🕶️ incognito-dev

A lightweight CLI tool that automatically runs your dev server and opens localhost in Google Chrome Incognito mode.

🚀 Installation

npm install -g incognito-dev
# or use without install
npx incognito-dev

💡 Usage

⚠️ No more npm run dev, no more yarn dev! Instead, just run:

incognito-dev

Your development server will automatically open in incognito mode - no more manual clicks or browser switching!

The tool will:

1. Detect your package manager (npm, yarn, or pnpm)
2. Run the appropriate dev command (npm run dev, etc.)
3. Find an available port (e.g., localhost:3000, localhost:3001)
4. Launch Google Chrome in incognito mode with the local server URL

Before vs After

Before

npm run dev
# Server starts, but you have to manually click the URL or copy-paste it
# ...and it opens in your current browser session with all cookies/history

After

incognito-dev
# Everything happens automatically in incognito mode!

✅ Example Output

    ____                             _ __           _____ __             __ 
   /  _/___  _________  ____ _____  (_) /_____     / ___// /_____ ______/ /_
   / // __ \/ ___/ __ \/ __ `/ __ \/ / __/ __ \    \__ \/ __/ __ `/ ___/ __/
 _/ // / / / /__/ /_/ / /_/ / / / / / /_/ /_/ /   ___/ / /_/ /_/ / /  / /_  
/___/_/ /_/\___/\____/\__, /_/ /_/_/\__/\____/   /____/\__/\__,_/_/   \__/  
                     /____/

   ╔ 🚀 Launch Summary ════════════════════════════╗
   ║                                               ║
   ║   🕶️  Incognito Dev Mode                      ║
   ║                                               ║
   ║   ✔ Dev Server: npm → http://localhost:3000   ║
   ║   ✔ Browser: Google Chrome (Incognito Mode)   ║
   ║                                               ║
   ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝

✨ Features

• Automatic port detection via detect-port
• Supports all major package managers: npm, yarn, pnpm
• Opens Chrome incognito mode — no history, no login
• Great for testing login pages or clean sessions
• Works with various dev servers (Vite, Next.js, Create React App, etc.)

📦 Requirements

• A dev script must exist in your package.json:

"scripts": {
  "dev": "vite"
}

📄 License

MIT

👨‍💻 Author

Made with 🎲 by @clicelee