DuckDuckGo Private Browser

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4.7
2.11M reviews
50M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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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
Updated on
May 10, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity, and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
1.96M reviews
Roger
May 10, 2024
I always use this app in the past and enjoyed it but the most recent version has some annoying demonstration pop-ups ads after a fresh install that are just as annoying as pop-up ads. No clear way to turn them off at the start. I am sure they will go away eventually, but the previous version had a clear way to turn this off at the start. I do enjoy the privacy options.
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Bubble Mint
May 3, 2024
Using both the VPN and the privacy settings, DDG is a great browser, and an even better addition to keeping your phone secure. I don't have a PC so I can't use some features, but I've used DDG on iOS and now Android. It's fantastic and even in beta the VPN was reliable if a tad slow at times. Now that it's stable and for 9 dollars, it's working quite well. All in all a great browser and a way to stop trackers.
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NIGHTMARE GENOCIDE
May 10, 2024
Doesn't keep deleted pages deleted. For example this morning when I selected the app, on the landing screen was a page I deleted days ago. I had used the app several times since then. Also, yesterday it was showing a page I deleted with personal information on it after I had deleted the page. This is a major security concern and shows this company lies about not keeping your search history. How are previously deleted pages showing up days later if they don't keep them? Fire button doesn't work!!
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What's new

What's new:
* Sync & Backup should now work more efficiently to ensure bookmarks and passwords are available on all of your DuckDuckGo browsers.
* We fixed a bug that could cause the browser to crash when granting site permissions.
* As usual, we also included other bug fixes and improvements.