Tor Browser Alternatives for Mac

Alternatives list

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   Brave

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   Fast, secure browser integrating ad and tracker blockage, privacy features, and VPN. Offers seamless performance with data and battery optimization, faster loads by blocking pop-ups and ads. Safeguards user privacy with tracking protections and built-in brave search.

   273 Brave alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Web Browser
   • Ad Blocker

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • Samsung Galaxy Store
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Epic Games Store
   • F-Droid

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Brave vs Tor Browser Comments

   Negative comment by Kelson V · Mar 28, 2025

   For every cool privacy feature in Brave, there's something else that makes me want to firewall the application away from my system.

   Positive comment by Caden Durden · Jan 11, 2022

   Brave is pretty good privacy wise. However, I don't like Chromium based browsers, as it just feeds into their monopolistic power over other web engines. It's good, but I would like it if it would use their own engine, WebKit, Gecko, XUL, or any other engine besides Chromium.

   Negative comment by AbyssalThatRatesAppsTho · Sep 17, 2026

   I don't like Brave as an alternative to Tor Browser because of the built in LLM nonsense, that is a point of vulnerability in my opinion. There is also the fact that Brave isn't very lightweight, it is a performance hog in comparison to the Tor Browser.

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   • Brave is Free and Open SourceTor Browser is also Free and Open Source
   • Brave is Security-focused and CustomizableTor Browser is not according to our users
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   Helium Browser

    132 likes

   Chromium browser with open-source ad, tracker, and cryptominer blocking by default, zero tracking, customizable privacy controls, proxy-anonymized extension downloads, split view, and efficient, unobtrusive interface for full extension compatibility.

   76 Helium Browser alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Web Browser

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Mullvad Browser

    175 likes

   The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed in a collaboration between Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project. It’s designed to minimize tracking and fingerprinting. You could say it’s a Tor Browser to use without the Tor Network.

   112 Mullvad Browser alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Web Browser
   • Ad Blocker

   Origin

   • Sweden
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   • Sweden
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Mullvad Browser vs Tor Browser Comments

   Positive comment by Sam Lander · Jul 3, 2023

   Mullvad Browser is made in collaboration with Tor.

   It is probably the best browser (other than Tor Browser) to mitigate fingerprinting, by giving everyone the same fingerprint.

   Negative comment by Rahul Sawla · Jun 14, 2025

   Mullvad is a fast, paid VPN that encrypts traffic and hides your IP but relies on a single provider. Tor is a free, decentralized network that routes traffic through multiple relays for stronger anonymity but is slower. Mullvad suits streaming and torrenting, while Tor is better for untraceable browsing and accessing onion sites.

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   • Mullvad Browser is Free and Open SourceTor Browser is also Free and Open Source
   • Mullvad Browser is LightweightTor Browser is not according to our users
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   Ghost Browser

   Chromium web browser with multi-session browsing, workspace creation, advanced tab management, and Web3 integration. Ideal for developers, marketers, privacy-conscious users, social media managers, customer support specialists, Q...

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   Orbot

    178 likes

   Orbot is a freely licensed open-source application developed for the Android platform. It acts as a front-end to the Tor binary application, and also provides an HTTP Proxy for connecting web browsers and other HTTP client applications into the Tor SOCKS interface.

   27 Orbot alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Anonymizing Network
   • VPN

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Brave Origin

    24 likes

   Minimalist privacy browser offering ad-free browsing, no cryptocurrency features, and core Shields protection. Includes one-time activation for devices, supports ongoing updates, cross-platform use, and retains open-source, privacy, and security benefits.

   65 Brave Origin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Web Browser

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • F-Droid

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Arti

    14 likes

   Arti is a project to produce an embeddable, production-quality implementation of the Tor anonymity protocols in the Rust programming language.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Anonymizing Network

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Rust
   • Linux
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • BSD

   • United States

   

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    lokinet

     23 likes

    Lokinet is a decentralised onion router that uses Oxen service nodes as relays, giving Lokinet the same market-based Sybil attack resistance as the Oxen blockchain. Lokinet supports web browsing, onion-routed real-time voice communications, and other applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Anonymizing Network
    • Privacy Tool

    Origin

    • Australia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Arch Linux

    • Australia

    

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    Dia Browser

     14 likes

    Browser with AI-powered sidebar enables summarizing web pages, answering questions, drafting content, comparing sites, and adapting task-specific tools for writing, research, shopping, and communication, all with privacy features like ad and tracker blocking included.

    108 Dia Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Web Browser

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Ecosia Browser

     21 likes

    Ecosia Browser is the newest product from Ecosia an eco-friendly, fast, ad-free browsing experience that supports reforestation.

    98 Ecosia Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Web Browser

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • HUAWEI AppGallery

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Ecosia Browser vs Tor Browser Comments

    Negative comment by Sam Lander · Jun 21, 2024

    Ecosia has a commendable mission, but a very poor privacy policy. It's less private than LibreWolf, which is itself less private than Mullvad Browser (all Firefox forks).

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    • Ecosia Browser is Free and ProprietaryTor Browser is Free and Open Source
    • Ecosia Browser is Lightweight and CustomizableTor Browser is not according to our users
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    Thorium Browser

     14 likes

    Chromium fork named after radioactive element No. 90.

    133 Thorium Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

    Application type

    • Web Browser

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Raspberry Pi OS

    

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    Warning

    Thorium has a history of being bundled with Yiff (furry porn) withing the program structure folders, while some other users report their antivirus detect a Troyan file bundled with it.

    Thorium Browser vs Tor Browser Comments

    Negative comment by Sam Lander · Jun 21, 2024

    Thorium is just a fork of Chrome. It doesn't provide a connection over Tor or any real privacy protections.

    Also something weird about a suggestive furry easter egg.

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    • Thorium Browser is Free and Open SourceTor Browser is also Free and Open Source
    • Thorium Browser is LightweightTor Browser is not according to our users
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    Opera Neon

     8 likes

    Neon is an agentic AI browser that turns complex prompts into full-scale results. Automate tasks, turn intent into output, and get context-aware assistance all in one browser.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Web Browser

    Origin

    • Norway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    • Norway

    

    

    

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    Browser Operator

     7 likes

    The first open-source, privacy-friendly AI browser that transforms how you work on the web. Your intelligent partner for research, analysis, and automation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

    Application type

    • Web Browser

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    • United States

    

    

    

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