# Tor Browser review (2026): is it any good? > Free browser that routes traffic through the Tor network Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Tor Browser is a free browser from the Tor Project, a nonprofit. It sends traffic through three locations on the Tor network, isolates each site you visit, and clears cookies and history when you finish. It also opens .onion sites and is used to get around blocked sites. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. - **Category:** Browsers - **Made by:** The Tor Project, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.torproject.org - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, Android - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want fast browsing, as traffic passes through three relays. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Tor Browser is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Tor Browser is free. The Tor Project is a nonprofit and asks for donations; it says it does not sell user data to make money. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Tor Browser for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, with no account and no paid tier. | Read from https://www.torproject.org/download/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tor Browser before buying. ## Key features - **Three-hop routing:** Tor Browser encrypts traffic and routes it through three locations, so someone watching your connection sees only that you are using Tor. - **Site isolation and automatic clean-up:** Each website is isolated so third-party trackers and ads cannot follow you across sites, and cookies and browsing history are cleared when you finish. - **Onion sites:** It opens .onion domains, which some publishers run only on Tor and which the project says are harder to shut down or censor. - **Censorship circumvention:** The project says it can reach sites that a government, ISP or home network has blocked. - **Related Tor apps:** The Tor Project also offers Tor VPN for Android (labeled beta) and Tails, a portable operating system, alongside the browser. ## Good for - People who need anonymity from trackers or a network watcher - Reaching sites blocked by a network or country - Opening .onion sites ## Worth knowing - The download page says not to use a separate VPN, install extra plugins or add-ons, or torrent over Tor. - There is no iOS version on the download page; the Android app is listed separately. - Traffic passes through three relays, so pages are not routed the way a regular browser sends them. - The Tor Project's own Tor VPN for Android is labeled beta. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Tor Browser sends your traffic through three Tor relays and isolates each website, so someone watching your connection sees only that you use Tor. Pages load more slowly that way, the project says not to add extensions or a separate VPN, and there's no iPhone version. - **Value for money: A.** Free, from a nonprofit that says it doesn't sell user data. A program anyone can download and run. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The whole browser is free, with no account or paid tier. - **Features: B.** Three-hop routing, site isolation, automatic clean-up and .onion sites cover its job. The listing's limits are plain: no extra plugins, no separate VPN and no torrenting over Tor. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. You install it and browse, though traffic goes through three relays. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. There's no iOS version on the download page. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tor Browser's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among browsers - Tor Browser's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 18 of the 25 other browsers we grade, and level with 1. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 10 of 25) and worst on ease of use (B, above 8). - Tor Browser has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/browsers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Tor Browser is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.4 is higher than 18 of the 25 other browsers we grade. - You could not: A web browser. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Web browser, Open source ## Alternatives - [Brave](https://toolgpa.com/tools/brave): Open-source browser that blocks ads and trackers by default. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brave-vs-tor-browser) - [LibreWolf](https://toolgpa.com/tools/librewolf): Free, privacy-hardened browser built on Firefox. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/librewolf-vs-tor-browser) - [Firefox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/firefox): Free, open-source browser from Mozilla with tracker blocking built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/firefox-vs-tor-browser) - [DuckDuckGo Browser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/duckduckgo-browser): Free browser that blocks trackers, ads and cookie pop-ups by default. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/duckduckgo-browser-vs-tor-browser) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.torproject.org/download/ - https://download.torproject.org/tor-browser-for-desktop/ - https://www.torproject.org/about/history/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/tor-browser Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).