DuckDuckGo Private Browser

DuckDuckGo

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About this app

DuckDuckGo is a free browser that provides the most comprehensive online privacy protection in one app. Unlike most popular browsers, it has powerful privacy protections by default, including our search engine that doesn’t track your history and over a dozen other built-in protections. Millions of people use DuckDuckGo as their go-to browser to protect their everyday online activities, from searching to browsing, emailing, and more.
 
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

Search Privately by Default: DuckDuckGo Private Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked. 

Block Most Trackers Before They Load: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection exceeds what most popular browsers offer by default. 

Enable Built-in Email Protection: Block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.  

Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection. 

Protect Your Privacy in Other Apps: Block most hidden app trackers in other apps day or night, and prevent 3rd-party companies from invading your privacy with App Tracking Protection. This feature uses a VPN connection, but is not a VPN. It works locally on your device and does not collect personal data. 

Escape Fingerprinting: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device. 

We feature many protections not available on most browsers, even in private browsing mode, including protection from link tracking, AMP tracking, and more.
 
EVERYDAY PRIVACY CONTROLS

Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.

Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.

Signal Your Privacy Preference with Global Privacy Control (GPC) built into our app. GPC intends to help you express your opt-out rights automatically by telling websites not to sell or share your personal info. Whether it can be used to enforce your legal rights depends on the laws in your jurisdiction.

PRIVACY PRO  
Subscribe to Privacy Pro for:  
  
Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.    
 
Personal Information Removal: Find and remove personal info from sites that store and sell it (access on desktop).  
 
Identity Theft Restoration: If your identity is stolen, we’ll help restore it.  
  
Privacy Pro Pricing & Terms  

Payment will be charged automatically to your Google Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use that email address to verify your subscription. For terms of service and privacy policy, visit https://duckduckgo.com/pro/privacy-terms

You don't need to wait to take back your privacy. Join the millions of people using DuckDuckGo and protect many of your everyday online activities with one app. It's privacy, simplified.  

Read more about our free Tracking Protections at https://help.duckduckgo.com/privacy/web-tracking-protections
 
Privacy Policy: https://duckduckgo.com/privacy/ 
Terms of Service: https://duckduckgo.com/terms

Ratings and reviews

I love this app, keeps us safe. It feels a bit clunky interface. It's not very convenient/natural when using the browser. I come from Opera Beta, which is great, the layout and functionality is fantastic. If you could take a look at the way that browser functions and the user interactions, make some changes to this browser that would be great. The only other thing I noticed was the microphone does not function on this browser, so I switched to Futo keyboard (safe keyboard) and it works great

The app tracker blocking has been interesting. Hundreds of attempts from five of the apps on my phone daily. Since installing the browser and enabling, my phone has noticeably run better with less stalls. I installed the browser to compare the results from searches between Duck, Bing, and Google. The difference is huge. As a writer and recording artist this is very useful information. Being discoverable and recognized is an important aspect of my profession.

This is a great browser for a tech-unsavvy user. It blocks tracking & ads. I also prefer this browser for research over chrome because it gives a more varied result. If you are looking for anything to do with purchases, it displays a ton of Walmart & Amazon (not businesses I patron). Not useful unless using to price match your products or purchase.

What’s new

What's new:
You can now import your passwords from Google Password Manager. In the DuckDuckGo browser, go to Settings > Passwords and select "Import Passwords from Google" to get started.