KalkanHow to use an antidetect browser: step by step from setup to your first profile
An antidetect browser can look complicated at first, but basic use comes down to a few steps: create a profile, give it a proxy and open it. This guide walks through every step in order, from installing Kalkan to opening your first profile and then keeping dozens of profiles organised.
1. Install
Get Kalkan from the download page and install it; it runs on Windows 10 and 11. Sign in with your account on first start. New accounts begin with a 3-day free trial. Updates arrive on their own; there is nothing else to download.
2. Create folders
Profiles live in folders. Create folders around your work: one per shop, client or project, for example. You can later drag profiles between folders.
3. Create your first profile
- Click New profile. The profile gets a realistic name automatically; change it if you like.
- Choose the engine. Kalkan Native is the recommended choice.
- Choose the device type: automatic, laptop or desktop.
- Choose the protection level. "Balanced" suits most uses.
- In Proxy, pick one from the pool or enter one by hand.
- Optionally add startup tabs, and turn off images to save traffic.
The preview on the right shows which device the profile will look like: graphics card, processor, memory and screen resolution.
4. Assign proxies
Every account should have its own IP address. Paste your proxy list into Proxies, confirm they work with Check, and hand them out to profiles. See the proxy guide for proxy types and formats.
5. Open and use the profile
Click Start; the profile opens in its own window with its own cookies, history and saved passwords. When you close and reopen it, your tabs and sessions come back. Every profile is fully separate: a session in one never carries over to another.
6. Drive many profiles at once
If you need to do the same work in many profiles, use sync: every click, keystroke and scroll in one profile happens in the others at the same time. The windows are arranged in an even grid on the screen.
7. Automate repetitive work
Turn the steps you repeat every day into a flow with no-code RPA. In the flow editor, "Step from an element" lets you click a button in a profile window and create a step from it directly.
Understanding the profile settings
You can leave most settings at their defaults when you create a profile, but it helps to know what they do:
- Device type: whether the profile looks like a laptop or a desktop. Screen resolution, battery and hardware are chosen to match.
- Protection level: "native" uses your computer's real values; "balanced" and "maximum" give the profile its own device identity. If unsure, start with balanced.
- Startup tabs: which pages load every time the profile opens. Add several or remove them all.
- Don't load images: pages load without images, a real saving on mobile or pay-per-traffic proxies.
When you have many profiles
When you grow from a few profiles to dozens, use folders and tags to stay organised. Select a range in the list with Shift and act on all of them: start, stop, move to a folder, assign proxies or turn off images. You can also drag profiles onto a folder in the sidebar. Close profiles you are not using so you stay within your plan's limit of profiles open at the same time.
Backup and moving
Export in the profile menu saves a profile to a single file; import it into Kalkan on another computer to move it. Backup in Settings saves all your profiles at once. For security, proxy passwords are not written to the file, so you enter the proxy again on the new computer.
Tips
- Always use a profile with the same proxy.
- Each profile's time zone and language follow its proxy's country; don't change them by hand.
- Export important profiles now and then as a backup.
- If something goes wrong, see the FAQ or open a support ticket.