DuckDuckGo Private Browser

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4.6
2.29M reviews
50M+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

The DuckDuckGo app provides the most comprehensive online privacy protection with the push of a button. With one free download, you get an everyday private Internet browser that offers seamless protection while you search and browse, and access to tracking protection for emails you receive and apps you use. Many of these protections are not offered in most popular web browsers by default.
 
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Search Privately by Default – DuckDuckGo Private Search comes built-in, so you can easily search the web without being tracked.
 
Block Tracking Cookies While Browsing – Prevent most 3rd-party Internet cookies from tracking you as you browse online.
 
Escape Website Trackers Before They Load – Automatically stop most hidden trackers (3rd-party scripts) from loading, which prevents companies from collecting and using any personal data from these trackers. Stay secure with our cutting-edge tracker-blocking technology – 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection, which goes above and beyond what you get in most popular web browsers by default.
 
Automatically Enforce Encryption – Force many sites you visit to automatically use an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, which helps shield your data from Wi-Fi snoopers and network onlookers like your Internet provider.
 
Block Email Trackers (Beta) – Over 85% of emails sent to Duck Addresses (@duck.com) contain trackers that can detect when you’ve opened a message, where you were when you opened it, and what device you were using. Email Protection makes it easy to block most email trackers and hide your existing address when signing up for things online, all without switching email providers.
 
Protect Your Privacy in Other Apps – Block most hidden app trackers in other apps day or night, and prevent third-party companies from invading your privacy with App Tracking Protection. This feature uses a VPN connection, but is not a VPN. It works locally on your device and does not collect personal data.
 
Escape Fingerprinting – Help stop companies from creating a unique identifier for you by blocking their attempts to combine specific information about your web browser and device settings.
 
Block Tracking Cookies – Prevent most third-party cookies from tracking you as you browse online from website to website.
 
We feature many protections not available on most Internet browsers (even incognito browsers), including protection from link tracking, Google AMP tracking, and more.
 
EVERYDAY PRIVACY CONTROLS
Tap Fire Button, Burn Data – Clear your tabs and browsing data fast with our Fire Button.
 
Signal Your Privacy Preference with Global Privacy Control (GPC) – Built in to our app, GPC intends to help you express your opt-out rights automatically by telling websites not to sell or share your personal information. Whether it can be used to enforce your legal rights (for example, current or future CCPA, GDPR requirements) depends on the laws in your jurisdiction.
 
Note about our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection following DuckDuckGo ad clicks: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Protection goes above and beyond what you get in most popular browsers by default, but we’re constantly working to make it more comprehensive. Currently, if an advertiser wants to detect conversions on their own website for our private DuckDuckGo search ads, our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection will not stop bat.bing.com requests from loading on the advertiser’s website following DuckDuckGo ad clicks, but those requests are stopped in all other contexts. This is because DuckDuckGo private search advertising is in partnership with Microsoft. As part of that partnership, viewing ads on DuckDuckGo is anonymous and Microsoft has committed to not profile our users’ ad clicks.
 
Read more about this and our free Tracking Protections at https://help.duckduckgo.com/privacy/web-tracking-protections
Updated on
Jun 3, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity, and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
2.13M reviews
Rick Vansloneker
May 28, 2025
This has become a fine browser but I have two remarks: 1) the tabs page is too sensitive, all the time tabs get accidentally closed. 2) pull to refresh shoul be made optional so I can turn it off. Update May 28, 2025: I am not happy with the latest changes. First the add tab button moved and it took me long to find it back and I'm still not used to it. And now I'm stuck with a persistent menu bar on the bottom of the browser window. Please, make it optional. Final, not interested in your AI.
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Kristin
May 4, 2025
Overall I feel DDG does a good job there is one thing I think could be improved and that is the ad blocking. I wish it was a bit more aggressive or let us download extensions to customize it further. The app tracking protection is awesome! definitely use this you'll be shocked at how many of your apps track you behind the scenes.
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FastenedCarrot
April 30, 2025
Would be higher be higher but what was the thought process behind the most recent update? Why do app developers insist on changing things that aren't broken. I keep hitting the button that changes the tabs from grid to list form by accident because it's right where the new tab button used to be. I can't understand why I'd ever want my tabs in list form and the app takes ages and sometimes crashes when switching between the two.
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What’s new

What's new:
You can now upload images when using OpenAI models in Duck.ai to analyze or describe them. Duck.ai is free, optional, and lets you use popular 3rd-party AI chat models privately. The Site Safety Warnings setting is now called Scam Blocker and can be found under Threat Protection in settings. Scam Blocker is still on by default and still guards against phishing sites, malware, and other common online scams. We also made some bug fixes and improvements.