How to Open Private Browsing (Incognito Mode) in Safari on Mac


If you have recently got yourself a new Mac device and have started using Safari web browser and are wondering, "How to open a private incognito window?", well, on Safari it is called as a "Private Window" and below are the steps to open it.

  1. On your Safari menu, go to File > New Private Window.
    Mac Safari - New Private Window
  2. This will open a new window of Safari that will be private and it won't remember the pages you visited, your search history, or your AutoFill information.
    Safari New Private Window

You can also make use of the keyboard shortcut ⇧ ⌘ N to open a new private window in Safari.


This is not an AI-generated article but is demonstrated by a human on an M1 Mac running macOS Sonoma 14.0.

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