Incognito Mode
Incognito Mode in SupaSidebar pauses Recents, search history, and link ranking for the rest of your session, without changing your browser’s own privacy settings. Live Tabs keep working normally - they are a live preview of open tabs, not stored history.
What is Incognito Mode?
Incognito Mode is a session-wide privacy switch inside SupaSidebar. Turning it on freezes every tracker that normally watches your browsing: nothing new is recorded to Recents, no new search queries are remembered, and the most-used boost in the Command Panel stops learning. Existing saved links are untouched, and Live Tabs still mirror your open browser tabs because that view is a live preview that saves nothing. The mode lasts until you turn it off or quit SupaSidebar.
How to turn it on
You can toggle Incognito Mode from any of these places:
- Floating button - Click the floating sidebar button and choose Incognito Mode
- Sidebar
•••menu - Open the menu in the sidebar top bar and pick Incognito Mode - Command Panel - Open the Command Panel with
Cmd Ctrl K, switch to the Settings scope, and run Toggle Incognito Mode - Preferences - Open Preferences → Tabs & History and flip the Incognito Mode switch
A visible indicator appears in the sidebar while Incognito Mode is on, so you always know whether tracking is paused.
What gets paused
| Surface | Behavior with Incognito Mode on |
|---|---|
| Recents | New page visits are not recorded. Existing recents stay where they are |
| Command Panel search history | Queries you type are not remembered for future suggestions |
| Link ranking and most-used boost | Saved-link rankings stop learning. The most-used boost for short queries pauses |
Saving links manually, opening pinned items, switching spaces, and every other intentional action still works. Incognito Mode only stops the automatic recording.
What keeps working
Live Tabs still mirror your open browser tabs in the sidebar. Live Tabs is a live preview of what is currently open, not a record, so nothing is written to disk and nothing carries over after the tab closes. You can keep using it for tab switching, drag-and-drop, and Cmd Opt Click replace-active-tab while Incognito Mode is on.
When it ends
Incognito Mode lasts for the rest of your session. It turns off automatically when you quit SupaSidebar, or when you toggle it off from any of the entry points listed above. The next time you launch SupaSidebar, tracking resumes by default.
Incognito Mode vs Privacy Blocklist
Both features stop things from being recorded, but they target different use cases:
| Incognito Mode | Privacy Blocklist | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Whole session, pauses Recents and ranking | Specific URLs, domains, or browsers, hides from Live Tabs and Recents |
| Duration | Until toggled off or app quit | Permanent, until removed |
| Affects Live Tabs | No, Live Tabs keep mirroring open tabs | Yes, blocked sites and browsers are hidden |
| Best for | One-off private sessions | Sites or browsers you always want SupaSidebar to ignore |
Use Incognito Mode for a quick private window, and the Privacy Blocklist for a permanent rule.
Tips
- Incognito Mode pairs well with a Browser Profile linked to a personal space when you want both browser-side and SupaSidebar-side privacy.
- If you want a single site or browser hidden permanently, the Privacy Blocklist is the better fit.
- See Recent Links for what stops recording, and Live Tabs for what keeps working.