| Name |
Anti-privacy features |
Default search engine |
Code |
Additional features |
Chromium based |
Summary |
| Mozilla Firefox |
Telemetry and phoning home is enabled by default however it can be disabled via about:config. Firefox accounts which lets you sync all your Firefox data across all devices, this can be completely disabled via about:config. |
Google |
MPL-2.0 |
Tracker blocking |
No |
Its fine if you disable some stuff via about:config. |
| Google Chrome |
Telemetry, phoning home and additional spyware features are enabled by default and it can't be disabled. |
Google |
Proprietary |
- |
Yes |
Avoid. |
| Microsoft Edge |
Telemetry, phoning home and additional spyware features are enabled by default and it can't be disabled. |
Bing |
Proprietary |
- |
Yes |
Avoid. |
| Opera / Opera GX |
Telemetry, phoning home and additional spyware features are enabled by default and it can't be disabled. Owned by a Chinese consortium since 2016 (Golden Brick Capital Private Equity Fund I Limited Partnership). Had a shady past. |
Google |
Proprietary |
Free Opera VPN which is just one single specific server and IP always. |
Yes |
Avoid. |
| Brave |
Makes requests on startup. They did URL injection in the past to earn money via referral programs. |
Brave Search |
MPL-2.0 |
Tracker and ad blocking, built in Tor window |
Yes |
It's fine if you change a dozen settings. |
| Ice Weasel |
Based firefox clone. |
DuckDuckGo |
MPL-2.0 / GPL-3.0 |
- |
No |
This is like the rolling release version of GNU Icecat, Recommended. |
| Tor Browser |
It sends requests to torproject.org and to Mozilla when you start it, however these requests can be disabled. |
DuckDuckGo |
BSD 3-clause |
Your identity is hidden thanks to the Tor network. You can change the browsing mode and the safest disables JavaScript, heavily blocks cookies, disables canvas and gives you additional privacy features |
No |
Recommended. |
| LibreWolf |
It makes a few requests on startup, however these can be disabled. |
DuckDuckGo |
MPL-2.0 |
Disables multiple privacy concerning features and has ad block (uBlock Origin) |
No |
Recommended. |
| Falkon |
It updates the adblock list in the background on first startup, but nothing else. |
DuckDuckGo |
GPL-3.0 |
Ad block |
Yes |
Recommended. |
| qutebrowser |
None |
DuckDuckGo |
GPL-3.0 |
Ad blocking (not advanced), uses Vim keybinds |
Yes |
Recommended. |
| GNU Icecat |
ESR version firefox clone, older than stable. |
DuckDuckGo |
MPL-2.0 / GPL-3.0 |
It has multiple privacy addons (e.g.: LibreJS) and features. |
No |
Recommended. |
| Ungoogled Chromium |
None |
None, you have to set one yourself |
BSD 3-clause |
- |
Yes |
Recommended |