Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Minimal
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- Encrypted
- No account
- Yes
- Free
- Yes
4 of 5 checks
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Private alternatives to Google Chrome
Free and fast, and tied to your Google account; browsing activity can inform Google's ad profile when sync and history are on.
Our first swap
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Firefox
App
Independent open-source browser with tracking protection on by default and end-to-end encrypted sync of tabs, passwords and history.
- Minimal tracking
- Open source
- End-to-end encrypted
- Account optional
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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
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
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
IronFox
App
Hardened Firefox for Android, successor to Mull, with uBlock Origin included and telemetry stripped out.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Android
Chromium with every Google service connection removed, for people who want plain Chrome without the background calls.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Browsers
Microsoft Edge