Nimbus Browser is a private, fast web browser for Android, built on Mozilla's open-source Gecko engine (the engine behind Firefox). Every protection is on from the first launch, and nothing about you leaves your phone.
PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
• uBlock Origin ad blocker built in, with its default filter lists
• Strict tracking protection: trackers, social trackers, cryptominers, fingerprinters and email trackers blocked
• Third-party cookies blocked, with one cookie jar per site
• HTTPS-only mode, with a clear "Continue to HTTP site" option when a site has no HTTPS
• Fingerprinting protection, plus an optional strict "Resist fingerprinting" mode
• Global Privacy Control, tracking-parameter removal from links and automatic cookie-banner rejection
• Secure DNS (DNS over HTTPS through Quad9)
• A shield in the address bar shows how many trackers were blocked on the page
ONE-TAP FIRE BUTTON
Tap Fire and every tab closes, and your history, cookies, cache and site data are erased in one go.
PRIVATE TABS
A separate private session that keeps no history, no notes and no download records.
DESIGNED FOR ONE HAND
• Address bar and controls at the bottom
• Swipe left or right on the address bar to jump between tabs
• Pure-black AMOLED mode, plus Light, Dark or Follow system
• 6 one-tap theme presets and 8 accent colours
• Dark web pages: a dark look even on light sites, with no white flash while loading
BROWSING
• Tab grid with previews, and named, coloured tab groups
• DuckDuckGo search by default; switch to Brave Search, Startpage, Ecosia, Google or Bing
• Reader view with adjustable text size
• Notes panel: save notes and snippets linked to the page, searchable
• Bookmarks, searchable history, downloads to your Downloads folder
• Find in page, desktop-site mode, share, full-screen video
• Website permissions (location, camera, microphone) are asked each time: Allow or Block
• Per-site switch to relax protections when a site breaks
• Can be set as your default browser
PRIVACY
No account, no sync, no telemetry, no ads. Your bookmarks, history and notes stay on your phone. Websites you visit and the search engine you choose see your requests, as with any browser; Nimbus is set up to share as little as possible with them.
PERMISSIONS
• Internet: to load web pages.
• Location, camera and microphone: never used by Nimbus itself. Only when a website asks (a map or a video call), Nimbus shows a prompt, and access is given only if you tap Allow, only to that site.
No contacts, SMS, phone or background location access.
WHO IT'S FOR
Anyone who wants a clean, ad-free browser that protects their privacy without any setup. Free, for Android 8.0 or newer on 64-bit phones.
Made by Prabhat Tiwari.
Website: https://nimbusbrowser.pages.dev/
Contact:
[email protected]
Privacy policy: https://nimbusbrowser.pages.dev/privacy