Browser Recommendations For Desktop
{% include cardv2.html
title="Firefox"
image="/assets/img/tools/Firefox.png"
description='Firefox is fast, reliable, open-source, and respects your privacy. Don\'t forget to adjust the settings according to our
recommendations: WebRTC and about:config and get the privacy add-ons.'
website="https://firefox.com"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-firefox/279"
source="https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/"
windows="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/windows/"
mac="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/mac/"
linux="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/linux/"
freebsd="https://www.freshports.org/www/firefox"
openbsd="http://openports.se/www/mozilla-firefox"
netbsd="http://pkgsrc.se/www/firefox"
%}
{% include cardv2.html
title="Tor Browser - Provides Anonymity"
image="/assets/img/tools/Tor-Browser.png"
description='Tor Browser is your choice if you need an extra layer of anonymity. It\'s a modified version of Firefox ESR, which comes with pre-installed privacy add-ons, encryption, and an advanced proxy. How does Tor work?'
website="https://www.torproject.org/"
tor="http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.onion/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-tor-browser/278"
git="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor"
windows="https://www.torproject.org/download/"
mac="https://www.torproject.org/download/"
linux="https://www.torproject.org/download/"
%}
Browser Recommendations For Android
{% include cardv2.html
title="Firefox"
image="/assets/img/tools/Firefox.png"
description='Firefox is fast, reliable, open-source, and respects your privacy. Don\'t forget to adjust the settings according to our
recommendations: WebRTC and about:config and get the privacy add-ons.'
website="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-firefox/279"
source="https://github.com/mozilla-mobile"
fdroid="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox"
android="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/#product-android-release"
%}
{% include cardv2.html
title="Tor Browser - Provides Anonymity"
image="/assets/img/tools/Tor-Browser.png"
description='Tor Browser is your choice if you need an extra layer of anonymity. It\'s a modified version of Firefox ESR, which comes with pre-installed privacy add-ons, encryption and an advanced proxy. How does Tor work?'
website="https://www.torproject.org/"
tor="http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.onion/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-tor-browser-for-android-browsers/1522"
git="https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-browser.git/"
android="https://www.torproject.org/download/#android"
fdroid="https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser"
%}
{% include cardv2.html
title="Bromite"
image="/assets/img/tools/bromite.png"
description='Bromite is a Chromium-based browser with security enhancement patches from GrapheneOS and built-in adblocking and DNS over HTTPS support. More info can be found here.'
website="https://www.bromite.org/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-bromite-browsers/1521"
github="https://github.com/bromite/bromite"
fdroid="https://www.bromite.org/fdroid"
android="https://www.bromite.org/#download-bromite"
%}
Worth Mentioning for Android
Browser Recommendations For iOS
{% include cardv2.html
title="Firefox"
image="/assets/img/tools/Firefox.png"
description='Firefox is fast, reliable, open-source, and respects your privacy. Note: Because of limitations set by Apple in iOS, our recommended tweaks cannot be applied. However, Firefox for iOS has an Enhanced Tracking Protection feature that uses a list provided by Disconnect to identify and block ad, social, and analytics trackers, as well as cryptominers and fingerprinters.'
website="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-firefox/279"
source="https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios"
ios="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-private-safe-browser/id989804926"
%}
{% include cardv2.html
title="Onion Browser"
image="/assets/img/tools/onionbrowser.png"
description='Onion Browser is an open-source browser that lets you browse the web anonymously over the Tor network on iOS devices and is endorsed by the Tor Project. Warning: there are certain anonymity-related issues with Onion Browser due to iOS limitations.'
website="https://onionbrowser.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-onion-browser-browsers/1523"
github="https://github.com/OnionBrowser/OnionBrowser"
ios="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/onion-browser/id519296448"
%}
{% include cardv2.html
title="DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser"
image="/assets/img/provider/DuckDuckGo.png"
description='DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is an open-source web browser that has built-in ad and tracker blocking and utilizes ToS;DR to rate the privacy policies of the sites you visit.'
website="https://duckduckgo.com/app"
tor="https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/app"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-duckduckgo-privacy-browser-browsers/1524"
github="https://github.com/duckduckgo/iOS"
ios="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-privacy-browser/id663592361"
%}
Worth Mentioning for iOS
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SnowHaze
- An open-source web browser with built-in ad, tracker, cookie, and fingerprint blocking, all customizable on a per-site basis.