Browser Guides ​
Recommended browser ​
Brave is the browser we recommend for daily use: strong privacy defaults, built-in blocking, and a familiar Chromium-based experience.
- Download Brave
- After install, apply Brave Configuration (Desktop).
Browser Privacy Tests ​
Desktop browser results from privacytests.org with default settings (updated 2025-08-12).
= Passed privacy test   = Failed privacy test   = No such feature
State Partitioning ​
| Test | Brave | Chrome | DuckDuckGo | Edge | Firefox | LibreWolf | Opera | Safari | Tor | Vivaldi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alt-Svc | ||||||||||
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| BroadcastChannel | ||||||||||
| Cache (HTTP) | ||||||||||
| Cookies | ||||||||||
| CSS (font-face) | ||||||||||
| CSS (feature queries) | ||||||||||
| DNS | ||||||||||
| Favicon | ||||||||||
| Font cache | ||||||||||
| HSTS | ||||||||||
| IFrame (sandbox) | ||||||||||
| IndexedDB | ||||||||||
| LocalStorage | ||||||||||
| Network access | ||||||||||
| OCSP | ||||||||||
| ServiceWorker | ||||||||||
| SessionStorage | ||||||||||
| SharedWorker | ||||||||||
| silentWildcardTLS | ||||||||||
| WebRTC | ||||||||||
| WebSocket |
Fingerprinting Resistance ​
| Test | Brave | Chrome | DuckDuckGo | Edge | Firefox | LibreWolf | Opera | Safari | Tor | Vivaldi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas | ||||||||||
| Canvas font | ||||||||||
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| Screen size | ||||||||||
| Timezone | ||||||||||
| WebGL |
Tracker Content Blocking ​
| Test | Brave | Chrome | DuckDuckGo | Edge | Firefox | LibreWolf | Opera | Safari | Tor | Vivaldi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartbeat | ||||||||||
| Google Analytics | ||||||||||
| DoubleClick |
Tracking Query Parameter Stripping ​
| Test | Brave | Chrome | DuckDuckGo | Edge | Firefox | LibreWolf | Opera | Safari | Tor | Vivaldi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Analytics | ||||||||||
Facebook fbclid | ||||||||||
Google utm_* | ||||||||||
| Olytics |
HTTPS Upgrade & Mixed Content ​
| Test | Brave | Chrome | DuckDuckGo | Edge | Firefox | LibreWolf | Opera | Safari | Tor | Vivaldi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive mixed content | ||||||||||
| Upgrade HTTP to HTTPS |
Referrer Header Stripping ​
| Test | Brave | Chrome | DuckDuckGo | Edge | Firefox | LibreWolf | Opera | Safari | Tor | Vivaldi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-origin referrer |