# DuckDuckGo Browser

13 Hacker News commenters recommended DuckDuckGo Browser and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free browser that blocks ads and trackers, with built-in privacy features. Critics say it lets some tracking through and blocks less than Brave or Mullvad.

## Why people recommend it

- Blocks ads and trackers (2 comments): "running a browser that blocks ads like duckduckgos is super simple" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397660)) "the DuckDuckGo browser blocks a ton of stuff on my 2019 Shield TV" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46847616))
- Built-in privacy features (3 comments): "It does actually have some good features built in, but I don't recommend it over Brave or Mullvad Browser." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48302570)) "The DDG browser hits all my privacy requirements." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301069)) "Offers nice privacy features" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45965723))
- Works well on Android (2 comments): "I use DDG on Android and it works pretty well there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49310797)) "Happy user of the DDG mobile browser though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47185724))

## What people warn about

- Search bar and support problems (2 comments): "I was getting a lot of 'this browswer is no longer supported messages'" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359287)) "Search bar does not work in Android duckduckgo browser." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207658))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Firefox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox.md): 1572 recommend
- [Brave](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brave-browser.md): 397 recommend
- [Safari](https://hackerapproved.com/p/safari.md): 307 recommend
- [Orion Browser by Kagi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/orion-browser.md): 206 recommend
- [LibreWolf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/librewolf.md): 113 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "DuckDuckGo Browser", https://hackerapproved.com/p/duckduckgo-browser/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).