All Mac customers can now take DuckDuckGo’s browser and its built-in privateness protections for a spin. The firm first gave us a glimpse of its desktop internet browser in December final yr earlier than launching it as a closed beta in April. Now, the beta browser is lastly open to the public and may be downloaded — clicking this hyperlink will mechanically load its DMG file — from DuckDuckGo’s web site. The firm has additionally bundled the browser with new options, a few of which had been requested by testers who’ve been utilizing it over the previous few months. One new characteristic is the Duck Player, a YouTube participant that forestalls the web site from serving the viewer focused advertisements. 

While YouTube will nonetheless register a person’s views, the movies they watch is not going to add any data to their promoting profile. The firm says that had prevented most advertisements from displaying up in movies throughout testing, however any advert that does pop up for viewers is not going to be customized. Another new characteristic is integration with Bitwarden, an open-source password supervisor, on prime of DuckDuckGo’s personal supervisor and assist for 1Password’s autofill characteristic. 

When it is switched on, DuckDuckGo’s Email Protection can defend the person’s inbox with e mail tracker blocking. The firm has additionally upgraded its Cookie Consent Pop-Up Manager to have the ability to block extra cookies on extra web sites. Other options that had been added after testers requested them embrace the bookmarks bar, pinned tabs and a strategy to view domestically saved looking historical past.

We tried out the browser for Mac and located it straightforward and fast to import passwords and bookmarks from different browsers like Chrome. It loaded shortly, as properly, and the Fire Button that may immediately clear looking knowledge with one click on is definitely accessible on the prime proper nook of the app. Those who attempt it out and discover themselves desirous to see options that are not accessible for the browser but can merely click on on the ellipsis (…) menu subsequent to the URL field to ship the corporate their suggestions. 

To observe, DuckDuckGo hasn’t forgotten its Windows customers. Its Windows browser continues to be in early family and friends beta, although the corporate is planning to make it accessible to extra individuals by way of a non-public waitlist beta launch within the coming months.