Or just use the browser you’re used to.įor this you need to have Tor installed on your system and additionally set specific proxy values in your network preferences after you’ve started Tor.īe aware that the instructions and the script mentioned below will not make whatever you do on the web anonymous.

That’s the way to go if you want the highest level of protection without much further configuration.īut it’s based on an older version of Firefox and there might be more you want to do anonymously on your machine than just browsing the web, like accessing resources via the Terminal or any other app. Upon start, Tor Browser automatically starts the required Tor background processes and routes traffic through the Tor network.

It’s a modified version of Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) with Tor and some extensions (Torbutton, TorLauncher, NoScript, and HTTPS-Everywhere) built right in. The most simple way to surf anonymously with Tor is to just grab Tor Browser. I’m using macOS Catalina (10.15) for the following instructions but it should work on almost any macOS version.

Tor proxy tutorial