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Tor Browser

The Tor Project · The alpha macOS edition of Tor Browser, designed to help protect browsing privacy and access sites blocked by your network.

CaskBrowsersAuto-updatesApple silicon · Intel
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30-day installs11#1646 in App
1-year installs124Last 365 days
Latest version16.0a13Oct 1 · Oct 1
Download size191MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceMonthly2 releases in 30 days

Tor Browser is a Browsers app for Mac.

About

Tor Browser Alpha is the alpha-channel macOS edition of Tor Browser. It is intended for private browsing and access to websites that may be blocked by your network; it is not the regular tor-browser cask. The installed application is named Tor Browser Alpha.app.

The Tor Project describes these browser characteristics:

  • Isolates websites so third-party trackers have a harder time following activity across sites; cookies and browsing history are cleared when browsing ends.
  • Helps prevent a connection observer from seeing which websites you visit, while the observer can see that you are using Tor.
  • Aims to make browser and device information less useful for fingerprinting.
  • Relays traffic through the Tor network with three layers of encryption, and can help reach sites blocked by a local network.

Install this alpha variant on macOS with brew install --cask tor-browser@alpha. The cask installs the application in /Applications. It conflicts with the regular tor-browser cask, so do not install both together. As an alpha release, this is the pre-release channel rather than the regular browser edition.

Sources: Tor Project · Homebrew cask

New What’s new in 16.0a13 OpenNavo editorial

  • ChangesUpdates Firefox to 153.4.0esr and backports Firefox 157 security fixes.
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Install and uninstall

Homebrew installs the app in your Applications folder.

Install without Homebrew

Download the same file Homebrew uses: dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/16.0a13/tor-browser-macos-16.0a13.dmg

SHA-256 only checks that the download is complete; it is not a security certification. See the SHA-256 and download address

Uninstall command
$ brew uninstall --cask \tor-browser@alpha

A regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.

Deep clean (optional)
$ brew uninstall --zap --cask \tor-browser@alpha

--zap also deletes the settings, caches and other files listed in the Homebrew definition. They can include data shared with other apps and cannot be restored, and it does not guarantee that nothing is left.See which files are removed

Facts and sources

Version 16.0a13
Recorded by Homebrew on Oct 1

Questions

Is Tor Browser safe?

Tor Browser is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. When installing, Homebrew checks the download from dist.torproject.org against its SHA-256 checksum. It was installed 11 times through Homebrew in the last 30 days.

How do I completely uninstall Tor Browser on a Mac?

Run brew uninstall --cask tor-browser@alpha. To delete its settings and caches as well, run brew uninstall --zap --cask tor-browser@alpha. That also deletes 5 files and folders, including ~/Library/Application Support/TorBrowser-Data.

Does Tor Browser run on Apple silicon (M1 and later) Macs?

Homebrew installs it on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs, from the same download.

Where does Tor Browser store its settings and data?

Its settings are in ~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.tor browser.plist. Its data is in ~/Library/Application Support/TorBrowser-Data. These locations come from Homebrew’s clean-up list.

What is the latest version of Tor Browser?

The latest version is 16.0a13, added to Homebrew on Oct 1. Tor Browser updates itself; to update it with Homebrew, run brew upgrade --cask --greedy tor-browser@alpha.