I think this would be good. Either a command line parameter or an option in settings 
to set the default mode of the browser to incognito.

http://googlechromecommunity.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=36

I agree. This should apply to both regular browsing mode and app mode as well.

I agree too that this would be great. I only stumbled upon this because I was 
searching for a way to do that. I'm kinda sad that there isn't already a way to do 
that.

This would be a good feature...please add it.

Is there any workaround for this yet ??

I too am looking for this.  I guess I found the answer for now, but I would like to 
see this on the top of the heap to get added

I would like to see this added as well.

@Jadionne: You mentioned that you have "...found an answer for now...".  What is your
temporary solution?

I agree -- I too was searching for a way to start up in incognito.

that was i am thinking then. i wish they have an option to start chrome in incognito 
mode.. 

I would also like to see this, if not at least a clear on exit option like Firefox currently allows for.

This would also be a very very handy feature. I do'nt know how possibly it is to have 
a right click context menu with the very first option being "run in incognito.." but 
that would be fantastic... as you wouldn't always want to run it... for example.

It would do the job if there were options for that in the settings. Still, I would 
prefer a command line option like anybody else.

specifically want this to allow me to open multiple gmail accounts at once, but same 
end results, the switch would be nice

@james.humphries:

You could use the already existing --user-data-dir switch for this. Just create one 
folder per gmail account somewhere on your hard drive, then start chrome like this:

chrome.exe --user-data-dir=C:\chrome_gmail_profiles\a\ http://mail.google.com/
chrome.exe --user-data-dir=C:\chrome_gmail_profiles\b\ http://mail.google.com/
... and so on...

Additional advantage is that cookies are kept this way, so you can use auto-log-in 
for all your accounts at the same time.

@yarin.kaul: Thanks for the suggestion. However I am afraid that I do not fully
understand how to implement it.  What do you mean create a folder on the HD for every
gmail account?  What does Gmail have to do with Chrome? Thanks!

-NKA

@nabilak: My last post referred to the post of james.humphries and is not a solution 
to the problem described by this issue.

However, this is:

There is a patch in review that adds the described functionality at 
<http://codereview.chromium.org/4309>.

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@yarin.kaul: Thanks for the follow-up. Perhaps you could offer a suggestion on how to
work the patch into? I clicked download and got:

Index: chrome/browser/browser_init.cc
===================================================================
--- chrome/browser/browser_init.cc	(revision 2596)
+++ chrome/browser/browser_init.cc	(working copy)
@@ -668,6 +668,10 @@
                                 bool process_startup, int* return_code) {
   DCHECK(profile);
 
+  // Continue with the off-the-record profile from here on if --incognito was specified
+  if (parsed_command_line.HasSwitch(switches::kIncognito))
+    profile = profile->GetOffTheRecordProfile();
+
   // Are we starting an application?
   std::wstring app_url = parsed_command_line.GetSwitchValue(switches::kApp);
   if (!app_url.empty()) {

I must admit, that I'm a complete noob with the coding.  How do I install the patch
or implement it to have the desired result? Thanks!

Hi nabilalk,
just wait for a new release of Chrome to come out. It will contain the patch. 

If you really want to use this patch asap, you could subscribe to the Chrome Dev 
Channel. This way you get new versions of Chrome before they get released to the 
general public. See <http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel>. But mind 
that this comes at the cost of lowered stability.

@yarin.kaul: Ok, so I have updated to the latest dev build and was told that I could
start in incognito mode by adding the --incognito switch to my command, e.g.
chrome.exe --incognito.  That will launch in Incognito mode.

How do I add the incognito to the command and what command is this referring to? Thanks.

nabilalk,
the patch is not yet contained in the current dev channel release. The current dev 
channel release is 0.3.154.0 afaik. You'll have to wait for at least 0.3.154.2.

@yarin.kaul: I see.  Once the patch is applied, how would I start Chrome in incognito
mode?  

Would it be thusly? 

"C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --incognito"

nabilalk,
create or copy a shortcut to Google Chrome, right-click it, choose Properties, and 
then change the target from, for example

C:\Users\yk\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

to

"C:\Users\yk\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --incognito

To avoid spamming everyone that starred this issue with further comment 
notifications, please send any further questions directly to MY-GOOGLE-CODE-USER-
NAME@gmail.com instead of posting them here. Thanks.

 Issue 33193  has been merged into this issue.