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The main reason for that is because tor is slow. If you think of using it as a daily-usage browser, you probably should stick to Mozilla Firefox(and NOT CHROME). Tor Browserįirst of all, the tor browser is not user-friendly. Then what is it that makes Tor Browser extremely famous among people with high curiosity? Let’s take a deeper look into that. As a matter of fact, it’s extremely slow when compared to Chrome or Firefox. It’s not highly customizable like Mozilla Firefox. It doesnt have any features like Google Chrome. What are its specifics? How does it differ from Chrome or Mozilla? Is it user friendly?ĭoes it have loads of services inbuilt as similar to that of Chrome? Does it come with a built-in flash player and incognito tabs or private browsings like Firefox or Opera? The answer is NO! Frankly speaking, it is no-where near the term user-friendly. On Linux, install the tor as usual and set the path on the options page.But are a specific set of people, or as I would say, the better phrase would be A totally different world where people use Tor Browser as their day-to-day browser. For now, the Tor bundle is prepared for Mac OS and Windows. Please read FAQ #1 on the homepage of the extension to prepare the extension to use Tor executable. Also, since the extension uses its unique communication port, there will be no conflict with other running instances of Tor (like Tor Browser). It is possible to request a new identity (new IP) right from the extension toolbar popup view.

You will get a notification on the first use to install this native client. This is a bridge connector to allow the extension to execute Tor commands. Note that for the extension to run the Tor executable, you will need to install a NodeJS native client. When your browser is connected to the Tor network, WebRTC gets disabled to prevent your public IP from revealing your identity (optional feature enabled by default). This is done by dynamically changing the proxy configuration of your browser to use a SOCKS5 proxy. When the connection is successfully established, it redirects all your traffic through Tor's anonymous network to increase user privacy. This extension starts a Tor executable in the background.