
- Sidebar ••• menu - Choose Incognito Mode.
- Command Panel - Open the Settings scope and choose Incognito Mode.
- Floating button - Open its menu and choose Incognito Mode.
A visible sidebar indicator shows when Incognito Mode is on. Turn it off from the same controls when you want recording to resume.
What gets paused
| Activity | While Incognito Mode is on |
|---|---|
| Recents | New page visits are not recorded |
| Browser-history imports | New imports pause; visits made during the private period stay excluded after you resume |
| Command Panel search history | New queries are not remembered |
| Ranking signals | Query-choice learning and usage ranking pause |
Saving links manually, opening pinned items, and switching Spaces still work. Incognito Mode does not clear previous activity. To remove it, use the clearing controls in Privacy & Browsers.
Pause just one browser
Open Preferences → Privacy & Browsers and check Privacy beside the browser. Its Private Mode pauses Recents and history imports while keeping Live Tabs available.
Global Incognito Mode temporarily applies the pause to all browsers without overwriting their individual Private Mode choices. When global Incognito ends, each browser returns to its own settings.
Browser private windows
SupaSidebar’s privacy controls are separate from your browser’s private-window settings. Private windows are not detected in every browser. Turn on Incognito Mode or the browser’s Private Mode checkbox before browsing privately.
Pause, block, or clear?
- Incognito Mode pauses recording across all browsers and also pauses search history and ranking signals.
- Per-browser Private Mode pauses Recents and history imports for one browser.
- Blocking hides a browser’s Live Tabs and imported history and stops new recording and auto-attach. Older Recents remain until cleared.
- Clearing removes selected stored activity from SupaSidebar while keeping saved links and browser-owned history.
See Privacy & Browsers for the controls and clearing options.