DuckDuckGo is a free browser that provides the most comprehensive online privacy protection in one app. Unlike most popular browsers, it has powerful privacy protections by default, including our search engine that doesn’t track your history and over a dozen other built-in protections. Millions of people use DuckDuckGo as their go-to browser to protect their everyday online activities, from searching to browsing, emailing, and more.
Details and Features
Search Privately by Default: DuckDuckGo Private Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked.
Block Most Trackers Before They Load: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection exceeds what most popular browsers offer by default.
Enable Built-in Email Protection: Block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.
Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection.
Protect Your Privacy in Other Apps: Block most hidden app trackers in other apps day or night, and prevent 3rd-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: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device.
We feature many protections not available on most browsers, even in private browsing mode, including protection from link tracking, AMP tracking, and more.
EVERYDAY PRIVACY CONTROLS
Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.
Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.
Signal Your Privacy Preference with Global Privacy Control (GPC) built into our app. GPC intends to help you express your opt-out rights automatically by telling websites not to sell or share your personal info. Whether it can be used to enforce your legal rights depends on the laws in your jurisdiction.
View on Google Play StoreFree or paid:
- Free
Accessibility and User Comments:
The app is accessible and easy to navigate. I am a frequent user of DuckDuckGo because I don't want Google to track my searches and show me ads or news articles. While Google Search is the best in terms of usability and accessibility, it records your activities and displays in-app ads based on your searches, along with articles related to your past searches.
The browser menu and toolbar initially appear at the bottom when you launch the app, but when you visit a website, the toolbar moves to the top of the screen. There are two browser menu buttons—one opens the actual menu, and the other brings up a dialog to clear the entire cache at once. This suggests a button labeling issue. In earlier versions, the menu buttons were unlabeled, so it's a positive sign that they are now labeled.
I don't use the built-in protection service, which works across all apps on the phone, because I am an AdGuard user. I have also found myself using the DuckDuckGo app less frequently now that I rely on Nova Launcher's search, which is also powered by DuckDuckGo. Overall, though, this is a great app for quick web searches and browsing, especially if you care about your online privacy.
Last Tested App version and Android version:
5.224.0. Android 14
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