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DuckDuckGo Browser vs Arc Search: catalog facts
DuckDuckGo Browser	Arc Search
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free to download.
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS	Android, iOS
Tracker and ad blocking, cookie consent handling and email tracker removal are on by default rather than being…	Browse for Me can save time on multi-page research tasks Clean, minimal mobile browsing interface
The desktop version is Windows and macOS only, and the extension support is far narrower than Chrome or…	AI summaries can miss nuance or context in source pages Mobile-only, no desktop counterpart under this name
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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