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Google Chrome Incognito – AppleScript to always run chrome in incognito mode. Save as an application to your Application folder. Optionally drag a and drop Google Chrome Icon in between Get Info panes (⌘+I)
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Google Chrome Incognito.applescript
if application "Google Chrome" is running then
tell application "Google Chrome" to make new window with properties {mode:"incognito"}
else
do shell script "open -a /Applications/Google\\ Chrome.app --args --incognito"
end if
tell application "Google Chrome" to activate
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zdne commented Nov 13, 2013

Credits to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16064957/how-to-check-in-applescript-if-an-app-is-running-without-launching-it-via-osa and http://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os/force-google-chrome-to-open-in-incognito-mode-using-applescript/

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