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Mullvad Browser vs Tor Browser: catalog facts
Mullvad Browser	Tor Browser
Free Free to download and use. No Mullvad account or subscription is required, and the browser…	Free Free and open source. The Tor Project is a US non-profit funded by grants and donations.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Built with the Tor Project, so the fingerprinting defences are the ones Tor Browser ships Works with any VPN, or none, and needs no Mullvad account	Traffic passes through three relays, so no single one knows both who you are and what you opened Fingerprinting defences make one Tor user look like the next
Without a VPN in front of it your IP address is as visible as in any other browser Anti-fingerprinting breaks some sites and makes others demand repeated captchas	Noticeably slower than a direct connection; video is painful Some sites block Tor exit nodes outright or bury you in captchas
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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