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WhatistheTorBrowser?
TheTorsoftwareprotectsyoubybouncingyourcommunicationsaroundadistributednetworkofrelaysrunbyvolunteersallaroundtheworld:itpreventssomebodywatchingyourInternetconnectionfromlearningwhatsitesyouvisit,itpreventsthesitesyouvisitfromlearningyourphysicallocation,anditletsyouaccesssiteswhichareblocked.
TheTorBrowserletsyouuseToronWindows,MacOSX,orLinuxwithoutneedingtoinstallanysoftware.ItcanrunoffaUSBflashdrive,comeswithapreconfiguredwebbrowsertoprotectyouranonymity,andisselfcontained.
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TorBrowserDownloadsTostartusingTorBrowser,downloadthefileforyourpreferredlanguage.Thisfilecanbesavedwhereverisconvenient,e.g.theDesktoporaUSBflashdrive.
StableTorBrowser
LanguageMicrosoftWindows
(4.5)MacOSX
(4.5)Linux(4.5)
English(enUS) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(ar) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Deutsch(de) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Espaol(esES) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(fa) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Franais(fr) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Italiano(it) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Korean(ko) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Nederlands(nl) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Polish(pl) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Portugus(ptPT) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(ru) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Trke(tr) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Vietnamese(vi) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(zhCN) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Seeourinstructionsonhowtoverifypackagesignatures,whichallowsyoutomakesureyou'vedownloadedthefileweintendedyou
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InstallationInstructionsWindowsMacOSXLinux
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toget.Also,notethattheFirefoxESRinourbundlesismodifiedfromthedefaultFirefoxESR
ExperimentalTorBrowser
LanguageMicrosoftWindows
(4.5)MacOSX
(4.5)Linux(4.5)
English(enUS) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(ar) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Deutsch(de) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Espaol(esES) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(fa) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Franais(fr) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Italiano(it) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Korean(ko) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Nederlands(nl) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Polish(pl) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Portugus(ptPT) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(ru) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Trke(tr) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
Vietnamese(vi) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
(zhCN) 32/64bit(sig) 64bit(sig) 32bit(sig)64bit(sig)
MacOSXInstructions
Downloadthefileabove,saveitsomewhere,thenclickonit.Thisopensthe.dmgfile.(OnrecentversionsofOSX,youmightgetawarningthatit'sfroman"unidentifieddeveloper"youcangetaroundthiscomplaintbycontrolclickingandselecting"open".)DragtheincludedfileintoyourApplicationsfolderandyouwillhaveaTorBrowserapplicationinyourchosenlanguagethatyoucanpinonyourDock.
LinuxInstructions
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Downloadthearchitectureappropriatefileabove,saveitsomewhere,thenrunoneofthefollowingtwocommandstoextractthepackagearchive:
tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux32-4.5_LANG.tar.xz
or(forthe64bitversion):
tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux64-4.5_LANG.tar.xz
(whereLANGisthelanguagelistedinthefilename).
Oncethat'sdone,switchtotheTorbrowserdirectorybyrunning:
cd tor-browser_LANG
(whereLANGisthelanguagelistedinthefilename).
TorunTorBrowser,clickeitherontheTorBrowserortheTorBrowserSetupiconorexecutethestarttorbrowser.desktopfileinaterminal:
./start-tor-browser.desktop
ThiswilllaunchTorLauncherandoncethatconnectstoTor,itwilllaunchFirefox.DonotunpackorrunTBBasroot.
WindowsInstructions
Downloadthefileabove,andsaveitsomewhere,thendoubleclickonit.(1)Click"Run"thenchoosetheinstaller'slanguageandclickOK(2).Makesureyouhaveatleast80MBoffreediskspaceinthelocationyouselect.Ifyouwanttoleavethebundleonthecomputer,savingittotheDesktopisagoodchoice.Ifyouwanttomoveittoadifferentcomputerorlimitthetracesyouleavebehind,saveittoaUSBdisk.
ClickInstall(3)Waituntiltheinstallerfinishes.Thismaytakeafewminutestocomplete.
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Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,clickFinishtolaunchTorBrowser'swizard.
OnceyouseeTorBrowser'swizardclickConnect
Alternatively,youcanlaunchTorBrowserbygoingtothefolderTorBrowserwhichcanbefoundatthelocationyousavedthebundleat(Default:Desktop)anddoubleclickontheStartTorBrowserapplication.
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OnceTorisready,TorBrowserwillautomaticallybeopened.OnlywebpagesvisitedthroughTorBrowserwillbesentviaTor.OtherwebbrowserssuchasInternetExplorerarenotaffected.
Onceyouarefinishedbrowsing,closeanyopenTorBrowserwindowsbyclickingonthe
(6).Forprivacyreasons,thelistofwebpagesyouvisitedandanycookieswillbedeleted.
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TousetheTorBrowseragain,doubleclickonthe"StartTorBrowser"application.
RememberthatToranonymizestheoriginofyourtraffic,anditencryptseverythinginsidetheTornetwork,butitcan'tencryptyourtrafficbetweentheTornetworkanditsfinaldestination.Ifyouarecommunicatingsensitiveinformation,youshoulduseasmuchcareasyouwouldonthenormalscaryInternetuseHTTPSorotherendtoendencryptionandauthentication.
Helpandsupport
IfyouneedhelppleasecheckiftheFAQanswersyourquestionandifnotyoucanemailthehelpdesk.
Commentsandsuggestions
TheTorBrowserisunderdevelopment.Todiscussimprovementsandsubmitcomments,pleaseusethetortalkmailinglist.
Moreinformation
WhatisTorandwhydoIneedit?TolearnmoreaboutTor,visittheTorProjectwebsite.
WhatisintheTorBrowser?ItcontainsTor,amodifiedFirefoxESR,Torbutton,TorLauncher,NoScript,andHTTPSEverywhere.Readthedesigndocument,theChangeLogforthe4.0branch,andtheChangeLogforthealphabranch.
HowcanImakemyownbundle?WeuseGitiantoensurethatbyteforbytereproduciblepackagescanbebuiltfromoursourcerepositorybyanyone.Torebuildthebundle,checkouttheTorBrowserbuilderrepositoryandseetheREADME.buildforinstructions.YoumayalsofindtheTorBrowserHackingintrodocumentusefulforlearningaboutthebuildsystemandourdevelopmentprocesses.
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