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Tor Browser enables secure, anonymous web access to help bypass various forms of censorship, region-blocking, and tracking. The program uses a modified version of the Firefox ESR browser with additional privacy and security features, including always-on access to an anonymous network and no usage history.
Components include the Vidalia Tor client and the NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere add-ons to enhance privacy. The program is the official browser bundle from the makers of Tor.
Functional in 64-bit. Cross-platform with clients available for Mac and Linux.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Advanced Onion Router |
What's new? | See: https://blog.torproject.org/category/releases/ |
Latest comments |
smaragdus
on 2015-09-05 03:36
I needed to connect to an onion site and downloaded the latest version (5.0.2) but Australis makes Tor Browser absolutely terrible and unusable- I do not want to install heaps of add-ons just to restore features the Mozilla idiots removed. I had an earlier version of Tor Browser (3.6.0- before the advent of the abominable Australis) but the perpetual blinking of the Tor button urging for update is unbearable and cannot be disabled. It can be removed from the tool-bar but this way one cannot acquire new identities.
rbon
on 2018-09-22 16:46
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Starting from version 8.0 Tor project builds both version of TorBrowser: 32 bit and 64 bit. |
Ricochet is a simple, text-only instant messenger built for security and anonymity. The program uses the Tor network hidden services feature to hide one's identity and connections are encrypted end-to-end. The program intentionally does not save chat history.
Note that unlike most IM tools you do not need to register a username, instead generating a unique address (e.g. "ricochet:rs7ce36jsj24ogfw"). Other Ricochet users can use this address to connect with you. These addresses can be generated and discarded as needed.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac and Linux.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | BSD |
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Similar/alternative apps: | TorChat |
What's new? |
Added translations for Albanian, Chinese (Hong Kong), Estonian, Italian (Italy), Norwegian Bokmål, and Portuguese (Portugal) Updated translations for Danish, German, Russian, Czech, and Turkish Use a software-only render to hopefully fix graphical and text issues (#367). Also resolves #365, #358, #348, #375, #331, #389, #411, #454, #409, #442, #445, #447 Fix parsing of links containing certain sequences (#403, #372, no security impact) Fix 'dead keys' and other compose/ibus input methods with Linux binaries (#60) Fix Tor configuration with HTTP proxies (#418) Fix copying links with right click (#429) Use combined chat window by default (#355) Use an external tor instance when TOR_CONTROL_{HOST,PORT,PASSWD} is set Fix visual bugs with window resizing during network setup Properly display the "X is already your contact" error (#439) Revise language selection UI to fit all of our languages (#473) Store identity keys in ricochet.json when Tor is new enough (#227) Disable ASAN by default for release builds (#341) Attempt to disable use of RWX memory for improved security Display configuration parsing errors correctly Add support for OpenSSL 1.1 (#444) Updated builds with Qt 5.6.2, OpenSSL 1.0.2j, and Tor 0.2.8.9 Windows builds can now be cross-compiled with MinGW |
TorChat is a basic, text-only instant messaging client focused on security and anonymity. It includes availability (away, lunch, etc), optional profile, and avatar. The program requires almost no setup: just share your randomly-generated username (e.g. "bkmworoidjwxz5l") to other TorChat users. These are easily created and discarded to help maintain anonymity.
The program uses the Tor network's hidden services feature to send messages between peers with authentication and encryption based on public key exchange.
Also available for Linux.
NOTE: TorChat has been out of development for some time and connection may require additional steps. Ricochet is an attempted replacement.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GNU GPL v3 |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Ricochet, Pidgin (with available encryption plugins) |
What's new? |
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Latest comments |
bankr
on 2012-06-19 19:50
TorChat author has moved the project page.
smaragdus
on 2015-09-06 02:34
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The missing TorChat forum thread- http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3767 . |
Advanced Onion Router is designed to bypass various barriers with a secure, anonymous Internet connection. The program attempts to circumvent firewalls, website censorship, web tracking tools and more. Allows user of almost any application that connects to the Internet. Unlike similar clients that require a configurable proxy, AdvOR is able to "force" a program to use the Tor network.
Note that the Tor site recommends against using the service for Torrent connections.
Note: Instructions for making Tor editions of Opera, Firefox, and Chat are included in the "Help" directory.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Various Open Source |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AdvOR.exe. Optionally, go to the "System" menu in options and check "Try to write to disk less frequently". This is ideal for increasing the life of drives running from flash memory. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PortableTor |
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Latest comments |
Qoz
on 2011-09-04 15:36
Opera 11.51 usb + AdvOR 0.3.0.1e
Emka
on 2011-12-20 19:07
webfork
on 2013-07-19 02:26
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I've tested out several programs and this is still my program of choice for the Tor network. Very lucky to have it. |