How to browse common mode and anonymously with a window on Firefox

By default on web browsers, when a user is browsing in the normal browsing mode, it is necessary to open a new window to access other browsing modes. For example, if you are visiting the website in normal mode, you must open a new window to open incognito mode and vice versa. However, all operations will be shortened by the Private Tab utility on Firefox.

This utility will enable users to both use normal browsing mode and incognito mode on the same browser window. You will not need to open a new window like before. In addition, the Private Tab utility will also switch between normal and anonymous browsing modes on a quick tab, without turning off and opening a new window. The following article will guide you how to use the Private Tab utility in Firefox browser, to browse the web privately in the same window with normal mode or vice versa.

Step 1:

First, visit the link below to install the Private Tab utility on Firefox browser.

1. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/private-tab/

Click the Add to Firefox button to install the utility.

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Step 2:

Next click the Install button as shown below.

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Finally, you will receive a message about the successful installation of the browser, click OK .

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Step 3:

However, the icon of the utility is hidden in Additional Tools and Features, so it will not appear in the toolbar above the browser. You can pull them out very simply. Click on the 3 dash icon menu in the browser, click on Customize .

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Then just drag the New Private Tab icon onto the toolbar at the top and then click on the 3 dashes icon to exit. The Private Tab icon will appear in the browser access bar.

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1. In normal browsing mode:

Step 1:

Now you can access any website using normal browsing mode. Then, to open an anonymous tab on the same window simply click on the widget icon on the toolbar , or press the key combination Ctrl + Alt + P.

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Immediately the anonymous browsing tab is opened with a white background purple mask icon to distinguish. With this tab, we can use it without worrying about saving your browsing history, cookies, .

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Step 2:

In addition, we can switch a browsing tab in normal mode to a quick private mode.

At the tab in normal browsing mode, right-click on the tab and select Private Tab in the options list, or press the key combination Ctrl + Alt + T.

That open tab will be reloaded and accessed in private mode.

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This feature is similar to the Open Page in Private Window utility in the article How to switch open tabs in Firefox to private mode.

To return to normal mode, right-click on the tab and uncheck the Private Tab or press the shortcut key combination Ctrl + Alt + T again.

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2. In incognito browsing mode:

If the user is in private mode, it is possible to switch that tab to regular web browsing in a private window.

Private Tab option is always enabled in the incognito browsing interface. So we just need to click on it to deselect and switch to normal browsing or use the key combination.

Note to the utility user only opens a tab in private mode in the normal browsing window or vice versa.

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So with the Private Tab utility on Firefox, users can use the normal and anonymous browsing mode on the same browser window. In addition, you can quickly switch 1 tab in normal browsing mode to private mode with just 1 click.

I wish you all success!