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GNOME Web vs Tor Browser

GNOME Web

apps.gnome.org

Tor Browser

torproject.org

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FigureGNOME WebTor Browser
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Android—Yes
API—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Web browsers8.1 (#63)9.1 (#10)
Free planYesYes
Open sourceYesYes
Supported platformsdesktopboth
PurposeWeb is a browser for GNOME with a simple interface designed to keep focus on web pages.Tor Browser routes web traffic through the Tor network to help hide a user's real IP address and resist tracking, surveillance, and censorship.
SupportThe app page links to online help, an issue tracker, and the app community for help and discussion.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.

Plans

GNOME Web

  • FreeFree

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Tor Browser

  • Tor BrowserFree

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In their own words

GNOME Web

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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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