Web Browsers




Application name Description Availability License APIa Note
Google Play F-Droid
Brave Chromium-based web browser with emphasis on tracking prevention, and reforming ad-blocking Yes No MPL 4.1+ Has in-built ad blocker
Chromium Primary code-base of Chrome; uses Blink and V8 engines No No BSD 4.4+
DuckDuckGo Chromium-based; focuses on privacy & tracking protection Yes Yes Apache 2.0 5.0+
Fennec F-Droid Rebadged fork of Firefox; aims to remove proprietary components No Yes MPL 4.1+ Same with Firefox for Android, but some proprietary code removed.
Firefox for Android Customizable with add-ons; uses Gecko engine Yes
No MPL 4.1+ Removed from F-Droid
Firefox Focus/Klar Privacy centered browser; uses Gecko engine (GeckoView) Yes Yes MPL 5.0+
GNU IceCat GNU Project version of Firefox No Yes MPL 2.0 4.0.3+ IceCat contains features not found in mainline Firefox release and eschews all usage of proprietary components.
Tor Browser Mozilla-based browser enhanced for use on Tor anonymity network Yes Yes MPL 4.0.3+ Available in F-Droid by activating the extra Guardian Project repository

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