Free browser for Android
Harbor is a fast, private browser for Android. Harbor Shield blocks ads, trackers and cookie banners on every site, the add-on store opens more than 22,000 add-ons, and nothing about you is ever collected.
Harbor puts the features people install extra apps for right into the browser, and keeps them simple.
Harbor Shield
Harbor Shield is built in and on from the very first launch. Pages load cleaner and faster, and you stop clicking through cookie banners. Tap the site icon to see what was blocked on the page you’re reading.
Add-on store
Search the catalogue or browse 15 categories, Recommended and Popular. Every add-on has its own page with ratings, screenshots and the permissions it asks for, and installs with one tap after you approve them.
Passwords
Harbor offers to save a password when you sign in and fills it in the next time you visit. Saved passwords are encrypted on your phone, and viewing one needs your screen lock.
Privacy controls
Strict tracking protection, third-party cookie blocking and Harbor Shield are on from the first launch, and private tabs forget everything when you close them. HTTPS-only for every tab and Secure DNS are one switch away in Settings, with no account and nothing to set up first.
Harbor Shield settings
Add-on details
Search 22,000+ add-ons
Your add-ons
Clear terms on first launch
Harbor next to three popular Android browsers, as each comes out of the box. Harbor is the only one with a check on every row.
| Harbor | Chrome | Brave | Firefox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks ads on every site, built in | Yes | PartlyOnly “intrusive” ads | Yes | NoNeeds an add-on |
| Blocks trackers by default | Yes | PartlyIncognito only | Yes | Yes |
| Hides cookie pop-ups, built in | Yes | No | Yes | PartlyPrivate tabs only |
| Add-ons on Android | Yes22,000+ | No | NoNot yet | Yes |
| Page translation that stays on your phone | Yes | NoUses Google’s servers | PartlyUses Brave’s servers | Yes |
| Reader view | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| No analytics or telemetry | Yes | NoUsage stats on by default | PartlyAnonymous stats on by default | NoData collection on by default |
| No crypto or rewards prompts | Yes | Yes | NoRewards and wallet built in | Yes |
| Works without an account | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hindi interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Comparison based on default settings of each browser’s Android app, October 2026. All four browsers are free.
Harbor has no account, no ads and no analytics. Your history, bookmarks, passwords and settings are kept on your phone, and you can clear them whenever you like. When you first open Harbor, it shows you its Privacy Policy and Terms of Use before anything else.
Yes. There are no ads, no subscriptions and no in-app purchases, and you don’t need an account.
No. Harbor has no analytics, no telemetry and no servers of its own collecting anything. Your history, bookmarks, passwords and settings stay on your phone, and you can clear them at any time. The Privacy Policy explains every detail.
Download the file from this page and open it. If Android asks, allow installs from your browser or file manager, then tap Install. Android may show a warning for apps installed from outside the Play Store; choose More details, then Install anyway.
Yes. Every version of Harbor is signed with the same key, so a new version installs over the old one and keeps your tabs, bookmarks, passwords and add-ons.
Any 64-bit phone running Android 8.0 or newer. The download is 97 MB.
Yes. Open Harbor’s Settings and tap Default browser, or go to Android Settings, then Apps, Default apps, Browser app, and choose Harbor.
Yes. Tap the site icon in the address bar and switch Harbor Shield off for that site. It stays on everywhere else.