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/en-US/firefox/windows/"
mac="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mac/"
linux="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/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/"
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"
%}
{% 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://torproject.org"
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 several privacy and security related patches. It also comes with an intergrated Ad blocker."
website="https://www.bromite.org/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-bromite-browsers/1521"
github="https://github.com/bromite/bromite"
android="https://www.bromite.org/news/2018-12-21-new-fdroid-repository-url"
%}
Worth Mentioning for Android
- Privacy Browser Privacy Browser is an open source Android web browser focused on user privacy. Note: Privacy Browser relies on the Android system webview which needs to be kept up to date to fix security issues. One can update webview by either installing it from Google Play or from the Yalp Store.
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 Mozilla has deployed an built in ad block filter in the iOS version of Firefox.'
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 a application 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 has an integrated ad blocker and shows how good certain sites privacy policy is with the integrated ToSDR extension."
website="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-privacy-browser/id663592361"
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
- SnowHaze SnowHaze is a browser for iOS with intergrated adblocker and fingerprinting protection.