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AI Quick Tips 298: Temporary chats in Claude

Written by Damien Griffin | Mar 10, 2026 4:45:00 PM

At this point it seems rude not to make one of these posts about Claude…

Similarly to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, Claude has an incognito (aka temporary) chat option.

 

You can activate it by clicking on the little pac-man ghost in the upper right corner or using the key combo Ctrl + Shift + I


When you do, the screen will change so you know that it is in Incognito chat mode


Your chats in this mode aren’t saved to your chat history.


You can exit the mode pretty much the same way that you started it. Either click on the X in the upper right or press Ctrl + Shift + I.


Claude gets bonus points for changing their greeting to “whoever you are”...

 

 

New to Claude? Watch this video to get started: