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Tor Browser for Mac

  -  188.1 MB  -  Freeware
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Security Status

  • Latest Version

    Tor Browser 14.5 LATEST

  • Review by

    Juan Garcia

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.12 Sierra or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    The Tor Project / External Link

  • Filename

    tor-browser-macos-14.5.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    3e9094524e67d3342841b63f2b7643cf

Tor Browser for Mac is a privacy-focused web browser that automatically routes users' web traffic through the secure network, providing anonymity and protection from user-monitoring services installed by internet providers, government agencies, and various online destinations.

It is designed to prevent tracking, surveillance, traffic analysis, and censorship, making it an ideal choice for users who prioritize online anonymity and privacy.

This highly secure web browser differs widely from other security-themed browser projects (such as Brave browser) by offering a whole another layer of added security that no other regular browser has.

This included a built-in triple-layer encryption procedure, use of IP masking service, built-in adblocker, and complete focus on not caching or recording any user activity locally.

The app focuses on routing data through a secure Tor network, a volunteer overlay network for anonymous communication.

This provides safe user access to the public internet, as well as the ability to access and browse illicit websites on the so-called “dark web”, a subset of the internet that is only accessible from inside a secure Tor network.

Today, more than two decades after it was originally released to the public, this unique browser app is viewed as a very important privacy platform that is used for both legitimate and illegitimate means. It is actively developed and maintained by the nonprofit organization The Tor Project.

Key Features
  • Private browsing of the public internet.
  • Built-in anti-monitoring features.
  • Multi-layered encryption.
  • Routing traffic through a low-latency volunteer network.
  • Protect private data against online fingerprinting and analysis.
  • Circumvent online surveillance.
  • Free for all users.
Installation and Setup

To get this app up and running on any modern Mac computer, users simply have to download an automated installer and follow a few simple on-screen instructions.

How to Use

This app features an extensive set of privacy and security features that make it unique in its category, but at first glance, it has a traditional web browser experience.

However, in addition to the use of standard HTTP online addresses, it can also handle direct loading of specific onion network links, accessing hidden “dark web” content hosted on a volunteer-based Tor network.

All traffic routed through a Tor browser runs through this network, causing the loading of regular internet content often to be slow and sometimes even unreliable (with some websites refusing to load partially or completely).

While users can install additional add-ons and extensions to boost their browsing experience, developers of this app highly recommend not installing any plugin that would de-anonymize the users and allow external traffic monitoring services to identify them, track their browsing habits, and more.

User Interface

The Tor Browser offers a simple and intuitive user interface, making it easy for users to access its privacy-focused features.

Unlike some mainstream browsers that promote access to various built-in services and plugins for streamlined management of online content, this app’s interface is designed from the ground up to be straightforward, without an overwhelming number of hidden settings.

FAQ

What is Tor Browser for macOS?
It is a privacy-focused web browser that routes web traffic through the Tor network, providing a strong built-in layer of anonymity and security.

Is it safe?
Yes! This app is designed to prioritize user privacy and security, making it a safe choice for those who value online anonymity and protection from surveillance and tracking. However, its reputation for secure online browsing has also made the Tor network a target of many hacking efforts.

Alternatives

Brave Browser for Mac – A security-focused Chromium browser with a wide array of anti-tracking and ad-blocking features.

Safari – Apple's default web browser, known for its large set of privacy features and seamless integration with the macOS ecosystem.

Opera fro Mac – A popular web browser with a built-in ad blocker, free VPN, and other privacy-focused features.

Pricing

This app is 100% FREE.

System Requirements

Developers have optimized this app for all modern versions of macOS.

However, due to the focus on additional layers of encrypted VPN traffic, users should expect a slower browsing experience when compared to regular browser apps.

PROS
  • Enhanced privacy and anonymity.
  • Ability to beat government and ISP monitoring services.
  • Automatic routing of traffic through a multi-layered Tor network.
  • Built-in ad blocking and other privacy-focused features.
  • User-friendly interface.
CONS
  • Reduced browsing speed.
  • Incompatible with all modern websites.
Conclusion

The Tor Browser is the best choice for users who prioritize online privacy and security, enabling streamlined access to a highly secured multi-layered virtual network that safely and securely routes all internet traffic between users and their desired online destinations.

This prevents external services (including ISPs, government agencies, and various online platforms) from actively spying on users. While it may lead to reduced browsing speed, the trade-off for vastly improved privacy is often worth it for users who value complete online anonymity and security.

Note: Requires 64-bit processor.

Also Available: Download Tor Browser for Windows

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What's new in this version:

Fixed:
- Refactor about:torconnects relation to TorConnectParent
- Clean up initialisation and bridges conflict between TorSettings and TorConnect
- Do not store logs inside TorProvider
- Only allow "about:" pages to have access to contentaccessible branding assets
- Expose a stable asset from chrome:// to identify Tor, Base, and Mullvad Browser
- Developer Tools lacks data for Responsive Design Mode and Compatibility
- Move branding files out of torbutton
- Add branding files to translation CI
- Translation CI: Exclude android strings from the legacy branch
- Change the Tor Browser name between releases
- Include moat circumvention countries in the build (tor-browser part)
- Handle Moat connection errors and other non-bootstrapping errors in TorConnect
- Use lower case "n" for "Tor network" in the UI
- Enable new locales: be, bg and pt-PT
- AutoBootstrapAttempt cancel does not await BootstrapAttempt.cancel
- Backport Mozilla Bug 1924070 - modify H.264 extradata to match sample conversion code.
- Cleanup channel preferences
- Handle unavailability of NetworkLinkService API in Tor Connect
- Tor logs UI not updated as new logs come in
- Replace Noto Sans Myanmar with Pyidaungsu
- Show the link to about:support in the help menu
- Some .tor.onion sites are not displaying the underlying V3 onion address
- Add temporarily visible web content-size overlay after resizing window when letterboxing is enabled
- Drop about:tbupdate
- Do not re-try auto-bootstrapping after the user selects a specific region in about:torconnect
- Lox.generateInvite does not convert JSON object to string
- about:torconnect new url location override (maybeUpdateOpenLocationForTorConnect) mostly does nothing
- Letterboxing sometimes visible even if disabled
- Link to release notes missing from "About Tor Browser" window
- Fix localization in the profile error dialog
- Make use of :has CSS selector
- Adjust preferences for contrast theme or forced colors
- Remove privacy.resistFingerprinting.spoofOsInUserAgentHeader machinery entirely
- newwin / letterboxing rounding with subpixels is off
- Tweak Tor circuit display panel for screen readers
- Cancel Moat requests when no longer needed
- Onion site keys: add some alerts for screen readers
- Replace Actor willDestroy with didDestroy
- Tidy up connection preferences for screen readers and keyboard users
- Improve how bridge settings appear in search results
- Do not focus the connect button if the user has never connected before
- Improve tor log dialog
- tor-urlbar-button-plain hover styling is overwritten by tor-button rule
- Handle failing to apply tor settings
- Hide the "Onion Available" button whilst the "Connect" button is shown
- Drop our wordmark padding
- Use NetworkLinkService instead of Moat for the internet test
- Show the urlbar Connect button during a bootstrap or final error
- Drop unnecessary CSS rules in branding aboutDialog.css
- Race condition in about:tor prevents displaying localised survey banner
- Rename "Quickstart" toggle as "Connect automatically" (Desktop)
- Move openTorConnect and getRedirectUrl to TorConnectParent
- Use "label" attribute rather than textContent for the bridge dialog XUL buttons
- Cannot remove the final bridge
- TorConnect country/region names should change based on the app language
- Letterboxing size indicator may display data from a background tab
- New tab shows letterboxing size indicator
- privacy.resistFingerprinting.spoofOsInUserAgentHeader is still in our pref file even though we ripped out the code
- set browser.startup.blankWindow false

Build System:
- Add configuration to rbm.conf to select channel and platforms
- Use the official Go binaries for bootstrapping
- Better dev defaults for fetch variable
- Avoid unneeded git checkouts when possible
- Add a browser commit tag+signing script
- Container dependencies are sorted before resolving templates
- Container dependencies are not filtered for duplicates
- Remove var/torbrowser_legacy_version from rbm.conf in alpha/nightly
- Update sign-tag script to handle rapid-release nightly branches
- Indent download*.json files
- Handle branding names in tor-browser-build
- Include moat circumvention countries in the build (tor-browser-build part)
- Usability improvements for the browser commit tagging script
- Remove need to update set-config.tbb-version
- Fix upload-update_responses-to-staticiforme for mullvadbrowser
- Build snowflake from main on nightlies
- Restore -desktop and -android Makefile targets.
- Create a script for quickly setting up protected branches
- Update licenses for PTs
- Bump the conjure version we ship
- Add comment in downloads.json to mention that the file is deprecated, and that download-$platform.json should be used instead
- Set the Lyrebird version
- Bug rbm#40006: Add option to avoid doing a git checkout when using the exec template function
- Bug rbm#40079: Make fetch: if_needed fetch existing branches
- Bug rbm#40081: Support apt option for not installing recommended dependencies
- Bug rbm#40082: With fetch: if_needed, rbm is doing a git fetch when it shouldn't, when using a fixed commit
- Bug rbm#40083: rbm creates out/$project directories with mode 0700
- Updated Go to 1.23.8
- Upgrade Go to 1.23 for Windows, Linux, and Android
- Remove legacy locale iteration in build and signing scripts
- Add redirects to make 14.0a4 a watershed
- Change update-response generation script to create one commit per OS+arch tuple
- Remove support for migrate_archs and migrate_langs in update_responses
- Replace Noto Sans Myanmar with Pyidaungsu
- Windows + macOS
- Wrong copyright year makes build non-reproducible

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