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Private windows

Incognito that actually isolates

Private browsing is a separate window with its own session and its own switches — never mixed with your normal tabs.

How it works

One private session, everywhere

Separate by design

Opening a private window gives you a distinct window — indigo-tinted so it's unmistakable. Every tab in it, and every other private window you open, shares one ephemeral in-memory session. Your normal tabs are never involved.

Nothing hits disk

There is no disk cache and no persisted cookies or history for private windows. When the last one closes, the entire session is discarded.

Session-wide switches

The private home page has three switches — block WebRTC, fingerprint resistance, and ad/tracker shields — and they hold for the whole private run across every tab and window, not just where you flipped them.

Verified isolation

In a private window, RTCPeerConnection, RTCDataChannel, and media-device enumeration are all removed, and the device profile reads as a fixed Windows/Intel machine instead of your real hardware.
Using it

Open and tune a private session

  1. Press ⌘⇧N (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+N, or pick New private window from the menu.
  2. On the private home page, set the three privacy switches to taste. The defaults are the strongest.
  3. Browse. Everything you open in this window — and any other private window — stays in the same throwaway session.
  4. Close the last private window to wipe the session. Nothing is left behind.
FAQ

Questions about private windows

How is a Vev private window different from Chrome's incognito?

Two ways. First, it's always a separate window — private and normal browsing never share a window, so you can't accidentally mix them. Second, it removes WebRTC entirely and forces fingerprint resistance for the whole private session, which ordinary incognito modes don't do.

Does anything get saved in private mode?

No. Private windows share one in-memory session with no disk cache. History, cookies, and cache all vanish when the last private window closes.

Do my private settings carry across tabs and windows?

Yes. The switches on the private home page — block WebRTC, force fingerprint resistance, shields — apply to every tab in every private window for the whole session, not just the tab you set them in.

How do I open a private window?

Press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+N, or choose New private window from the menu or command palette. You'll get a separate window with an indigo-tinted chrome so you always know which mode you're in.