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DuckDuckGo 0.121.3
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What you need: Windows 10 or 11, macOS, Android or iOS
DuckDuckGo has given its privacy-focused browser a fresh look, both on desktop and mobile devices. By applying the same new design to all versions of the browser, it aims to make moving between devices “more seamless than ever”, whether you sync your data across them or not.
The most obvious change is the use of rounded corners for the browser’s menus, boxes and buttons. DuckDuckGo has also introduced a new, more modern ‘colour palette’ and redesigned the browser’s icons.
These include the Fire button in the top-right corner, which deletes all your browsing data in one click, and the green shield button in the address bar. Clicking the latter opens Privacy Dashboard, which confirms DuckDuckGo’s tracking protections are working for the current site.
The other big change in the new version of the browser is easier access to DuckDuckGo’s AI assistant Duck.ai. You can now open this in a new tab by clicking the speech-bubble icon at the end of the address bar, or by pressing Alt+N.