DDG *is* a privacy plugin (on desktop). On mobile it's its own browser. The one ...

nottorp · 2025-07-14T12:25:01 1752495901

Huh? I use it daily, but I never installed any plugin...

tharkun__ · 2025-07-14T22:53:36 1752533616

It's "all of the above" ;)

As in:

DuckDuckGo is a search engine you can go to from any browser, such as but not limited to the Chrome browser on various platforms.

DuckDuckGo is also a browser for mobile phones. It's an app you can install e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.... You can then, if you want to, use Google Search exclusively from within that DDG browser ;)

DuckDuckGo is also a plugin for desktop browsers (e.g. for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/duckduckgo-fo..., find the equivalent for Chrome on the webstore ...) that you can install. You can then exclusively use the Google Search engine while having the "DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection" plugin installed if you so choose.