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# Launch your first browser profile

Create and launch a browser profile on Incogniton in just a few steps. We provide a video walkthrough alongside a step-by-step text guide.

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**What you'll learn**

* Create your first browser profile
* Choose basic profile settings and add a proxy (optional)
* Start a profile or more
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**Open Create profile**

From your Incogniton app dashboard, click the **Create profile** **button** to open the profile creation window.

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**Fill in the profile details**

On the Create profile panel, fill in the profile details:

* Enter a profile name. Leave the [group](/browser-and-browser-profiles/organize-browser-profiles/group-profiles.md) as *Unassigned* for now, since you haven't created one yet.
* Add [tags](/browser-and-browser-profiles/organize-browser-profiles/assign-tags-to-profiles.md) to make the profile easier to identify and organize as you create more profiles.
* [Change the browser version](/browser-and-browser-profiles/faqs/how-to-update-browser-version.md) if your use case requires a specific one, otherwise the default works fine.

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Keep **Fill language based on IP** enabled so the browser language matches the profile's IP location.\
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To use Incogniton’s free [shared proxies](#user-content-fn-1)[^1], toggle on the **Use free** **Incogniton proxies** option and select a country from the list. More on proxies in the next step.

Incogniton sets the profile's operating system to match your device by default, so the browser environment stays consistent from the start. We cover this and other advanced settings in more depth later.

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Learn more about browser and fingerprint settings in [**Browser profile › Edit browser profile settings**](/browser-and-browser-profiles/managing-browser-profiles.md)
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When you're done with the settings, select **Create**.
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**Add a proxy (optional)**\
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Open the **Proxy** tab to configure how the profile connects to the internet. Start by selecting a proxy option. Incogniton supports **Pre-saved proxy**, **Custom proxy**, **Rotating proxy**, **Free proxy**, and **Buy proxy**.

To use a proxy you already have, select **Custom proxy**, choose the appropriate connection type, and enter the proxy details provided by your proxy provider.

For a rotating proxy, select **Rotating proxy** and enter the required API URL supplied by your proxy provider. After entering your proxy details, select **Check** to verify that the connection is working correctly.

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If you need a [dedicated proxy](#user-content-fn-2)[^2], select **Buy proxy** to browse available providers. Available options include Residential, ISP, Premium ISP, Datacenter, Mobile, and Global ISP proxies.

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This covers the basics of connecting and verifying a proxy. For more on managing multiple proxies, assigning them to profiles, purchasing proxies, and troubleshooting, see [Proxy management](/proxy-management/proxies-overview.md).
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**Save and launch the profile**

Once the proxy check succeeds, select **Save**.

The new profile appears in your profile list. Select **Launch** to start the profile and open a browser window with its configured settings, fingerprint, and proxy.

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To end the session, you can either close the browser window or **stop the profile** from the profile list.
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Your first profile is now up and running. You can create as many profiles as [your plan](https://incogniton.com/pricing) allows by repeating these steps.
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Next, learn how to work with the profile list, status indicators, search, filters, and columns in Browser profiles overview.

[^1]: **Shared proxies** reuse IP addresses across multiple users. They’re quick to set up and work well for light web unblocking usage, but they offer less consistency and are not suitable for sustained or scaled multiple account management.

[^2]: **Dedicated proxies** provide an IP address used only by you. They offer a stable network identity and are better suited for long-running profiles, automation, and heavy multi-accounting where reliability matters.