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ELinks vs Tor Browser

ELinks

elinks.or.cz

Tor Browser

torproject.org

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FigureELinksTor Browser
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
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Open source—Yes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Android—Yes
API—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Web browsers6.9 (#148)9.1 (#10)
DocumentationThe project points users to documentation in the doc directory, especially index.txt.The official manual covers installation, updates, bridges, fingerprinting, identities, onion services, troubleshooting, known issues and security guidance.
SupportThe project directs users to its community and feedback pages to request features or report bugs.Tor Project provides a user support team and recommends its public forum for help; its support channels focus on assisting Tor users in censored regions.

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Tor Browser

Tor Browser routes its own web traffic through the Tor network to help hide a user's real IP address and resist tracking, surveillance, and censorship. Based on Mozilla Firefox ESR, it adds measures such as letterboxing, user-agent spoofing, and first-party isolation to make browser fingerprinting harder. Connections to different websites use different Tor circuits, while connections to the same website address use the same circuit. HTTPS-Only Mode upgrades connections to HTTPS where possible. Standard, Safer, and Safest security levels restrict browser features to varying degrees, which can cause some pages to work improperly. The browser can access onion services, and users in censored regions can configure bridges during setup. It is free, open-source software for Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Only Tor Browser traffic goes through Tor; other applications on the device are not automatically protected. The Tor Project recommends verifying download signatures and strongly discourages extra browser add-ons because they can affect privacy, security, or functionality.

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