The announcement post covers for this by claiming-probably correctly-that the most popular browser extensions are content blockers and password managers and that those features are already built into the browser. Using WKWebView also means that the DuckDuckGo browser can't use browser extensions made for Safari. But it does mean that the DuckDuckGo browser running on different versions of macOS could have feature or security differences that DuckDuckGo can't do anything about beyond urging people to update their Macs.
This does probably save work for the DuckDuckGo team, which won't need to do its own testing or updating every time there's a change to WebKit. Since it's using the Mac's built-in browser engine instead of forking its own, the DuckDuckGo browser engine will get feature and security updates when you update macOS. The DuckDuckGo browser instead uses Apple's WebKit rendering engine via the WKWebView API. Most webpages are tested with Chrome in mind, and Chrome has a large and well-supported library of browser extensions that third-party browsers can usually tap into without making any changes. Most alternative browsers are based on Google's Chromium browser and Blink browsing engine so they can benefit from Chrome's majority position in the browser market. The browser also includes its own password manager that can import data "from other browsers and browser extensions like 1Password or LastPass." Private syncing of passwords and bookmarks between browsers is a planned feature but isn't available in this initial version. DuckDuckGo for Mac is available starting today as an invite-only beta that "is designed to be used as an everyday browser that truly protects your privacy."Īmong other features, DuckDuckGo says that its browser will automatically manage cookie consent pop-ups "on many sites," that it will use encrypted HTTPS connections whenever they're available, and that the browser will block trackers and allow you to clear stored website data on a site-by-site basis.
But on Tuesday, the company announced that it is getting into desktop browsers, too.
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine with the weird name, already offers web browsers for iOS and Android and browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
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