DuckDuckGo releases a beta test of it’s privacy-focused Mac browser
Update 04/12/22: The DuckDuckGo browser for macOS has been released, but is currently available to a waitlist of beta testers. To join the waitlist, you have to download the DuckDuckGo browser for iOS, head to Settings (within the app), and the DuckDuckGo for Mac. There you can join the private waitlist.
DuckDuckGo started as a simple idea: A search engine site that respects your privacy. It doesn’t remember your searches, store information about you, embed trackers, or in any other way violate your privacy.
It works well and has become quite popular, so the company wanted to go further. First, it built a mobile browser for iOS and Android that’s just as privacy-minded as the search engine with has a nifty Fire Button that instantly “burns” all your data and local history. It enforces encryption, blocks hidden trackers, and more.
In a blog post summing up the company’s accomplishments through 2021, the company revealed that a desktop browser is also on the way for multiple platforms, starting with macOS.
A later blog post gives details on how the browser works, and highlights future planned features like password management.
The blog post claims that, “Compared to Chrome, the DuckDuckGo app for desktop is cleaner, way more private, and early tests have found it significantly faster too!” It’s been a while since a new exciting web browser came around for the Mac, so we’re definitely going to give it a try.