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Overall, I think DuckDuckGo for Windows is pretty snappy, light on resources, and the default settings out of the box provide an adequate level of privacy protection. You may want to try something like AdGuard which can block ads system-wide to hopefully block the video ads. The only real problem for now are ads on YouTube. You can use the browser's built-in autofill until then, enter your email alias manually in forms. Two of these limitations have workarounds. Per the company's announcement, these features will be added to the Windows browser in the coming weeks. Limitations in DuckDuckGo browser for WindowsĭuckDuckGo for Windows does not have Email Protection autofill, Duck Player and Bitwarden for autofill passwords that the macOS version has. The last setting that you can change in DuckDuckGo is the folder where your Downloads are saved. It's supported by Mozilla Firefox and Brave browsers, too. The setting tells websites to restrict selling or sharing your data with 3rd-parties, essentially it is a more advanced version of Do Not Track. Global Privacy Control (GPC) blocks trackers on web pages. The next option is Cookie Consent Popups, which as I explained earlier, detects the cookie consent banners automatically, and helps minimize cookies to protect your privacy. It doesn't load the tabs until you click on them upon startup, i.e. The application automatically restores windows and tabs from the previous browsing session.
You may set it to follow the system's theme automatically. It has a "favorites" section at the top, which is sort of like a speed-dial that can be customized with shortcuts for web pages that you visit frequently.ĭuckDuckGo for Windows supports 2 themes a light theme and a dark one. The new tab page lists your browsing history, and some stats regarding tracking attempts that were blocked, trackers per page, etc.
The link right-click menu is also fairly rudimentary. The page context menu has the basic options you'd expect from a browser, and also has a setting to fireproof the current site.
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Paste and Go is supported in the address bar, and if you prefer to see the full URL of web pages, you can toggle an option for that in the address bar's right-click menu. Hit the toggle in the pop-up to disable protection for a site, for example, if a web page doesn't load correctly. Select one of the options to view more details about it. It tells you whether the connection to a web-page is encrypted, if it was able to block requests from loading, and also indicates whether third-party requests were loaded. While it supports drag-and-drop to rearrange tabs, it does not allow multi-selection (for closing/moving), or move tabs to the end.Ĭlicking the shield icon in the address bar lets you manage DuckDuckGo browser's built-in content blocker. The Tab bar lets you duplicate a tab, bookmark the page, fireproof, close a tab or other tabs. Let's dive in to see how the rest of the features work. You can do this manually from the Settings page too. Click on the Manage Cookie Pop-ups button to enable the feature that dismisses the annoying banners.
If the web page has a cookie consent prompt, DuckDuckGo's browser offers to handle them.
You may whitelist a site's cookies by fireproofing it, from the browser's menu. Visit a website, and it will tell you to use the Fire button to delete all browsing data and close the tabs. The guided tour prompts you to set DuckDuckGo as your default Windows browser, this is optional. You may import your passwords from a CSV file too. It supports Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. It offers to help import bookmarks and passwords from "less private browsers". Upon the first start, the program displays a welcome wizard of sorts. Instead of creating a direct fork of Chromium, DuckDuckGo has opted to build its browser using Microsoft Edge WebView2 for rendering web content.
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