Alternatives to Tor Browser

A hardened Firefox that sends every page through the Tor network, so the site sees an exit node instead of your address. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Tor Browser.

  • Mullvad Browser

    Tor Browser's fingerprinting defences without the Tor network, built to sit in front of a VPN instead.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Mullvad Browser keeps Tor Browser's fingerprinting defences but drops the Tor network, so your IP address stays visible unless you run a VPN, and there is no Android version.

  • Brave

    A Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box, with no extension to install first.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Brave offers built-in Tor windows for occasional throwaway sessions inside an everyday Chromium browser with default ad blocking, rather than routing every page through Tor.

  • Onion Browser

    Open-source Tor browser for iOS, endorsed by the Tor Project.

    FreeOpen sourceiOS

    Onion Browser brings Tor browsing to iOS with per-tab circuit control, but iOS forces it onto WebKit, so it cannot match Tor Browser's fingerprint protections.

  • LibreWolf

    A Firefox build with the privacy settings already turned up and uBlock Origin included.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    LibreWolf keeps a hardened Firefox base with Resist Fingerprinting from the Tor Uplift project and uBlock Origin, but connects directly without hiding your address.

  • Firefox

    The main browser not built on Chromium, with tracking protection turned on by default.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Firefox shares the Gecko engine and adds Total Cookie Protection and containers, avoiding Tor's slowdown and captchas, but offers no network-level anonymity.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Tor Browser as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Epic Privacy Browser

    Chromium browser that blocks trackers and routes traffic through an encrypted proxy.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroid

    Tor Browser is an open-source Firefox build that routes all traffic through the Tor network rather than a proxy, giving stronger anonymity but noticeably slower browsing.

  • Firefox Focus

    A private mobile browser from Mozilla that blocks trackers and erases history with one tap.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    Tor Browser sends every page through the Tor network on Android and desktop, hiding your address, but it is slower and some sites block Tor exit nodes.

  • GNU IceCat

    The GNU Project's build of Firefox containing only free software, with added privacy extensions.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Tor Browser routes all traffic through the Tor network with strong fingerprinting defences, hiding your address, but it is noticeably slower and some sites block Tor exit nodes.

  • IronFox

    Hardened Firefox fork for Android, successor to DivestOS Mull.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Tor Browser keeps a hardened Firefox base on Android but routes all traffic through the Tor network, adding anonymity at the cost of much slower browsing and more captchas.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.