Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
BravePick
App24k
Chromium-based browser that blocks ads, trackers and fingerprinting out of the box, so Chrome extensions still work.
- Minimal tracking
- Open source
- End-to-end encrypted
- No account
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Firefox
App in Browsers
Independent open-source browser with tracking protection on by default and end-to-end encrypted sync of tabs, passwords and history.
Usage telemetry and sponsored new-tab tiles are on by default; both can be switched off in settings.
Privacy passport
4 of 5 checks- No trackingMinimalOnly opt-in or anonymous first-party telemetry, such as crash reports.
- Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
- Only you can read itEncryptedSynced with end-to-end encryption: the provider can't read it.
- No accountOptionalWorks without an account; one is only needed for extras such as sync.
- FreeYesFree to use.
Where it stands among 11 browsers
No tracking
Yes
Partly
Open source
Yes
Partly
Only you can read it
Yes
No account
Yes
Free
Yes
A private swap for
Other browsers
Mullvad BrowserPick
App2.6k
Tor Browser's anti-fingerprinting design without the Tor network, built with the Tor Project for use with a VPN.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Tor Browser
App
Routes every connection through the Tor network to hide your IP address, with uniform settings that resist fingerprinting.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Android
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
LibreWolf
App
Community build of Firefox with telemetry removed and uBlock Origin plus stricter privacy settings preinstalled.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DuckDuckGo Browser
App4.9k
Simple browser with tracker blocking, a one-tap Fire button that wipes data, and email protection built in.
- Minimal tracking
- Open source
- End-to-end encrypted
- No account
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
Vivaldi
App
Customisable Chromium browser from Norway with a built-in tracker and ad blocker, mail and calendar, and encrypted sync.
- Minimal tracking
- Partly open
- End-to-end encrypted
- Account optional
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux