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Относно Tor Browser

Tor браузърът използва Tor мрежата, за да предпази личното Ви пространство и анонимност. Използването на Tor мрежата има две големи преимущества:

В допълнение, Tor браузърът е направен, така че да спира уебсайтовете да създават "отпечатък" и следят базирано на настройките на браузъра.

By default, Tor Browser does not keep any browsing history. Cookies are only valid for a single session (until Tor Browser is exited or a New Identity is requested).

Как работи Tor

Tor е мрежа от вирутални тунели, които Ви разрешават да предпазите личното си пространтсво и сигурност в интернет. Tor работи, като препраща трафикът през три произволни сървъра(така наречени "препращачи") в Tor мрежата. Последният препращач(изходен препращач) във веригата изпраща трафика в публичния интернет.

Как Tor работи

Изображението по-горе илюстрира потребител, който разглежда уебсайтове през Tor. Зелените компютри по средата са препращачи в Tor мрежата, докато трите ключа представляват слойове криптиране между потребителя и всеки препращач.

Изтегляне

Най-безопасния и прост начин да изтеглите Tor Browser е от официалния Tor Project уебсайт на https://www.torproject.org/download. Your connection to the site will be secured using HTTPS, which makes it much harder for somebody to tamper with.

Понякога може да случи да не може да се свържите с уебсайта на Tor Project: примерно, когато мрежата го блокира. Ако това се случи, може да пробвате някой от алтернативните методи изброени по-долу.

MIRRORS

Ако не можете да изтеглите Tor Browser от официалния уебсайт на Tor Project, можете вместо това да опитате да го изтеглите от един от нашите официални mirrors, или чрез EFF or Calyx Institute.

GetTor

GetTor е услуга, която автоматично отговаря на съобщения с връзки към най-новата версия на Tor браузъра, качен на различни места като Dropbox, Google Drive и GitHub...

TO USE GETTOR VIA EMAIL

Изпратете имейл на gettor@torproject.org и в тялото на съобщението просто напишете “windows”, “osx”, or “linux”(без кавичките) в зависимост от Вашата операционна система. Можете също да добавите езиков код, за да получите Tor Browser на език, различен от английския. Например, за да получите връзки за изтегляне на Tor Browser на китайски (Китай) за Windows, изпратете имейл до gettor@torproject.org с думите "windows zh_CN" в него.

GetTor ще отговори с имейл съдържащ връзки, от които да изтеглите Tor браузър приложението, електронния подпис(нужен за проверка на изтегления файл), отпечатъка от ключа използван за подписа, и checksum-а на файла. Може да ви бъде предложен избор от "32-битов" или "64-битов" софтуер: това зависи от модела на компютъра, който използвате.

TO USE GETTOR VIA TELEGRAM

Send a message to @GetTor_Bot on Telegram.

GetTor Bot

Инсталиране

За Windows

  1. Отидете до Tor Browser страница за изтегляне.

  2. Изтеглете файла .exe на Windows.

  3. (Препоръчително) Проверете подписа на файла.

  4. Когато изтеглянето приключи, щракнете двукратно върху .exe файла. Завършете процеса на съветника за инсталиране.

За macOS

  1. Отидете до Tor Browser страница за изтегляне.

  2. Изтеглете файла .dmg на macOS.

  3. (Препоръчително) Проверете подписа на файла.

  4. Когато изтеглянето приключи, щракнете двукратно върху файла .dmg. Завършете процеса на съветника за инсталиране.

За GNU/Linux

  1. Отидете до Tor Browser страница за изтегляне.

  2. Изтеглете GNU/Linux .tar.xz файла.

  3. (Препоръчително) Проверете подписа на файла.

  4. Сега следвайте графичния или метода от командния ред:

Графичен метод

Make the .desktop file executable in Linux

Забележка: В Ubuntu и някои други дистрибуции, ако се опитате да стартирате start-tor-browser.desktop, може да се отвори текстов файл. За да промените това поведение и да стартирате браузър Tor, следвайте това:

Change behavior of executable text file to always run in Linux

Метод на командния ред

Някои допълнителни флагове, които могат да се използват с start-tor-browser.desktop от командния ред:

Флаг Описание
--register-app To register Tor Browser as a desktop application.
--verbose To display Tor and Firefox output in the terminal.
--log [file] To record Tor and Firefox output in file (default: tor-browser.log).
--detach To detach from terminal and run Tor Browser in the background.
--unregister-app To unregister Tor Browser as a desktop application.

See here on how to update Tor Browser.

RUNNING TOR BROWSER FOR THE FIRST TIME

When you start Tor Browser, you will see the Connect to Tor window. Това Ви осигурява опцията или да се свържете директно към мрежата на Tor, или да конфигурирате браузъра Tor за връзката си. Има квадратче за отметка, което Ви пита дали искате винаги да се свързвате автоматично към мрежата на Tor. Ако това е Вашият избор, поставете отметка в квадратчето.

CONNECT

Click 'connect' to connect to Tor

In most cases, choosing "Connect" will allow you to connect to the Tor network without any further configuration.

Once clicked, a status bar will appear, showing Tor's connection progress. If you are on a relatively fast connection, but this bar seems to get stuck at a certain point, try the 'Connection Assist' or see the Troubleshooting page for help solving the problem. Or, if you know that your connection is censored or uses a proxy, you should click on "Tor Network Settings".

Click 'Tor Network Settings' to adjust network settings

CONNECTION ASSIST

If Tor is blocked in your location, trying a bridge may help. Connection Assist can choose one for you using your location.

Connection Assist automatic

If Connection Assist is unable to determine your location or you want to configure your connection manually instead, you can select your region from the dropdown menu and click on 'Try a Bridge'.

Connection Assist configuration

CONFIGURE

Tor Browser will take you through a series of configuration options.

The Connection Assist informs you about the state of your Internet connection and your connection to the Tor network.

Connection Test success

Connection Test unsuccessful

The first checkbox is 'Quickstart'. If selected, every time you open Tor Browser, it will try to connect with your previous network settings.

Quickstart

If you know your connection is censored, or you have tried and failed to connect to the Tor network and no other solutions have worked, you can configure Tor Browser to use a pluggable transport. 'Bridges' will display the Circumvention section to configure a pluggable transport or to connect using Bridges.

Configure Tor bridge

OTHER OPTIONS

If your connection uses a proxy you can configure it by clicking on 'Settings ...' against 'Configure how Tor Browser connects to the Internet'. In most cases, this is not necessary. You will usually know if you need to select this checkbox because the same settings will be used for other browsers on your system. If possible, ask your network administrator for guidance. If your connection does not use a proxy, click "Connect".

Proxy settings for Tor Browser

CIRCUMVENTION

Директният достъп до мрежата на Tor може понякога да се блокира от доставчика Ви на интернет или от дадено правителство. Tor Browser includes some circumvention tools for getting around these blocks. These tools are called “pluggable transports”.

TYPES OF PLUGGABLE TRANSPORT

Currently there are three pluggable transports available, but more are being developed.

obfs4 obfs4 makes Tor traffic look random, and also prevents censors from finding bridges by Internet scanning. obfs4 bridges are less likely to be blocked than its predecessors, obfs3 bridges.
meek meek transports make it look like you are browsing a major web site instead of using Tor. meek-azure makes it look like you are using a Microsoft web site.
Snowflake Snowflake is an improvement upon Flashproxy. It sends your traffic through WebRTC, a peer-to-peer protocol with built-in NAT punching.

USING PLUGGABLE TRANSPORTS

To use a pluggable transport, click "Configure Connection" when starting Tor Browser for the first time. Under the "Bridges" section, locate the option "Choose from Tor Browser's one of built-in bridges" and click on "Select a Built-In Bridge" option. From the menu, select whichever pluggable transport you'd like to use.

Once you've selected the pluggable transport, scroll up and click "Connect" to save your settings.

Or, if you have Tor Browser running, click on "Settings" in the hamburger menu (≡) and then on "Connection" in the sidebar. In the "Bridges" section, locate the option "Choose from Tor Browser's one of built-in bridges" and click on "Select a Built-In Bridge" option. Choose whichever pluggable transport you'd like to use from the menu. Your settings will automatically be saved once you close the tab.

Configure built-in bridges

WHICH TRANSPORT SHOULD I USE?

Each of the transports listed in Tor Bridge's menu works in a different way, and their effectiveness depends on your individual circumstances.

If you are trying to circumvent a blocked connection for the first time, you should try the different transports: obfs4, snowflake, or meek-azure.

If you try all of these options, and none of them gets you online, you will need to request a bridge or manually enter bridge addresses.

Users in China will likely have to connect with a private and unlisted obfs4 bridge. Contact our Telegram Bot @GetBridgesBot and type /bridges. Or send an email to frontdesk@torproject.org with the phrase "private bridge" in the subject of the email.

Read the Bridges section to learn what bridges are and how to obtain them.

BRIDGES

Most Pluggable Transports, such as obfs4, rely on the use of "bridge" relays. Like ordinary Tor relays, bridges are run by volunteers; unlike ordinary relays, however, they are not listed publicly, so an adversary cannot identify them easily.

Using bridges in combination with pluggable transports helps to conceal the fact that you are using Tor, but may slow down the connection compared to using ordinary Tor relays.

Други вградяеми транспорти, като meek, използват различни анти-цензурни техники, които не използват мостове. Няма нужда да се сдобивате с адреси на мостове, за да използвате тези транспорти.

GETTING BRIDGE ADDRESSES

Because bridge addresses are not public, you will need to request them yourself. You have a few options:

USING MOAT

If you're starting Tor Browser for the first time, click on "Configure Connection" to open the Tor settings window. Under the "Bridges" section, locate "Request a bridge from torproject.org" and click on "Request a Bridge..." for BridgeDB to provide a bridge. Complete the Captcha and click "Submit". Click "Connect" to save your settings.

Or, if you have Tor Browser running, click on "Settings" in the hamburger menu (≡) and then on "Connection" in the sidebar. In the "Bridges" section, locate "Request a bridge from torproject.org" and click on "Request a Bridge..." for BridgeDB to provide a bridge. Complete the Captcha and click "Submit". Your setting will automatically be saved once you close the tab.

Request a bridge from torproject.org

ENTERING BRIDGE ADDRESSES

If you're starting Tor Browser for the first time, click "Configure Connection" to open the Tor settings window. Under the "Bridges" section, from the option "Enter a bridge address you already know" click on "Add a Bridge Manually" and enter each bridge address on a separate line. Click "Connect" to save your settings.

Or, if you have Tor Browser running, click on "Settings" in the hamburger menu (≡) and then on "Connection" in the sidebar. In the "Bridges" section, from the option "Enter a bridge address you already know" click on "Add a Bridge Manually" and enter each bridge address on a separate line. Your settings will automatically be saved once you close the tab.

Enter bridge addresses manually

If the connection fails, the bridges you received may be down. Please use one of the above methods to obtain more bridge addresses, and try again.

BRIDGE-MOJI

Each bridge address is represented by a string of emoji characters called Bridge-mojis. The Bridge-mojis can be used to validate that the intended bridge has been added successfully.

Bridge-mojis are human-readable bridge identifiers and do not represent the quality of connection to the Tor network or the state of the bridge. The string of emoji characters cannot be used as input. Users are required to provide the complete bridge address to be able to connect with a bridge.

Bridge-moji

The bridge addresses can be shared using the QR code or by copying the entire address.

Bridge QR code

MANAGING IDENTITIES

Когато се свържете с уебсайт, не само операторът на този уебсайт може да запише посещението. Повечето уебсайтове сега използват множество външни компании, включително бутони като "Like" на социални мрежи, анализатори на потока, рекламни beacon-и, всички от които могат да свържат вашата дейност от един уебсайт на друг.

Използването на Tor мрежата преустановява възможността на наблюдателите да откриват точното Ви местоположение и IP адрес, но дори и без тази информация те могат свържат различни ваши действия в точен профил. Поради тази причина, Tor браузърът включва няколко допълнителни функции, които Ви помагат да контролирате каква информация може да бъде свързана с Вашата самоличност.

THE URL BAR

Тор браузърът съсредоточва вниманието Ви за връзката Ви с уебсайта към полето за интернет адрес. Дори ако се свържете с два отделни сайта, които използват трета компания за следене, Тор браузърът ще пренасочи съдържанието да през две различни Tor вериги, така че тези, които Ви следят няма да могат да установят, че връзката идва от един и същи браузър.

От друга страна, всички връзки към един и същ уебадрес ще минат през същата Tor верига, което означава, че може да разглеждате различни страници от един и същ уебсайт на различни табове или прозорци, без деградация на функционалноста.

Display circuit diagram under the site information menu

You can see a diagram of the circuit that Tor Browser is using for the current tab in the site information menu, in the URL bar.

In the circuit, the Guard or entry node is the first node and it's automatically and randomly selected by Tor. But it is different from the other nodes in the circuit. In order to avoid profiling attacks, the Guard node changes only after 2-3 months, unlike the other nodes, which change with every new domain. For more information about Guards, consult the FAQ and Support Portal.

LOGGING IN OVER TOR

Въпреки, че Tor браузърът е създаден, за да направи възможна пълната анонимност на потребителите си, може да има ситуации, в които е логично да се използва Tor през уебсайтове, които изискват потребителско име, парола или някаква друга идентифицираща информация.

Ако се впишете в уебсайт използвайки обикновения си браузър, вашето местоположение и IP адрес биват разкрити в процеса. Същото се случва, когато изпращате имейл. Всписването в социални мрежи и имейл профили използвайки Tor браузърът ви разрешава да изберате каква точно информация да разкриете на уебсайта, който посещавате. Вписването, използвайки Tor браузъра е полезно ако уебсайта, който се опитвате да посетите е цензуриран във Вашата мрежа.

Когато се вписвате в уебсайт през Тор има няколко важни неща, които трябва да помните:

CHANGING IDENTITIES AND CIRCUITS

New Identity and New Tor Circuit options under main menu

Tor Browser features “New Identity” and “New Tor Circuit for this Site” options. They are also located in the hamburger or main menu (≡).

NEW IDENTITY

Тази опция е полезна ако желаете да избегнете свързването на понататъчните Ви действия с това, което сте направили преди. Избирането на тази опция ще затвори всички отворени табове и прозорци, ще изтрие всяка лична информация като бисквитки и историята на сърфирането, и ще използва нова Тор верига за всички връзки. Tor браузърът ще предупреди, че всички текущи действия и тегления ще бъдат преустановени, така че имайте това предвид преди да натиснете "Нова самоличност"

To use this option, you just need to click on 'New Identity' in Tor Browser's toolbar.

NEW TOR CIRCUIT FOR THIS SITE

This option is useful if the exit relay you are using is unable to connect to the website you require, or is not loading it properly. Selecting it will cause the currently-active tab or window to be reloaded over a new Tor circuit. Other open tabs and windows from the same website will use the new circuit as well once they are reloaded. This option does not clear any private information or unlink your activity, nor does it affect your current connections to other websites.

You can also access this option in the new circuit display, in the site information menu, in the URL bar.

ONION SERVICES

Услугите Onion (известни в миналото като „скрити услуги“) представляват услуги (напр. уеб сайтове), които са достъпни само през мрежата на Tor.

Onion услугите имат няколко преимущества спрямо обикновените услуги в интернет:

HOW TO ACCESS AN ONION SERVICE

Just like any other website, you will need to know the address of an onion service in order to connect to it. An onion address is a string of 56 letters and numbers, followed by ".onion".

When accessing a website that uses an onion service, Tor Browser will show in the URL bar an icon of an onion displaying the state of your connection: secure and using an onion service. You can learn more about the onion site that you are visiting by looking at the Circuit Display.

Another way to learn about an onion site is if the website administrator has implemented a feature called Onion-Location. Onion-Location is a non-standard HTTP header that websites can use to advertise their onion counterpart. If the website that you are visiting has an onion site available, a purple suggestion pill will prompt at the URL bar in Tor Browser displaying ".onion available". When you click on ".onion available", the website will be reloaded and redirected to its onion counterpart.

Onion-Location

To prioritize an onion site version of a website, you can enable automatic Onion-Location redirects. Click on hamburger menu (≡), go to Preferences (or Options on Windows), click on Privacy & Security, and in the Onion Services section look for the entry "Prioritize .onion sites when known." and check the option "Always". Or, if you're already running Tor Browser, you can copy and paste this string in a new tab: about:preferences#privacy and change this setting.

ONION SERVICE AUTHENTICATION

An authenticated onion service is a service like an onion site that requires the client to provide an authentication token before accessing the service. As a Tor user, you may authenticate yourself directly in the Tor Browser. In order to access this service, you will need access credentials from the onion service operator. When accessing an authenticated onion service, Tor Browser will show in the URL bar an icon of a little gray key, accompanied by a tooltip. Enter your valid private key into the input field.

Client Authorization

ONION SERVICES ERRORS

If you can't connect to an onion site, Tor Browser will provide a specific error message informing why the website is unavailable. Errors can happen in different layers: client errors, network errors or service errors. Some of these errors can be fixed by following the Troubleshooting section. The table below shows all the possible errors and which action you should take to solve the issue.

Code Error Title Short Description
0xF0 Onionsite Not Found The most likely cause is that the onionsite is offline. Contact the onionsite administrator.
0xF1 Onionsite Cannot Be Reached The onionsite is unreachable due an internal error.
0xF2 Onionsite Has Disconnected The most likely cause is that the onionsite is offline. Contact the onionsite administrator.
0xF3 Unable to Connect to Onionsite The onionsite is busy or the Tor network is overloaded. Try again later.
0xF4 Onionsite Requires Authentication Access to the onionsite requires a key but none was provided.
0xF5 Onionsite Authentication Failed The provided key is incorrect or has been revoked. Contact the onionsite administrator.
0xF6 Invalid Onionsite Address The provided onionsite address is invalid. Please check that you entered it correctly.
0xF7 Onionsite Circuit Creation Timed Out Failed to connect to the onionsite, possibly due to a poor network connection.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you cannot reach the onion service you requested, make sure that you have entered the onion address correctly: even a small mistake will stop Tor Browser from being able to reach the site.

If you are still unable to connect to the onion service after verifying the address, please try again later. There may be a temporary connection issue, or the site operators may have allowed it to go offline without warning.

If the onion service you are trying to access consists of a string of 16 characters (V2 format), this type of address is being deprecated.

You can also test if you are able to access other onion services by connecting to DuckDuckGo's Onion Service.

SECURE CONNECTIONS

Ако лична информация като парола пътува не криптирана през интернет, тя може много лесно да бъде пресрешната от подслушвател. Ако се вписвате, в който и да е уебсайт е най-добре да се уверите, че той предлага HTTPS криптиране, което предпазва срещи този тип подслушване. Може да се уверите в това като погледнете полето с интерент адреса: ако връзката е криптирана, адресът ще започва с "https://", а не с "http://".

HTTPS-Only Mode in Tor Browser

HTTPS-Only mode forces all connections to websites to use a secure encrypted connection called HTTPS. Most websites already support HTTPS; some support both HTTP and HTTPS. Enabling this mode guarantees that all of your connections to websites are upgraded to use HTTPS and hence secure.

HTTPS-only mode in Tor Browser

Some websites only support HTTP and the connection cannot be upgraded. If a HTTPS version of a site is not available, you will see a “Secure Connection Not Available” page:

Secure Connection not available when HTTP website

If you click 'Continue to HTTP Site' you accept the risk and then will visit a HTTP version of the site. HTTPS-Only Mode will be turned off temporarily for that site.

Click the 'Go Back' button if you want to avoid any unencrypted connections.

Следната визуализация показва каква информация е видима на подслушващите с и без Tor браузъра и HTTPS криптиране:




ПОТЕНЦИАЛНО ВИДИМИ ДАННИ
Site.com
Сайтът, който посещавате.
потр / пар
Потребителско име и парола използване за вписване.
информ.
Информацията, която е предавана.
място
Местоположение на компютърът използван за посещаване на уебсайта (публичен IP адрес).
Tor
Дали се използва Tor браузърът.

SECURITY SETTINGS

By default, Tor Browser protects your security by encrypting your browsing data. You can further increase your security by choosing to disable certain web features that can be used to compromise your security and anonymity. You can do this by increasing Tor Browser's Security Levels in the shield menu. Increasing Tor Browser's security level will stop some web pages from functioning properly, so you should weigh your security needs against the degree of usability you require.

ACCESSING THE SECURITY SETTINGS

The Security Settings can be accessed by clicking the Shield icon next to the Tor Browser URL bar. To view and adjust your Security Settings, click the 'Change...' button in the shield menu.

Click on 'Change' under the shield menu

SECURITY LEVELS

Increasing the Security Level in the Tor Browser Security Settings will disable or partially disable certain browser features to protect against possible attacks. You can enable these settings again at any time by adjusting your Security Level.

Security Level is currently set to Safest

Standard
Safer
Safest

TROUBLESHOOTING

Би трябвало да можете да почнете да сърфирате интернет малко след каот пуснете Tor браузъра и натиснете бутонът "Свързване" ако го ползвате за първи път.

Click 'Connect' to connect to Tor

The Connection Assist informs you about the state of your Internet connection if you click on 'Test'.

Connection Assist Test

Check your Internet Connection if it says 'Offline'. If your connection to the Tor Network is not established and it reads 'Offline' the following steps can be helpful.

Connection Assist offline error

The Connection Assist informs you about the state of your Internet connection if you click on 'Test'.

Connection Assist Test

Check your Internet Connection if it says 'Offline'. If your connection to the Tor Network is not established and it reads 'Offline' the following steps can be helpful.

Connection Assist offline error

QUICK FIXES

If Tor Browser doesn’t connect, there may be a simple solution. Try each of the following:

VIEW TOR LOGS

In most cases, taking a look at the Tor logs can be helpful in diagnosing the issue. If you’re having trouble connecting, an error message may appear and you can select the option to "copy Tor log to clipboard". Then paste the Tor log into a text file or other document.

If you don't see this option and you have Tor Browser open, you can navigate to the hamburger menu ("≡"), then click on "Settings", and finally on "Connection" in the side bar. At the bottom of the page, next to the "View the Tor logs" text, click the button "View Logs...".

Alternatively, on GNU/Linux, to view the logs right in the terminal, navigate to the Tor Browser directory and launch the Tor Browser from the command line by running:

./start-tor-browser.desktop --verbose

Or to save the logs to a file (default: tor-browser.log):

./start-tor-browser.desktop --log [file]

More information on this can be found on the Support Portal.

IS YOUR CONNECTION CENSORED?

If you still can’t connect, your Internet Service Provider might be censoring connections to the Tor network. Read the Circumvention section for possible solutions.

KNOWN ISSUES

Tor Browser is under constant development, and some issues are known about but not yet fixed. Please check the Known Issues page to see if the problem you are experiencing is already listed there.

UPDATING

Tor браузъра трябва да бъде винаги най-новата версия. Ако изпозлвате стара версия на софтуера, ще бъдете податливи на сериозни проблеми по сигурността и може да компроментирате личното си пространство и анонимност.

Tor Browser will prompt you to update the software once a new version has been released: the main menu (≡) will display a green circle with an upwards facing arrow in it, and you may see a written update indicator when Tor Browser opens. You can update either automatically or manually.

UPDATING TOR BROWSER AUTOMATICALLY

Select 'Restart to update Tor Browser' under the main menu

When you are prompted to update Tor Browser, click on the main menu (≡), then select “Restart to update Tor browser”.

Update progress bar

Wait for the update to download and install, then Tor Browser will restart itself. You will now be running the latest version.

UPDATING TOR BROWSER MANUALLY

Когато бъдете уведомени за обновление на Tor браузъра, приключете браузването и затворете приложението.

Remove Tor Browser from your system by deleting the folder that contains it (see the Uninstalling section for more information).

Visit https://www.torproject.org/download/ and download a copy of the latest Tor Browser release, then install it as before.

PLUGINS, ADD-ONS AND JAVASCRIPT

FLASH PLAYER

Видео уебсайтове като Vimeo използват Flash плеър плугин, за да покажат видео съдържание. За жалост, този софтуер работи отделно от Tor браузъра и не може лесно да бъде накаран да следва прокси настройките на Tor браузъра. Следователно може да разкрие реалното Ви местоположение и IP адрес на операторите на уебсайта или на други наблюдатели. Поради тази причина Flash е изключен по подразбиране в Tor браузъра и активирането му не е препоръчително.

Някои видео сайтове(като YouTube) предлагат алтернативни методи за видео, които не използват Flash. Тези методи са съвместими с Tor браузъра.

JAVASCRIPT

JavaScript е програмен език, който се използва от уебсайтове за интерактивни елементи като видео, анимация, аудио и състояние на статуса. За съжаление, JavaScript може също така да бъде използван за атакуване на сигурноста на браузъра, което може да доведе до денаномизация.

Tor Browser includes an add-on called NoScript. It's accessible through "Preferences" (or "Options" on Windows) on the hamburger menu (≡), then select 'Customize' and drag the “S” icon to the top-right of the window. NoScript allows you to control the JavaScript (and other scripts) that runs on individual web pages, or block it entirely.

Users who require a high degree of security in their web browsing should set Tor Browser’s Security Level to “Safer” (which disables JavaScript for non-HTTPS websites) or “Safest” (which does so for all websites). However, disabling JavaScript will prevent many websites from displaying correctly, so Tor Browser’s default setting is to allow all websites to run scripts in "Standard" mode.

BROWSER ADD-ONS

Tor браузърът е базиран на Firefox, и всички добавки или теми, които са съвместими с Firefox могат да бъдат инсталирани и в Tor.

Обаче, единствените добавки, които са тествани с Tor браузъра са тези, които са включени по подразбиране. Инсталирването на каквито и да други добавки може да развали функционалноста на Tor браузъра или да създаде по-големи проблеми, които се отразяват на личното пространство и сигурнста. Силно препоръчителни е да не се инсталирват допълнителни добавки и Tor проектът няма да предоставя подръжка на такива конфигурации.

UNINSTALLING

Премахването на Tor браузъра от компютъра е просто:

On Windows:

On macOS:

Go to folder menu option

Go to folder window

Note that if you did not install Tor Browser in the default location (the Applications folder), then the TorBrowser-Data folder is not located in the ~/Library/Application Support/ folder, but in the same folder where you installed Tor Browser.

On Linux:

Note that your operating system’s standard "Uninstall" utility is not used.

KNOWN ISSUES

MOBILE TOR

Tor Browser for Android

Tor Browser for Android is the only official mobile browser supported and developed by the Tor Project. It is like the desktop Tor Browser, but for your Android mobile device. Some of the prime features of Tor Browser for Android include: reducing tracking across websites, defending against surveillance, resisting browser fingerprinting, and circumventing censorship.

DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLATION

There exists Tor Browser for Android and Tor Browser for Android (alpha). Non-technical users should get Tor Browser for Android, as this is stable and less prone to errors. Tor Browser for Android is available on Play Store, F-Droid and the Tor Project website. It is very risky to download Tor Browser outside of these three platforms.

Google Play

You can install Tor Browser for Android from Google Play Store.

F-Droid

The Guardian Project provides Tor Browser for Android on their F-Droid repository. If you would prefer installing the app from F-Droid, please follow these steps:

  1. Install the F-Droid app on your Android device from the F-Droid website.

  2. After installing F-Droid, open the app.

  3. At the lower-right-hand corner, open "Settings".

  4. Under the "My Apps" section, open Repositories.

  5. Toggle "Guardian Project Official Releases" as enabled.

  6. Now F-Droid downloads the list of apps from the Guardian Project's repository (Note: this may take a few minutes).

  7. Tap the Back button at the upper-left-hand corner.

  8. Open "Latest" at the lower-left-hand corner.

  9. Open the search screen by tapping the magnifying glass at the lower-right side.

  10. Search for "Tor Browser for Android".

  11. Open the query result by "The Tor Project" and install.

The Tor Project website

You can also get Tor Browser for Android by downloading and installing the apk from the Tor Project website.

RUNNING TOR BROWSER FOR ANDROID FOR THE FIRST TIME

When you run Tor Browser for the first time, you will see the option to connect directly to the Tor network, or to configure Tor Browser for your connection with the settings icon.

Connect

Connect to Tor Browser for Android

In most cases, choosing "Connect" will allow you to connect to the Tor network without any further configuration. Once tapped, changing sentences will appear at the bottom of the screen, indicating Tor’s connection progress. If you are on a relatively fast connection, but this text seems to get stuck at a certain point, see the Troubleshooting page for help solving the problem.

Configure

Configure Tor Browser for Android

If you know that your connection is censored, you should select the settings icon. Tor Browser will take you through a series of configuration options. The first screen will tell you about the status of the Tor Network and provide you the option to configure a Bridge ('Config Bridge'). If you know your connection is censored, or you have tried and failed to connect to the Tor network and no other solutions have worked, tap on 'Config Bridge'. You will then be taken to the Circumvention screen to configure a pluggable transport.

CIRCUMVENTION

Мостовите релета са Tor релета, които не са изброени в публичната директория на Tor. Мостовете са полезни за потребители на Tor при репресивни режими и за хора, които искат допълнителен слой сигурност, защото се притесняват, че някой ще разпознае, че се свързват с публичен IP адрес на Tor.

To use a pluggable transport, tap on the settings icon when starting Tor Browser for the first time. The first screen tells you about the status of the Tor network. Tap on 'Config Bridge' to configure a bridge.

Censored internet on Tor Browser for Android

The next screen provides the option to either use a built-in bridge or custom bridge. With the "Use a Bridge" option, you will have three options: "obfs4", "meek-azure", and "snowflake".

Select a bridge on Tor Browser for Android

Selected a bridge on Tor Browser for Android

If you choose the "Provide a Bridge I know" option, then you have to enter a bridge address.

Provide a bridge on Tor Browser for Android

Provide bridge addresses on Tor Browser for Android

MANAGING IDENTITIES

New Identity

New Identity on Tor Browser for Android

When Tor Browser is running, you would see so in your device's notification panel after expanding it along with the button "NEW IDENTITY". Tapping on this button will provide you with a new identity. Unlike in Tor Browser for Desktop, the "NEW IDENTITY" button in Tor Browser for Android does not prevent your subsequent browser activity from being linkable to what you were doing before. Selecting it will only change your Tor circuit.

SECURITY SETTINGS

Security settings and security slider on Tor Browser for Android

Security settings disable certain web features that can be used to compromise your security and anonymity. Tor Browser for Android provides the same three security levels that are available on desktop. You can modify the security level by following given steps:

UPDATING

Tor браузъра трябва да бъде винаги най-новата версия. Ако изпозлвате стара версия на софтуера, ще бъдете податливи на сериозни проблеми по сигурността и може да компроментирате личното си пространство и анонимност. You can update Tor Browser automatically or manually.

Updating Tor Browser for Android automatically

This method assumes that you have either Google Play or F-Droid installed on your mobile device.

Google Play

Updating Tor Browser for Android on Google Play

Tap on the hamburger menu next to the search bar and navigate to "My apps & games" > "Updates". If you find Tor Browser on the list of apps which need updating, select it and tap the "Update" button.

F-Droid

Updating Tor Browser for Android on F-Droid

Tap on "Settings", then go to "Manage installed apps". On the next screen, select Tor Browser and finally tap on the "Update" button.

Updating Tor Browser for Android manually

Visit the Tor Project website and download a copy of the latest Tor Browser release, then install it as before. In most cases, this latest version of Tor Browser will install over the older version, thereby upgrading the browser. If doing this fails to update the browser, you may have to uninstall Tor Browser before reinstalling it. With Tor Browser closed, remove it from your system by uninstalling it using your device's settings. Depending on your mobile device's brand, navigate to Settings > Apps, then select Tor Browser and tap on the "Uninstall" button. Afterwards, download the latest Tor Browser release and install it.

UNINSTALLING

Tor Browser for Android can be uninstalled directly from F-Droid, Google Play or from your mobile device's app settings.

Google Play

Uninstalling Tor Browser for Android on Google Play

Tap on the hamburger menu next to the search bar and navigate to "My apps & games" > "Installed". Select Tor Browser from the list of installed apps, then press the "Uninstall" button.

F-Droid

Uninstalling Tor Browser for Android on F-Droid

Tap on "Settings", then go to "Manage installed apps". On the next screen, select Tor Browser and finally tap on the "Uninstall" button.

Mobile device app settings

Uninstalling Tor Browser for Android using device app settings

Depending on your mobile device's brand, navigate to Settings > Apps, then select Tor Browser and tap on the "Uninstall" button.

TROUBLESHOOTING

View Tor Logs

View Tor logs on Tor Browser for Android

To view your Tor logs:

  1. Launch Tor Browser for Android and tap 'Connect'.
  2. During the bootstrapping process, swipe right to left to view the logs. (Note: By default, the ability to take screenshots of the Tor logs is disabled on Tor Browser for Android. Bug #40191)

To troubleshoot some of the most common issues please refer to the Support Portal entry.

KNOWN ISSUES

At the moment, there are some features which are not available in Tor Browser for Android, but are currently available in Tor Browser for desktop.

More about Tor on mobile devices

Orfox

Orfox was first released in 2015 by The Guardian Project, with the aim of giving Android users a way to browse the internet over Tor. Over the next three years, Orfox continuously improved and became a popular way for people to browse the internet with more privacy than standard browsers, and Orfox was crucial for helping people circumvent censorship and access blocked sites and critical resources. In 2019, Orfox was sunsetted after the official Tor Browser for Android was released.

Orbot

Orbot is a free proxy app that empowers other apps to use the Tor network. Orbot uses Tor to encrypt your Internet traffic. Then you can use it with other apps installed on your mobile device to circumvent censorship and protect against surveillance. Orbot can be downloaded and installed from Google Play. Check out our Support portal to know if you need both Tor Browser for Android and Orbot or either one.

Tor Browser for iOS

There is no Tor Browser for iOS. We recommend an iOS app called Onion Browser, which is open source, uses Tor routing, and is developed by someone who works closely with the Tor Project. However, Apple requires browsers on iOS to use something called Webkit, which prevents Onion Browser from having the same privacy protections as Tor Browser.

Learn more about Onion Browser. Download Onion Browser from the App Store.

Tor Browser for Windows Phone

There is currently no supported method for running Tor on older Windows Phones but in case of the newer Microsoft-branded/promoted phones, same steps on Tor Browser on Android can be followed.

MAKE TOR BROWSER PORTABLE

If preferred, Tor Browser may be made portable by extracting it from its archive directly onto removable media such as a USB stick or SD card. It is recommended to use writable media so that Tor Browser can be updated as required.

For Windows:

  1. Plug in your removable media and format it. Any filesystem type will work.

  2. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.

  3. Download the Windows .exe file and save it directly to your media.

  4. (Recommended) Verify the files signature.

  5. When the download is complete, click the .exe file and begin the installation process.

  6. When the installer asks where to install Tor Browser, select your removable media.

For macOS:

  1. Plug in your removable media and format it. You must use Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.

  2. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.

  3. Download the macOS .dmg file and save it directly to your media.

  4. (Recommended) Verify the files signature.

  5. When the download is complete, click the .dmg file and begin the installation process.

  6. When the installer asks where to install Tor Browser, select your removable media.

For GNU/Linux:

  1. Plug in your removable media and format it. Any filesystem type will work.

  2. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.

  3. Download the Linux .tar.xz file and save it directly to your media.

  4. (Recommended) Verify the files signature.

  5. When the download is complete, extract the archive onto the media as well.

SUPPORT

Support, feedback and bug report template

When sending us a support request, feedback or reporting a bug, please include as much information possible:

  1. Operating System you are using
  2. Tor Browser version
  3. Tor Browser Security Level
  4. Step by step of how you got to the issue, so we can reproduce it (e.g. I opened the browser, typed a url, clicked on a option in settings, then my browser crashed)
  5. A screenshot of the problem
  6. Console logs on Tor Browser Desktop (can be opened by Ctrl+Shift+J on Windows/Linux and Cmd+Shift+J on macOS)
  7. Tor logs (Settings > Connection > Advanced > View the Tor logs)
  8. Region you’re connecting to Tor from.
  9. Region selected from Connection Assist (if it's a Connection Assist related issue)
  10. Is Tor censored in your region?
  11. If Tor did connect, how much time did it take to bootstrap? Any effects on browsing speed?

How to reach us

There are several ways to reach us, so please use what works best for you.

Telegram

We have several official Telegram bots and channels:

  1. @GetTor_Bot to download Tor Browser.
  2. @GetBridgesBot to get obfs4 bridges.
  3. @TorProject to get the latest news.
  4. @TorProjectSupportBot for help.
    • At the moment, the Telegram support channel is available in two languages: English and Russian.
    • If you need help with circumventing censorship, please select from the menu options which region you are connecting from as it will be easier for us to follow up.

Tor Forum

We recommend asking for help on the Tor Forum. You will need to create a account to submit a new topic. Please review our discussion guidelines and check the existing topics before asking. At the moment, for the fastest response, please write in English. If you found a bug, please use GitLab.

Signal

You can get help by sending a text message to our Signal number: +17787431312. Signal is a free and privacy-focused messaging app. Currently, our support channel is available in English and Russian and focuses on helping Tor users in censored regions. The service is only available for text messages; videos, or calls are not supported. After sending a message, our support agents will guide you and help troubleshoot your issue.

Email

Send us an email to frontdesk@torproject.org

In the subject line of your email, please tell us what you're reporting. The more specific your subject line is (e.g. "Connection failure", "feedback on website", "feedback on Tor Browser, "I need a bridge"), the easier it will be for us to understand and follow up. Sometimes when we receive emails without subject lines, they're marked as spam and we don't see them.

For the fastest response, please write in English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi, Bangla and/or Portuguese if you can. If none of these languages works for you, please write in any language you feel comfortable with, but keep in mind it will take us a bit longer to answer as we will need help with translation to understand it.

IRC and Matrix

You can find us in the #tor channel on OFTC or Tor User Support channel on Matrix. We may not respond right away, but we do check the backlog and will get back to you when we can.

Learn how to connect to IRC / Matrix.

GitLab

First, check if the bug is already known. You can search and read all the issues at https://gitlab.torproject.org/. To create a new issue, please request a new account to access Tor Project's GitLab instance and find the right repository to report your issue. We track all Tor Browser related issues at Tor Browser issue tracker. Issues related to our websites should be filed under the Web issue tracker.