/truly-incognito-chrome

A better approach to a truly incognito chrome

Primary LanguageShellMIT LicenseMIT

Custom Chrome Launcher

This repository provides a script to launch Google Chrome with a temporary user data directory and various configurations to minimize browser fingerprinting. The script randomly modifies the user agent to enhance privacy while maintaining compatibility with different Chrome versions.

Features

  • Launches Google Chrome with a temporary user data directory.
  • Deletes the temporary directory upon closing Chrome.
  • Randomly modifies the user agent to reduce browser fingerprinting.
  • Configurable options to disable various features that contribute to fingerprinting.
  • Ensures the browser runs in incognito mode by default.

Requirements

  • Google Chrome installed on your system.
  • A Unix-like operating system (Linux). (Pull-requests accepted to other OS)

Installation

  1. Clone this repository to your local machine:
    git clone https://github.com/ecarreras/truly-incognito-chrome.git
    cd truly-incognito-chrome
    chmod +x install.sh
    ./install.sh

Script details

The script performs the following actions:

  1. Creates a temporary user data directory.
  2. Randomly modifies one of the version numbers in the Chrome user agent.
  3. Launches Google Chrome with various options to disable features that contribute to fingerprinting.
  4. Deletes the temporary user data directory when Chrome is closed.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

Incógnito iconos creados por madness - Flaticon