get-private-browsing-name

Get Private Browsing Name

A micro-package (< 3kb min) that returns the current browser's name for "private browsing" (Incognito/InPrivate/Private Browsing) and phrase displayed when right clicking on a link.

Installation

Depending on your package manager of choice

• yarn add get-private-browsing-name, or
• npm install get-private-browsing-name

Conceptual usage

General rule of thumb:

• Safari: Private Browsing Mode
• Gooogle Chrome: Incognito Mode
• Microsoft Edge: InPrivate Browsing Mode
• Mozilla Firefox: Private Browsing

Test cases

Run yarn test to see test cases

User Agent	Result
Chrome on macOS	✅ Pass
Apple iPhone XR (Safari)	✅ Pass
Apple iPhone XS (Chrome)	🛑 Fail
Apple iPhone XS Max (Firefox)	🛑 Fail
Windows 10-based PC using Edge browser	✅ Pass
Windows 7-based PC using a Chrome browser	✅ Pass

Example

// Example Running in macOS Chrome
import getPrivateBrowsingName from 'get-private-browsing-name';
console.log(getPrivateBrowsingName());
// Logs the following
// {
//   browser: "chrome",
//   mode: "Incognito",
//   linkMethod: "Open Link in Incognito Window",
//   macMethod: 'Command⌘+Shift+p',
//   detectedMethod: 'Command⌘+Shift+p',
//   windowsMethod: 'Ctrl+Shift+p',
//   regex: /(?!Chrom.*OPR)Chrom(?:e|ium)\/([0-9\.]+)(:?\s|$)/
// }