{"id":2954,"date":"2019-10-02T13:07:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T13:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2024-11-25T21:51:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:51:36","slug":"how-to-enable-extensions-in-private-or-incognito-mode-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-enable-extensions-in-private-or-incognito-mode-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable extensions in Private or Incognito Mode: Chrome, Microsoft Edge Firefox, etc?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#steps-for-your-extension-in-the-private-or-incognito-mode\">Steps for your extension in the Private or Incognito Mode<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#google-chrome\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#mozilla-firefox\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#microsoft-edge-v-74-or-higher-chromium-engine\">Microsoft Edge v74 or higher (Chromium engine)<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700255799337\">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Incognito Google Chrome?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700255806615\">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Incognito Microsoft Edge?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700255814713\">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Incognito Brave?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700255820071\">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Private Firefox?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the latest modern web browser, there is an optional feature to get a browser window that saves not your history and cookies. That is called the Private or <a aria-label=\"Incognito Mode (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Private_browsing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Incognito Mode<\/a>. When you close that window, all your activity in that browser window is removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, you can use also your favorite browser extension in this Incognito mode. That includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/browser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turn Off the Lights browser extension<\/a>. Here are the steps on how you can enable the browser extension in this Private or Incognito Mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"steps-for-your-extension-in-the-private-or-incognito-mode\">Steps for your extension in the Private or Incognito Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"google-chrome\">Google Chrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps here below on how you can enable Chrome&nbsp;extensions&nbsp;in&nbsp;Incognito&nbsp;Mode, and that in your Google Chrome web browser:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your Google Chrome web browser<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-window-1024x610.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome web browser\" class=\"wp-image-2977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-window-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-window-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-window-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-window-60x36.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-window-150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the 3 dots icon, and select from the panel the <strong>More Tools<\/strong>, and then click on <strong>Extensions<\/strong> item<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-3-dots-icon-menu-1024x610.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome web browser with the 3 dots icon menu open\" class=\"wp-image-2974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-3-dots-icon-menu-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-3-dots-icon-menu-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-3-dots-icon-menu-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-3-dots-icon-menu-60x36.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-3-dots-icon-menu-150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You see now the list of your installed Chrome extension, search for the extension you want to see in your Chrome Incognito mode. For example, Turn Off the Lights. And click on the <strong>Details<\/strong> button<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extensions-overview-1024x610.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome extensions page\" class=\"wp-image-2976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extensions-overview-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extensions-overview-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extensions-overview-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extensions-overview-60x36.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extensions-overview-150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new page shows up and on the bottom of the web page enable the switch &#8220;<strong>Allow in incognito<\/strong>&#8221; mode<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extension-incognito-mode-turn-off-the-lights-chrome-extension-1024x610.png\" alt=\"Chrome Incognito mode enabled the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension\" class=\"wp-image-2975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extension-incognito-mode-turn-off-the-lights-chrome-extension-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extension-incognito-mode-turn-off-the-lights-chrome-extension-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extension-incognito-mode-turn-off-the-lights-chrome-extension-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extension-incognito-mode-turn-off-the-lights-chrome-extension-60x36.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/google-chrome-extension-incognito-mode-turn-off-the-lights-chrome-extension-150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mozilla-firefox\">Mozilla Firefox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps here below on how you can the extension enabled in your Firefox Private mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your Firefox web browser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select from the hamburger icon, and select <strong>Add-ons<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for the extension, for example, &#8220;Turn Off the Lights&#8221;. And <strong>click on this rectangle box<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll to the bottom of the web page, and at the topic &#8220;<strong>Run in Private Windows<\/strong>&#8221; choose the &#8220;<strong>Allow<\/strong>&#8221; radio button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"microsoft-edge-v-74-or-higher-chromium-engine\">Microsoft Edge v74 or higher (Chromium engine)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps here below on how you can the extension enabled in your Microsoft Edge Private mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your Microsoft Edge web browser<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-web-browser-chromium-with-turn-off-the-lights-for-microsoft-edge-1024x635.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge web browser\" class=\"wp-image-2968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-web-browser-chromium-with-turn-off-the-lights-for-microsoft-edge-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-web-browser-chromium-with-turn-off-the-lights-for-microsoft-edge-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-web-browser-chromium-with-turn-off-the-lights-for-microsoft-edge-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-web-browser-chromium-with-turn-off-the-lights-for-microsoft-edge-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-web-browser-chromium-with-turn-off-the-lights-for-microsoft-edge-150x93.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>3 horizontal dot icon<\/strong>, to open the menu. And select the item <strong>Extensions<\/strong><br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extensions-menu-1024x635.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge web browser 3 dots menu\" class=\"wp-image-2966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extensions-menu-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extensions-menu-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extensions-menu-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extensions-menu-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extensions-menu-150x93.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On this page, you see all your installed Microsoft Edge extension. Search your extension name. Such as Turn Off the Lights, and click on the blue <strong>Details<\/strong> link<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extension-page-1024x635.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge extensions overview page\" class=\"wp-image-2965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extension-page-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extension-page-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extension-page-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extension-page-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-extension-page-150x93.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And enable here the checkbox <strong>Allow in InPrivate<\/strong>. Now it shows you the Turn Off the Lights lamp icon in your Private mode.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-private-mode-extension-1024x635.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge Private mode enabled for the Turn Off the Lights\" class=\"wp-image-2967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-private-mode-extension-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-private-mode-extension-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-private-mode-extension-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-private-mode-extension-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/microsoft-edge-private-mode-extension-150x93.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this answer your question about your Chrome extension in incognito or private mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to enable the Chrome extension in incognito mode?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to enable extensions for incognito Brave?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steps to get the Firefox extension in private mode?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solution to see Microsoft Edge extensions in private mode?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps are also the same for other Chromium web browsers such as Brave, C\u1ed1c C\u1ed1c, Vivaldi, Yandex browser (YaBrowser), etc. So, now you can experience the Turn Off the Lights browser extension in your private or incognito mode, just like you browse the web on the regular window mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700255799337\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Incognito Google Chrome?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Click on the 3 dots icon, and select from the panel the <strong>More Tools<\/strong>, and then click on <strong>Extensions<\/strong>. Now click on the extension details page. And enable the switch &#8220;<strong>Allow in incognito<\/strong>&#8221; mode<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700255806615\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Incognito Microsoft Edge?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Open your Microsoft Edge web browser. Click on the <strong>3 horizontal dot icon<\/strong>, to open the menu. And select the item <strong>Extensions<\/strong>. Choose the extension in the list, and enable here the checkbox <strong>Allow in InPrivate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700255814713\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Incognito Brave?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Click on the 3 dots icon, and select from the panel the <strong>More Tools<\/strong>, and then click on <strong>Extensions<\/strong>. Now click on the extension details page. And enable the switch &#8220;<strong>Allow in incognito<\/strong>&#8221; mode<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700255820071\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">\ud83e\udde9 How to enable extensions for Private Firefox?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Open<strong> <\/strong>your Firefox web browser and open the add-on page. Search for the extension, for example, &#8220;Turn Off the Lights&#8221;. And <strong>click on this rectangle box<\/strong>. Scroll to the bottom of the web page, and at the topic &#8220;<strong>Run in Private Windows<\/strong>&#8221; choose the &#8220;<strong>Allow<\/strong>&#8221; radio button.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction In the latest modern web browser, there is an optional feature to get a browser window that saves not your history and cookies. 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