In this guide, we will show you the steps to take screenshots in Chrome Incognito Mode. If you are looking for a more secure and private browsing experience, then Incognito Mode is the go-to choice. Your browsing history, cookies and other related data, and information that you enter in the forms wouldn’t be saved. Apart from that, Google has put in another restrictive measure- you cannot take a screengrab while in this mode.
While it makes sense from the security point of view, however, there could be many instances wherein you might want to note down an important piece of information quickly or simply save something for later use. In such instances, taking a screenshot is the easiest and fastest way of getting this job done. Fortunately, Google understands this concern and has natively built an option to take screenshots in Chrome Incognito Mode. So without further ado, let’s get started.
How to Take Screenshots in Chrome Incognito Mode
Google has hidden this functionality in its experimental feature set. Known as flags, these could be used to tweak numerous aspects of the browser in the backend. And as of now, we will be using one of these flags. Follow along.
- Launch Chrome and head over to the below location:
chrome://flags
- Then type in Incognito Screenshot in the search box.
- Now select it, change its state to Enabled, and hit Relaunch.
- Your browser will now restart and the flag will be enabled.
That’s it. These were the steps to take screenshots in Chrome Incognito Mode. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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How to Disable Screenshots in Chrome Incognito Mode
If for some reason you wish to revert the change, aka remove the ability to take screenshots in Chrome Incognito Mode, then just disable the Incognito Screenshot flag and restart your browser. In other words:
- Launch Chrome and head over to the below location:
chrome://flags
- Then type in Incognito Screenshot in the search box.
- Now select it, change its state to Default, and hit Relaunch.
- Your browser will now restart and the flag will be disabled.