Audience
Users searching for an open-source web browser to improve their privacy
About SmartCookieWeb
An open-source web browser with privacy on by default. Customize and configure the browser to make it your own. You have a right to privacy, which is why SmartCookieWeb does not and will never collect your data or information on your web activity. All browser source code is open-source on GitHub. Fast and light. Completely free and ad-free. Disable images, block JavaScript and change the browser user agent. Customize navbar color, add a secondary navbar and set a homepage background. Allow location access, remove identifying HTTP headers and block HTTP sites. View the source code of a webpage and run JavaScript in the console. Google is the default search engine in SmartCookieWeb, as it's what most people use, but there are 10 other built-in search engines. SmartCookieWeb also never stores any personally identifiable information. SmartCookieWeb doesn't send any data at all to CookieJarApps.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
Free
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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SmartCookieWeb
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Android
Training
Documentation
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