<![CDATA[Private TABS]]>Opera needs this, it's a drag to have many private WINDOWS open.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/9810/private-tabsRSS for NodeSun, 15 Mar 2026 15:47:25 GMTWed, 13 May 2015 19:43:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sun, 24 May 2015 10:36:38 GMT]]>

As no major browser uses private tabs nowadays, i guess the chances of Opera implement such feature is very low.

My first reaction:

WHAT? So just because no other browser use it, Opera shouldn't be innovative and add private tabs? And furthermore, if no other browser use it, that is a reason for Opera to add it, so it becomes unique. If everyone were thinking like that, all browser would be the same.

But at further thinking, you're actually probably right. I'm afraid Opera thinks more and more in that direction since the move from presto, it's at least that feeling I've got when Opera devs have written on the blogs/forums. So we will see. (But I still think your comment was very pessimistic 🙂 )

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75818https://forums.opera.com/post/75818Sun, 24 May 2015 10:36:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sun, 24 May 2015 08:16:14 GMT]]>As no major browser uses private tabs nowadays, i guess the chances of Opera implement such feature is very low.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75809https://forums.opera.com/post/75809Sun, 24 May 2015 08:16:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sat, 23 May 2015 20:11:04 GMT]]>Okay, but I prefer the name Opera use.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75775https://forums.opera.com/post/75775Sat, 23 May 2015 20:11:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sat, 23 May 2015 15:53:48 GMT]]>"Incognito" is a normal and proper name for that: the word means "unknown", "unrecognised", especially in the light of the user being signed in to Google Chrome.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75757https://forums.opera.com/post/75757Sat, 23 May 2015 15:53:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sat, 23 May 2015 15:47:26 GMT]]>

They don't have to share the same process. Already now all the tabs in the same window have different processes. Just open many tabs and look in the task manager.

Thanks for the clarification, that would definitely change my opinion 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75755https://forums.opera.com/post/75755Sat, 23 May 2015 15:47:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sat, 23 May 2015 15:28:21 GMT]]>They don't have to share the same process. Already now all the tabs in the same window have different processes. Just open many tabs and look in the task manager.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75753https://forums.opera.com/post/75753Sat, 23 May 2015 15:28:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sat, 23 May 2015 14:05:23 GMT]]>I'm not too sure I like the idea. Private isn't only about not saving any history but also (to a certain degree) keeping your session secured. So I can imagine that a new private window also spawns a completely separate browser process which will make sure that a "hostile" website can't mess or interfere with other processes.

Having the private part and the public part share the same process could therefor somewhat undermine that browser security.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75745https://forums.opera.com/post/75745Sat, 23 May 2015 14:05:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Sat, 23 May 2015 09:59:51 GMT]]>In Chrome, it's the counterpart to "Private window" in Opera. When you press "New private window" (Opera), or "New incognito window" (chrome), browsing activity in that window will not be stored on the computer, like history and cookies. So, yes, it's the same. Why Chrome uses such a strange name do I not know, perhaps Google want to hide the feature from their users so they don't use it 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75732https://forums.opera.com/post/75732Sat, 23 May 2015 09:59:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Fri, 22 May 2015 21:24:27 GMT]]>

Even if that is true I don't think it's that hard to make this feature, because they've already solved it in Incognito mode for a whole window, so it's just to apply that for specific tabs.

What is incognito mode? Is this the same as private or something different? (I never use private mode, so that's just out of curiosity and to know).

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75697https://forums.opera.com/post/75697Fri, 22 May 2015 21:24:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Fri, 22 May 2015 19:17:28 GMT]]>

I think(!!) it's about how chromiums handle history and all other private data. It is deeply rooted in their system..

Even if that is true I don't think it's that hard to make this feature, because they've already solved it in Incognito mode for a whole window, so it's just to apply that for specific tabs.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75692https://forums.opera.com/post/75692Fri, 22 May 2015 19:17:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Thu, 21 May 2015 14:42:12 GMT]]>Chrome can start in incognito with --incognito shortcut, but for some reason, in Opera doesn't work
about private tabs...
Some time ago, I read on crbug about this subject (can't find report now).
Chromium developers strictly defined that they won't develop private tabs feature for XY reasons...
I don't think that Opera can do something on it's own...
I think(!!) it's about how chromiums handle history and all other private data. It is deeply rooted in their system..

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75600https://forums.opera.com/post/75600Thu, 21 May 2015 14:42:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Thu, 21 May 2015 13:00:35 GMT]]>I'd like two options. To be able to start Opera in private browsing mode as clicking new private window is tedious, or to start as normal with the option to open private tabs. I think the conclusion from this thread is opening a new private window isn't very likeable.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75590https://forums.opera.com/post/75590Thu, 21 May 2015 13:00:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Thu, 14 May 2015 23:40:23 GMT]]>This is "a must" I think, it would be really awesome. Opening a new window instead of opening a new private tab is just useless. So developers please give it a try.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75076https://forums.opera.com/post/75076Thu, 14 May 2015 23:40:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:49 GMT]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/9531/private-tab

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75033https://forums.opera.com/post/75033Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Thu, 14 May 2015 12:56:04 GMT]]>But you can't have private tabs in a "normal" (non-private) window, so +1

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/75027https://forums.opera.com/post/75027Thu, 14 May 2015 12:56:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Private TABS on Thu, 14 May 2015 06:46:03 GMT]]>You can, already: just open these multiple tabs in a single private window.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/74995https://forums.opera.com/post/74995Thu, 14 May 2015 06:46:03 GMT