DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
Simple and seamless privacy protection for your browser: tracker blocking, cookie protection, DuckDuckGo private search, email protection, HTTPS upgrading, and much more.
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is available to install from Firefox Browser Add-ons and for download from this page. It has 1,396,944 daily users. The latest version is 2025.2.20, and it was last updated 18 days ago.
Total download count: 16 (Only count downloads from Firefox-Stats)
Available versions
You can find the current and older versions of DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.
As a free user, you can only download the latest version.
Upgrade to download older versions
| Version | Download | Size | Download count | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025.2.20 | XPI · ZIP · Source code | 3.09M | 1 | 2025-03-07 |
| 2025.2.3 | Paid users only | 3.09M | 0 | 2025-02-20 |
| 2025.1.15 | Paid users only | 2.93M | 0 | 2025-01-29 |
| 2024.10.16 | Paid users only | 2.98M | 0 | 2024-10-30 |
| 2024.7.24 | Paid users only | 2.83M | 1 | 2024-07-30 |
| 2024.7.10 | Paid users only | 2.83M | 0 | 2024-07-16 |
| 2024.6.13 | Paid users only | 2.80M | 1 | 2024-06-28 |
| 2024.4.26 | Paid users only | 2.79M | 0 | 2024-05-16 |
| 2024.3.11 | Paid users only | 2.84M | 0 | 2024-03-14 |
| 2024.1.19 | Paid users only | 2.83M | 0 | 2024-02-02 |
| 2023.12.6 | Paid users only | 2.78M | 0 | 2023-12-12 |
| 2023.11.17 | Paid users only | 2.79M | 0 | 2023-11-22 |
| 2023.11.2 | Paid users only | 2.78M | 0 | 2023-11-07 |
| 2023.10.24 | Paid users only | 2.78M | 0 | 2023-10-30 |
| 2023.10.12 | Paid users only | 2.75M | 1 | 2023-10-16 |
| 2023.9.20 | Paid users only | 2.75M | 1 | 2023-09-25 |
| 2023.9.1 | Paid users only | 2.75M | 0 | 2023-09-08 |
| 2023.8.16.1 | Paid users only | 2.74M | 0 | 2023-08-21 |
| 2023.8.2 | Paid users only | 2.73M | 0 | 2023-08-07 |
| 2023.7.13 | Paid users only | 2.68M | 0 | 2023-07-18 |
| 2023.7.8 | Paid users only | 2.48M | 3 | 2023-06-27 |
| 2023.7.7.2 | Paid users only | 2.47M | 0 | 2023-06-13 |
| 2023.5.23 | Paid users only | 2.44M | 0 | 2023-05-26 |
| 2023.5.9 | Paid users only | 2.10M | 0 | 2023-05-15 |
| 2023.4.27 | Paid users only | 2.10M | 0 | 2023-05-03 |
| 2023.4.11 | Paid users only | 2.36M | 0 | 2023-04-19 |
| 2023.3.28.1 | Paid users only | 2.32M | 0 | 2023-04-04 |
| 2023.3.15.1 | Paid users only | 2.29M | 0 | 2023-03-21 |
| 2023.3.3 | Paid users only | 2.17M | 0 | 2023-03-09 |
| 2023.2.16 | Paid users only | 2.16M | 0 | 2023-02-22 |
| 2023.1.12 | Paid users only | 2.04M | 0 | 2023-01-16 |
| 2022.12.27 | Paid users only | 1.92M | 1 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2022.12.12 | Paid users only | 1.89M | 7 | 2022-12-21 |
| 2022.12.7 | Paid users only | 1.89M | 0 | 2022-12-12 |
| 2022.12.1 | Paid users only | 1.89M | 0 | 2022-12-02 |
| 2022.11.23.1 | Paid users only | 1.87M | 0 | 2022-11-24 |
| 2022.10.31 | Paid users only | 1.22M | 0 | 2022-11-03 |
| 2022.8.25 | Paid users only | 1.22M | 0 | 2022-08-25 |
| 2022.8.9 | Paid users only | 1.20M | 0 | 2022-08-11 |
| 2022.7.26 | Paid users only | 1.18M | 0 | 2022-08-02 |
Install XPI file
An XPI file, short for "XPInstall," is a compressed file format used primarily by Mozilla applications, like Firefox and Thunderbird, to distribute and install add-ons or extensions. These files are similar in function to CRX files for Chrome but cater to the Mozilla ecosystem.
- Simply drag-and-drop the XPI into Firefox to install the add-on.
Install ZIP file
- Download the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials ZIP file
- In Firefox browser, go to
about:addonsto open Add-ons Manager - Click on , then select Install Add-on From File
- Select the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials ZIP file from step 1. DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is now installed on your browser.
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