Developers at Google even joke about poor it is and this raises an interesting question about the integrity of online privacy protection. It also alludes to recent news concerning Incognito Mode on Google Chrome not being very private. In the announcement, DuckDuckGo briefly mentions how other browsers have lackluster tracking protection. There, you’ll find the Send Feedback tool.
You can send the developers your thoughts by clicking the three dots below the Fire Button. The company is asking for feedback on how it can improve the browser. And within the coming weeks, the browser is adding support for Bitwarden, allowing users to integrate the password manager for added protection. A company representative told us Duck Player only works on YouTube and “will not work with other services at this time.”ĭuckDuckGo also tweaked its ad-blocker to erase any whitespace left behind by ads for a much cleaner look. But as it turns out, the vast majority of ads on YouTube videos do track people so most will be gone, according to DuckDuckGo. If an ad doesn’t track people, it will play as normal. An under-development Windows version is currently only available to DuckDuckGo “friends and family.” The company said to expect a private beta for PC within the coming months.Īmong the new tools, one of our favorites is Duck Player which specifically stops ads and cookies that track users from YouTube videos. Upon installation, you can import your bookmarks and passwords from other browsers and password managers. You can install the browser on your Mac by going to DuckDuckGo’s website (opens in new tab) where the download should begin automatically. The developers also added some basic browser features that were missing in the first beta like a bookmarks bar and pinned tabs. The new features are centered around enhancing the user experience by clearing out annoying ads on YouTube, specifically. This includes things like the “multiple layers of defense against third-party trackers”, according to the announcement (opens in new tab).
Originally, the desktop browser launched as a closed beta back in April (opens in new tab), and from the looks of it, everything that was present back then is in this new version. For the past several months, the company has been steadily working on a desktop version of the DuckDuckGo browser.
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