diff --git a/chatterino.pro b/chatterino.pro
index 131696679..3957bc470 100644
--- a/chatterino.pro
+++ b/chatterino.pro
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     src/messages/MessageContainer.cpp \
     src/debug/Benchmark.cpp \
     src/common/UsernameSet.cpp \
-    src/widgets/settingspages/AdvancedPage.cpp
+    src/widgets/settingspages/AdvancedPage.cpp \
+    src/util/IncognitoBrowser.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += \
     src/Application.hpp \
@@ -462,7 +463,8 @@ HEADERS  += \
     src/widgets/helper/Button.hpp \
     src/messages/MessageContainer.hpp \
     src/common/UsernameSet.hpp \
-    src/widgets/settingspages/AdvancedPage.hpp
+    src/widgets/settingspages/AdvancedPage.hpp \
+    src/util/IncognitoBrowser.hpp
 
 RESOURCES += \
     resources/resources.qrc \
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4bf6e7daf..0bff94e0c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "RunGui.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Settings.hpp"
+#include "util/IncognitoBrowser.hpp"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QStringList>
@@ -11,9 +12,6 @@ using namespace chatterino;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    auto shared = std::make_shared<QString>();
-    log(std::atomic_is_lock_free(&shared));
-
     QApplication a(argc, argv);
 
     // convert char** to QStringList
diff --git a/src/nullableptr.h b/src/nullableptr.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f38ecfa5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nullableptr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace chatterino {
+
+template <typename T>
+class NullablePtr
+{
+public:
+    NullablePtr()
+        : element_(nullptr)
+    {
+    }
+
+    NullablePtr(T *element)
+        : element_(element)
+    {
+    }
+
+    T *operator->() const
+    {
+        assert(this->hasElement());
+
+        return element_;
+    }
+
+    T &operator*() const
+    {
+        assert(this->hasElement());
+
+        return *element_;
+    }
+
+    T *get() const
+    {
+        assert(this->hasElement());
+
+        return this->element_;
+    }
+
+    bool isNull() const
+    {
+        return this->element_ == nullptr;
+    }
+
+    bool hasElement() const
+    {
+        return this->element_ != nullptr;
+    }
+
+    operator bool() const
+    {
+        return this->hasElement();
+    }
+
+private:
+    T *element_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/util/IncognitoBrowser.cpp b/src/util/IncognitoBrowser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..341478c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/IncognitoBrowser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#include "incognitobrowser.hpp"
+
+#include <QProcess>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QVariant>
+
+#include "debug/Log.hpp"
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+
+namespace chatterino {
+namespace {
+    QString getAppPath(const QString &executableName)
+    {
+        auto paths = QStringList{
+            // clang-format off
+            "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\" + executableName,
+            "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\" + executableName
+            // clang-format on
+        };
+
+        for (const auto &path : paths) {
+            auto val = QSettings(path, QSettings::NativeFormat)
+                           .value("Default")
+                           .toString();
+            if (!val.isNull()) {
+                return val;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return QString();
+    }
+}  // namespace
+
+void openLinkIncognito(const QString &link)
+{
+    auto browserChoice = QSettings("HKEY_CURRENT_"
+                                   "USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\"
+                                   "Associations\\UrlAssociatio"
+                                   "ns\\http\\UserChoice",
+                                   QSettings::NativeFormat)
+                             .value("Progid")
+                             .toString();
+
+    if (!browserChoice.isNull()) {
+        if (browserChoice == "FirefoxURL") {
+            // Firefox
+            auto path = getAppPath("firefox.exe");
+
+            QProcess::startDetached(path, {"-private-window", link});
+        } else if (browserChoice == "ChromeHTML") {
+            // Chrome
+            auto path = getAppPath("chrome.exe");
+
+            QProcess::startDetached(path, {"-incognito", link});
+        }
+        // Possible implementation for MS Edge.
+        // Doesn't quite work yet.
+        /*
+            else if (browserChoice == "AppXq0fevzme2pys62n3e0fbqa7peapykr8v") {
+                // Edge
+                 QProcess::startDetached("C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",
+                                                    {"/c", "start",
+                 "shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_"
+                 "8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge",
+                                                     "-private", link});
+            }
+            */
+    }
+}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/util/IncognitoBrowser.hpp b/src/util/IncognitoBrowser.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfc489507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/IncognitoBrowser.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QtGlobal>
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+
+// only supported on windows right now
+#    define INCOGNITO_LINKS_SUPPORTED
+
+namespace chatterino {
+void openLinkIncognito(const QString &link);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/util/rangealgorithm.hpp b/src/util/rangealgorithm.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5c0527b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/rangealgorithm.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+namespace util {
+
+template <typename Container, typename UnaryPredicate>
+typename Container::iterator find_if(Container &container, UnaryPredicate pred)
+{
+    return std::find_if(container.begin(), container.end(), pred);
+}
+
+template <typename Container, typename UnaryPredicate>
+bool any_of(Container &container, UnaryPredicate pred)
+{
+    return std::any_of(container.begin(), container.end(), pred);
+}
+
+}  // namespace util
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/LoginDialog.hpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/LoginDialog.hpp
index d9363727d..c2efa926c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/LoginDialog.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/LoginDialog.hpp
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #include "widgets/BaseWidget.hpp"
 
 #include <QtCore/QVariant>
-#include <QtWidgets/QAction>
-#include <QtWidgets/QApplication>
-#include <QtWidgets/QButtonGroup>
-#include <QtWidgets/QDialog>
-#include <QtWidgets/QDialogButtonBox>
-#include <QtWidgets/QFormLayout>
-#include <QtWidgets/QHBoxLayout>
-#include <QtWidgets/QHeaderView>
-#include <QtWidgets/QLabel>
-#include <QtWidgets/QLineEdit>
-#include <QtWidgets/QPushButton>
-#include <QtWidgets/QTabWidget>
-#include <QtWidgets/QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QButtonGroup>
+#include <QDialog>
+#include <QDialogButtonBox>
+#include <QFormLayout>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QHeaderView>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QLineEdit>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QTabWidget>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 namespace chatterino {