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Tor Browser

Tor Project · US · since 2008-09

The browser that gave the privacy world its baseline. Routes traffic through three Tor relays for IP-level anonymity, and ships hardened Firefox defaults to defeat fingerprinting. Slow, by design.

Open sourceAuditedMPL-2.0Free

Pros

  • + Strongest anonymity for casual users
  • + Free, no account
  • + Onion service access

Cons

  • Slow vs regular browsers
  • Many sites block Tor exits
  • Wrong tool for streaming or daily use

Highlights

  • IP anonymity via 3-hop Tor circuits
  • Onion services (.onion)
  • Strong fingerprint resistance

Specs at a glance

License
MPL-2.0
Open source
Yes
E2EE
N/A
Audited
Yes
Self-host
No
HQ
US
Pricing
free
Platforms
4 platforms