MB
- Category
- Browser · SaaS alternative
- Cost
- Free
- Country
- Sweden
- Licensing
- FOSS
- Platforms
- Linux · macOS · Windows
Pros and cons
+ what works
- +Tor Browser-grade anti-fingerprinting without needing the Tor network
- +uBlock Origin and NoScript pre-installed and pre-configured
- +Telemetry and crash reporting stripped at build time
- +Free and open source under MPL 2.0; no Mullvad VPN account needed
- +Update verification uses NSS rather than OS crypto, matching Tor Browser practice
− watch out for
- −Desktop only; no Android or iOS build
- −The New Identity button clears browser state but does not rotate your IP, you still need a VPN for that
- −Hardened defaults (letterboxing, restricted fonts, disabled APIs) break some sites until tweaked
- −Single-window-size cohort means fingerprinting protection weakens if you resize or maximize
- −Updates ship from Mullvad's infrastructure rather than Mozilla's, so cadence depends on the joint Mullvad and Tor release pipeline
Privacy notes
Mullvad Browser is a Firefox ESR fork built by the Tor Project and distributed by Mullvad VPN. It ships the same anti-fingerprinting hardening as Tor Browser (uniform timezone, font restrictions, letterboxing, disabled high-entropy APIs like WebSpeech and sensors) but routes over the regular network, so it is usable for daily browsing on top of a VPN of your choice. Telemetry and crash reporting are disabled at compile time. Private browsing is on by default and cookies are discarded when the session ends. uBlock Origin, NoScript, and the Mullvad Browser extension are pre-installed. No Mullvad VPN account is required and the browser does not phone home to Mullvad.
Tags
#foss · #firefox-fork · #hardened · #anti-fingerprinting · #tor-project · #mpl-2.0 · #desktop-only
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first.