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DuckDuckGo Browser for Mac Launches in Beta With Emphasis on Privacy and Speed
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Also, click and hold the back arrow. That and as you mentioned are the only two ways I see.
I received the beta invite this morning and installed it on i5 MBP 13” 10th gen (Catalina) and Studio Max Base (latest OS). Thumbs up on both! Far better than horridly piggy Chrome, nearly as bad Safari and dodgy/weird at times Firefox.
I’ve been running DDG browser on my Android phone since it was released and other family members are running the iOS version.
I’ve been running DDG browser on my Android phone since it was released and other family members are running the iOS version.
DDG browser seems super fast but really needs a redesign of history on start page. It's very spaced out and leads with domains rather than specific pages so it's hard to identify the pages you were on.
It needs extensibility for content blocking as well.
I was impressed with the browser, however. Very fast.
I agree it could use some refinement. I rarely collect enough history due to using the burn feature, but bookmarks are a weak area. There is no current way to sort or filter bookmarks. It is a beta though, and I’m assuming refinements are forthcoming.
Have you sent feedback to DDG?
Very fast indeed. I’ve used DDG browser exclusively since getting it.
If it had an ad blocker like uBlock Origin, I would daily drive it.
I've not been this impressed with a browser in a long time.
Yup. I sent feedback about clarity of viewing History, as well as wish for iCloud sync.
We know that, but at some point, it could become an existential threat to Apple to let their direct competitor control search. Google is playing nice and paying Apple because they need iOS users, but if like with Google Maps, they start limiting features or start demanding more data on Apple's users, Apple needs to be ready to cut ties and go on their own with Search. DuckDuckGo would be a good starting point.
Apple's executing very well in difficult circumstances. They probably have search in development or at least plans for it in case they need it. At the moment, the amount that they are receiving from Google is rather eye-popping. I use Google search because it works the best for me. I've tried DDG many times and there are a lot of search results missing or the quality is poor. This is, in particular, trying to solve tech problems or to figure out how to do something.
The Mac Beta is now available for all. At the very least, DuckDuckGo looks like a good place on the Mac to view YouTube videos. I get extraordinarily high CPU load viewing videos on my M1 MacBook Pro, and none of that on DDG. Also, the advertising load is far lower on DDG.
I asked the MR staff to do a review of this beta product on the site. They're obviously very busy with iPad announcements this week, but they will try to look at it in a week or so.
I asked the MR staff to do a review of this beta product on the site. They're obviously very busy with iPad announcements this week, but they will try to look at it in a week or so.