Tutorial-ready guide shell
This page now reflects the approved AdsPower tutorial pack structure. The flow is approved, but screenshots remain planned slots until the founder captures the real screens inside AdsPower.
Funnel progress
Step 1: Set up your browser
Next in the public funnel: Step 2: Add a proxy
Current MVP choice set
Browser picks for the current MVP path
AdsPower is the primary guided path for this tutorial. OctoBrowser stays visible only as a secondary alternative.
Primary recommendation
AdsPower
AdsPower is the main walkthrough path because the free tier and cleaner onboarding make it the better MVP starting point for this funnel.
Secondary alternative
Octo Browser
OctoBrowser is a valid secondary option, but this tutorial stays on AdsPower so the path remains simple and consistent.
Section 1
What your browser reveals about you
Every time you visit a website, your browser shares a unique combination of signals - screen resolution, installed fonts, graphics card, timezone, language settings, and dozens more. Together, these form a fingerprint that can identify you across sessions, even without cookies.
Why this matters
Ad networks, platforms, and analytics services use fingerprinting to track users across the web. If you're accessing global financial platforms, you want to control what information your browser exposes. An anti-detect browser gives you isolated profiles so identities do not bleed together.
Section 2
Why we recommend AdsPower
AdsPower is one of the most popular anti-detect browsers, with a free tier that gives you enough to get started. It runs on top of Chromium, so extensions, bookmarks, and browser workflows feel familiar.
Checklist
Why AdsPower is the main path here
Section 3
Download and install AdsPower
Start with the official AdsPower flow, install the desktop app, and create the first account that will be stored in 1Password.
Walkthrough step
Download AdsPower from the official site
Instruction
Go to adspower.com through our partner link. Click 'Free Download' and choose your operating system (Windows or macOS). The installer is a standard application - no browser extension, no command-line tools.
Screenshot slot
AdsPower download entry
Planned alt text
AdsPower homepage showing Free Download button for Windows and macOS
Planned caption
Download directly from adspower.com - avoid third-party download sites.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the homepage screenshot and highlight the exact download button used in the clean beginner flow.
Walkthrough step
Install and create your account
Instruction
Run the installer. After installation, open AdsPower and create an account using your email. Use 1Password to generate and store a strong password for this account. Verify your email.
Screenshot slot
AdsPower registration
Planned alt text
AdsPower account creation screen with email and password fields
Planned caption
This is your first real use of the 1Password workflow: generate password, save entry, move on.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the registration screenshot and show where the user creates the account and stores the password.
Section 4
Create your first browser profile
A profile in AdsPower is a completely isolated browser environment with its own cookies, storage, fingerprint, and later its own proxy. Think of each profile as a separate computer.
Walkthrough step
Click New Profile
Instruction
In the AdsPower dashboard, click 'New Profile' or the '+' button. You'll see a profile creation form with several tabs. Do not be overwhelmed - most defaults are fine. We only configure what matters.
Screenshot slot
New profile entry
Planned alt text
AdsPower main dashboard showing the New Profile button
Planned caption
Each profile is an isolated browser. You'll create one dedicated to prediction markets.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the dashboard screenshot and mark the exact place where the user starts profile creation.
Walkthrough step
Name your profile
Instruction
Give the profile a clear name you'll recognize, such as 'Prediction Markets' or 'PM Main.' If you create more profiles later, this makes them easy to distinguish.
Screenshot slot
Profile naming
Planned alt text
AdsPower profile creation form showing the name field with example text
Planned caption
Keep names simple and recognizable. You'll open this profile every time you trade.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the naming screenshot and show the kind of simple profile name the tutorial recommends.
Walkthrough step
Choose a browser core
Instruction
AdsPower will ask you to select a browser core such as SunBrowser or FlowerBrowser. Choose SunBrowser. It has better extension compatibility, and MetaMask works best on Chromium.
Screenshot slot
Browser core selection
Planned alt text
AdsPower browser core selection showing SunBrowser and FlowerBrowser options
Planned caption
SunBrowser means Chromium - better extension support, better compatibility with prediction market platforms.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the browser-core screenshot and show clearly that SunBrowser is the recommended option.
Walkthrough step
Configure the operating system fingerprint
Instruction
In the profile settings, find the Basic Info or Fingerprint section. Set the operating system to match your actual OS family, such as Windows or macOS. The exact version does not need to match, but the OS family should.
Screenshot slot
OS fingerprint setting
Planned alt text
AdsPower fingerprint settings showing operating system selection
Planned caption
Match the operating system family to your actual system. Everything else can stay randomized.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the fingerprint settings screenshot and point to the OS selector only.
Walkthrough step
Skip proxy for now - you'll add it in Step 2
Instruction
The profile creation form includes a Proxy section. Leave it set to No Proxy or Direct Connection for now. You'll configure the proxy in the next step of the guide after your proxy service is ready.
Screenshot slot
Proxy field left empty
Planned alt text
AdsPower proxy configuration section with no proxy selected
Planned caption
You'll come back to this field in Step 2. For now, leave it empty.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the proxy-section screenshot and make it clear that the user should not configure proxy here yet.
Walkthrough step
Save and launch the profile
Instruction
Click Save or OK to create the profile. Back in the dashboard, you'll see your new profile listed. Click Open or Launch to start it. A new browser window opens - this is your isolated environment.
Screenshot slot
Profile launch
Planned alt text
AdsPower dashboard with newly created profile and Open button highlighted
Planned caption
Hit Open. A new browser window launches - this is your isolated prediction market environment.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the dashboard screenshot and highlight the control that launches the newly created profile.
Section 5
Verify your setup works
Once the profile is running, confirm that it actually looks different from your regular browser. This builds trust in the tool before you move on.
Walkthrough step
Check your fingerprint inside the AdsPower profile
Instruction
Inside the AdsPower browser, go to browserleaks.com. Look at the canvas fingerprint hash, WebGL renderer, screen resolution, and timezone. These should differ from what you'd see in your regular browser.
Screenshot slot
BrowserLeaks inside AdsPower
Planned alt text
BrowserLeaks fingerprint results showing randomized canvas hash and WebGL data inside AdsPower
Planned caption
Different canvas hash, different WebGL renderer - your fingerprint is isolated.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the BrowserLeaks screenshot and point out the key values the user should compare.
Walkthrough step
Compare with your regular browser
Instruction
Open browserleaks.com in your regular browser, not inside AdsPower. Compare the canvas hash, WebGL, and other values. They should be clearly different. If they are, your anti-detect browser is working correctly.
Screenshot slot
Comparison with regular browser
Planned alt text
BrowserLeaks results in regular Chrome showing different fingerprint values compared to AdsPower
Planned caption
Different fingerprint means isolated identity. Your regular browser and AdsPower profile look like two different computers.
Instruction placeholder
Later, insert the comparison screenshot and explain how the user should verify that the key values differ.
Section 6
Managing your profile going forward
A few practical things matter now that the profile exists. These habits keep the isolated environment clean for the rest of the funnel.
Walkthrough step
Understand profile persistence
Instruction
When you close the AdsPower profile window, your session data, cookies, logins, extensions, and bookmarks are saved automatically. Next time you open the same profile, everything is where you left it.
Walkthrough step
One profile means one identity
Instruction
Each profile is a separate identity. Do not log into personal accounts such as Gmail or Facebook inside your prediction market profile. Keep each profile dedicated to one purpose.
Important habit
Cross-contaminating profiles is the most common mistake. If you connect your personal accounts inside this profile, you weaken the whole point of browser isolation.
Section 7
Alternative: OctoBrowser
OctoBrowser is another reputable anti-detect browser with similar capabilities. If AdsPower does not suit your workflow or is not available in your region, OctoBrowser is a solid alternative. The concepts are the same - create a profile, configure fingerprint, add proxy later. The interface differs, but the logic is similar.
Secondary alternative
This guide uses AdsPower because of its free tier and beginner-friendly onboarding. OctoBrowser remains visible as a reputable fallback, but it does not change the main click-by-click path of this tutorial.
Checklist
Before you continue
Before you continue
Finish the browser step cleanly before proxy setup
Next step handoff
Your private browser is ready.
You now have an isolated browser profile with a unique fingerprint. But right now, your IP address still reveals your real location. The next step adds a proxy - a residential IP that completes your privacy setup and gives you a clean connection to global platforms.
Next step in the funnel: Step 2: Add a proxy