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Privacy Setup

New to WebLibre? This page helps you confirm the most useful privacy features, install one recommended extension, and create a simple browsing setup you can keep using every day.

Many privacy protections are already enabled by default in WebLibre, including DNS over HTTPS and blocking insecure HTTP connections. If you chose Quick Start during first launch, uBlock Origin is also installed automatically.

Step 1: Check DNS over HTTPS

DNS is the system that looks up website addresses. Without DNS over HTTPS, those lookups may be visible to your internet provider, local network, or public Wi-Fi operator.

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > DNS over HTTPS

  2. Make sure DNS over HTTPS is still on

  3. If you want to choose a provider yourself, review the built-in options or enter a custom resolver

For most people, the default protection level is a sensible choice. You usually only need to change it if a network blocks external DNS services or you know you want stricter behavior.

Step 2: Check Block Insecure HTTP Connections

This setting makes WebLibre prefer encrypted website connections. In the app, this appears as Block insecure HTTP connections.

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security

  2. Find Block insecure HTTP connections

  3. Make sure it is set to Enabled

Most modern sites already use HTTPS, so you may never notice this setting until it protects you from an older insecure page.

Step 3: Check your content blocker

A trusted content blocker helps block ads, trackers, and other unwanted page elements. For many users, this is the biggest day-to-day quality-of-life improvement.

  1. Go to Settings > Extensions

  2. Check whether your preferred content blocker is already installed

  3. If it is not, install one

If you used Quick Start during setup, this step may already be done with uBlock Origin.

Step 4: Create Your First Container

Containers help organize browsing by activity. If you also turn on Cookie Isolation while creating the container, that container gets its own cookies, logins, and site data too. This is useful when you want shopping, work, social media, or banking to stay apart.

  1. Open the tab overview

  2. Tap the option to create a new container

  3. Give it a name such as Shopping or Work

  4. Pick a color and icon

  5. Turn on Cookie Isolation if you want that container to keep a separate login state

  6. Save the container

Start simple. One or two containers are enough to feel the benefit right away.

Learn more: Containers

Step 5: Add Tor to One Container (Optional)

Tor is useful when you want stronger network privacy for a specific kind of browsing. It is much slower than a normal connection, so it is usually best to keep it for the tabs that really need it.

  1. Open Settings or the browser menu and go to Tor

  2. Turn on Tor™ Service

  3. Wait for the connection to finish bootstrapping

  4. Create a container for sensitive browsing and turn on Cookie Isolation, or use one that already has Cookie Isolation

  5. Turn on Use Tor™ Proxy for that container

This gives you a practical split: regular browsing stays fast, while one container uses Tor when needed.

Learn more: Tor Integration

Done

After these steps, you have:

  • encrypted DNS lookups

  • protection against insecure HTTP pages

  • stronger ad and tracker blocking with a content blocker

  • container-based organization for different activities

  • optional cookie-isolated browsing contexts for activities that need separate logins

  • optional Tor routing for one cookie-isolated container

This is a strong, practical everyday setup without changing advanced settings.

What’s Next

When you are ready, these pages are useful next steps:

  • Privacy & Security Overview — understand what WebLibre already protects by default

  • Local Search — search your tabs, bookmarks, and history privately on your device

  • Bang Providers — send searches straight to specific websites from the address bar

  • Sync — sync bookmarks, tabs, and more with your other devices

Quick Checklist

Setting or feature Where to find it

DNS over HTTPS

Settings > Privacy & Security

Block insecure HTTP connections

Settings > Privacy & Security

Content blocker

Settings > Extensions

First container

Tab overview

Tor for one container (optional)

Tor plus the container’s Use Tor™ Proxy option