How's this different from a fork?ĭuckDuckGo's browser is built from scratch, to discard the clutter from the OS-provided application. Similarly, it will use Safari's Webkit rendering engine on Apple's macOS. So, the DuckDuckGo browser will be based on the WebView2 engine, which is used in Microsoft Edge. That’s what we’ve used to build our app on desktop."
The message reads as follows, “macOS and Windows both now offer website rendering APIs (WebView/WebView2) that any application can use to render a website. That is quite cryptic, isn't it? Allison Johnson, Senior Communications Manager at DuckDuckGo, gave a statement to The Verge. The announcement on the brand's website says that it is not forking Chromium or others (Firefox's Gecko), and instead will rely on the API for the OS-provided rendering engines. What engine does the DuckDuckGo desktop browser use? The image is likely just a placeholder, the actual product could look different, so I wouldn't judge it until testing it first-hand.
The toolbar looks minimalistic with just the navigation buttons on it, while the address bar shows a shield icon, possibly for accessing the Privacy Dashboard. The first screenshot featured here shows a Fire button just like the mobile app, which provide a one-click solution to erase the browsing data and history. Since the announcement article says that the desktop browser will offer a similar experience as its mobile counterpart, we can expect these options to be included in the desktop browser, along with the Privacy Dashboard, Fireproof Site option (clears cookies automatically), Global Privacy Protection, etc. The feature blocks third-party trackers that are found in other apps. Last month, the company unveiled its App Tracking Protection for Android. The announcement on the official website says that the browser will offer robust privacy protection, that works out of the box, to protect users when they search, browse, email, etc.Įarlier this year, DuckDuckGo introduced Email Protection, a free email-forwarding service which you can use instead of your regular email, and still get the mails delivered to your inbox sans trackers, which sounds better than Firefox Relay.
It won't rely on complicated settings that users will need to configure to secure their privacy. What features will the DuckDuckGo desktop browser offer to users?
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