DuckDuckGo launches a new private browser for Mac, so you can download

DuckDuckGo has launched its own browser on Mac, and it could become a threat to the hegemony of Google Chrome and Safari. DuckDuckGo has evolved from a simple search engine to what it describes as “fast, private and secure”. The application is currently in private beta, and if any user wants to try it, they must first gain access through a list.

This new browser provides a much cleaner navigation. For this reason, DuckDuckGo on Mac will allow you to block web trackers, delete browsing data through its' Fire 'button, and block the annoying cookie messages that appear every time you visit a website for the first time.

DuckDuckGo promises to clean up to 50% of the websites you visit. In turn, it also provides ways to block tracking cookies on the Internet. In this way, they not only favor a cleaner and easier to use browser, but also a more secure and private one.

According to Allison Goodman, director of communications at DuckDuckGo, he confirmed to The Verge that the company expects 50% coverage to gradually increase as the beta version of the app develops.

The browser integrates functions comparable to some that Safari has. In this category you can see a privacy 'feed', similar to Apple's browser privacy report.

However, unlike the latter which only shows the number of blocked trackers, DuckDuckGo allows its users to see the trackers used by each site and also clean the data of each of them.

In addition, DuckDuckGo will not load content that contains embedded trackers. This is quite common on sites like Facebook. Instead of displaying this information, DuckDuckGo will display a warning about the existence of such a tracker. This is where the user can decide to continue or keep the content blocked.

- Smarter Encryption: this is one of the main components of mobile applications. With this feature, more than 80% of clicks on the DuckDuckGo Search website will use an encrypted connection.

- Import content from other browsers: it doesn't matter if the user was using Chrome or Safari before switching to DuckDuckGo. Passwords, bookmarks, and even browsing history can be transferred at the push of a button.

- Built-in password manager: with DuckDuckGo, you don't need to remember passwords, as the browser is designed to do it yourself.

- Privacy First: People's browsing data is stored locally on the computer being used. This way, the company cannot access this information.

DuckDuckGo for Mac is based on its own code. Although it does use Safari's rendering engine, called WebKit, as a base.

That's why on its website, the company claims that DuckDuckGo is faster than Chrome in terms of graphics performance, using up to 60% less resources on the PC.

This is how you can get the new browser on Mac

If you want to download this version of DuckDuckGo for Mac, you need to get the mobile version of the app. Once you have it, you just need to go to Settings and then to the Privacy area.

Here, select Join Private List. This way, the user's name will be on the ballot and, if selected, they will be notified immediately.

In the case of Windows, the company has confirmed that it is working on an application for the Microsoft operating system. In addition, it is developed on Chromium, a platform that is also used by Microsoft Edge. However, for this version people will have to wait a little longer.

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