detectincognitojs/README.md

detectIncognito.js can be used to detect incognito mode & other private browsing modes on most modern browsers.

# detectIncognito.js

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**Efficiently detect Incognito mode & other private browsing modes across most modern browsers.**

<img src="./detectIncognito.svg" width="150" />

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## Features

- ✅ Incognito detection on Google Chrome
- ✅ Private Window detection on Safari (macOS)
- ✅ Private Tab detection on Safari (iOS)
- ✅ Private Window detection in Firefox
- ✅ InPrivate Window detection on Microsoft Edge
- ✅ InPrivate Window detection on Microsoft Internet Explorer
- ✅ Private Window detection in Brave (see notes)
- ✅ Private Window detection in Opera

## Demo

Check out the [live demo](https://detectincognito.com/).

## Usage

Get the script from CDN (may be blocked by adblockers—see notes):

```html
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Joe12387/detectIncognito@main/dist/es5/detectIncognito.min.js"></script>
```

Or install via NPM:

```bash
npm i detectincognitojs
```

```javascript
import { detectIncognito } from "detectincognitojs";

detectIncognito().then((result) => {
  console.log(result.browserName, result.isPrivate);
});
```

## Supported Browsers

| Browser         | Platform(s) | Versions            | Notes                                                                                         |
|-----------------|-------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Safari          | All         | ≤ 26.4              |                                                                                               |
| Chromium        | All         | 109 to 149          |                                                                                               |
| Firefox         | All         | 44 to 151           |                                                                                               |
| MSIE            | Windows     | 11                  | Requires Promise polyfill                                                                     |

## Notes

- False positives can occur in certain browser setups or Chrome Guest mode ([Issue #21](https://github.com/Joe12387/detectIncognito/issues/21)).
- Firefox Container Tabs aren't detected by this.
- The script must run over HTTPS—running locally or via HTTP might fail.
- Brave and uBlock Origin block the CDN; hosting the script yourself avoids this issue.
- An error is thrown if the browser can't be identified.

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## License

Copyright © 2026 Joe Rutkowski  
Distributed under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/license/mit-0/).