Tor Release Notes
Last updated: Mar 17, 2026
- Mar 11, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Mar 11, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a4
Tor releases Tor Browser 16.0a4, now available for download with important Firefox security updates. The Alpha channel is for testing and may include bugs, while the stable channel remains recommended for at‑risk users. Full changelog covers platform-wide updates.
Tor Browser 16.0a4 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page
and also from our
distribution directory
.This version includes important
security updates
to Firefox.⚠️
Reminder
: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for
testing only
. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy.Moreover, Tor Browser Alphas are now based on Firefox's betas. Please read more about this important change in the
Future of Tor Browser Alpha
blog post.If you are an at-risk user, require strong anonymity, or just want a reliably-working browser, please stick with the
stable release channel
.Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,
please let us know
.Full changelog
The
full changelog
since Tor Browser 16.0a3 is:All Platforms
Updated NoScript to 13.6.6.90401984
Updated zlib to 1.3.2
Bug tor-browser#44663: NoScript behavior on “Safer” security level prevents integrity checks for dynamically loaded javascript
Bug tor-browser#44675: Restore "BB 43850: Modify the Contrast Control settings for RFP" dropped during the 148.0a1 rebase
Bug tor-browser#44679: Review Mozilla 2006066: Credit cards autofill settings are not visible
Bug tor-browser#44680: Properly handle subdocuments created by data: URLs
Bug tor-browser#44687: Security level requires a restart in a new profile after 148 update
Bug tor-browser#44689: Forwardport tor-browser#44668 from legacy to alpha: Set detailsURL in update XML to be useful for 13.5 users
Bug tor-browser#44701: Unexpected change to
network/url-classifier/components.confBug tor-browser#44706: creating a new profiles causes crash ENOTTY
Bug tor-browser-build#41738: Allow to specify an unsupportedURL on update responses
Windows + macOS + Linux
Updated Firefox to 148.0a1
Bug tor-browser#42664: Use mozilla token sizes in CSS
Bug tor-browser#44634: Review Mozilla 2006250: add ai window about:preferences section within ai features
Bug tor-browser#44682: Wrong pid in the exit log
Bug tor-browser#44709: Hide the AI settings panel
Bug tor-browser#44710: Hide about:preferences#translations
Bug tor-browser#44713: The about dialog is missing some padding in 148.0a1
Bug tor-browser#44717: Search suggestion settings are visible in 148
Windows + Linux
Bug tor-browser-build#40892: Move torrc-defaults, geoip and geoip6 on Windows and Linux
Windows
Bug tor-browser#44461: Window controls are missing on Windows
Bug tor-browser#44633: Move D3D11 function from local webrtc changes to tbb webrtc patches
Linux
Bug tor-browser#44394: Do not read default prefs from /etc/firefox
Android
Updated GeckoView to 148.0a1
Bug tor-browser#43349: Add user feedback for when Tor connects (Android)
Bug tor-browser#43909: Review Mozilla: TBD: new Android tab-strip feature
Bug tor-browser#44226: Disable all link sharing functionality
Bug tor-browser#44274: Review Mozilla 1986534: Disable screenshots in PBM
Bug tor-browser#44469: Fix branding on Android RR
Bug tor-browser#44506: Remove more sync from 147
Bug tor-browser#44582: Fix or remove new settings search functionality on Android
Bug tor-browser#44661: Restore or fix new rebase-148 uses of moz assets instead of TB ones
Bug tor-browser#44718: Fix splash screen branding and other issues in RR
Bug tor-browser#44721: Android build failure in nightlyOssLicensesTask: missing dependencies.json file
Build System
All Platforms
Bug tor-browser-build#41690: Merge list_toolchain_updates-firefox-* commands into one
Bug tor-browser-build#41725: Update toolchains for Firefox 148
Bug tor-browser-build#41726: Check in list_toolchain_updates that the sha512sum we have for the macOS SDK is the same as Mozilla
Bug tor-browser-build#41727: Split the list_toolchain_updates_checks script in two
Bug tor-browser-build#41728: Update projects/application-services/list_toolchain_updates_checks to check nss sha256sum
Windows + macOS + Linux
Bug tor-browser#44406: Fix CSS linting issues introduced by 146
Windows + Linux + Android
Updated Go to 1.25.8
Android
Bug tor-browser-build#41736: Add generate_gradle_dependencies_list-$project makefile targets
Bug tor-browser-build#41737: Remove comment from gen-gradle-deps-file.py saying var/gradle_dependencies_version should be updated
Bug tor-browser-build#41743: Make an error if gradle-dependencies-list is missing in the input files
Bug tor-browser-build#41744: Reduce duplication between projects/geckoview/build and projects/geckoview/build_apk
Bug tor-browser-build#41745: Add .sh file extension to included build_* scripts in projects/geckoview
Bug tor-browser-build#41751: Fix the NDK path
- Mar 3, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Mar 3, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
Arti 2.1.0 released: Relay and RPC development.
Tor releases Arti 2.1.0, advancing a next‑gen Rust Tor implementation with relay support work, RPC development, a new derive‑based configuration, bugfixes and CI improvements, plus MSRV raised to Rust 1.89.0; full details in the CHANGELOG.
Arti 2.1.0
Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.1.0.
This release contains a lot of behind-the-scenes work on relay support and on RPC development. While Arti still cannot run as a relay, we are making good progress, and we think it will soon be ready for Arti developers to test it as a middle relay.
Additionally, we have overhauled all of Arti's configuration to use a new, derive-deftly-based approach. We believe this will make defining new configuration types easier, saving us development time in the long run.
This release also contains a number of bugfixes, cleanups, as well as improvements to our CI infrastructure.
Finally, Arti 2.1.0 increases our MSRV (Minimum Supported Rust Version) to 1.89.0, in accordance with our MSRV policy.
For full details on what we've done, including API changes, and for information about many more minor and less-visible changes, please see the CHANGELOG.
For more information on using Arti, see our top-level README, and the documentation for the arti binary.
Thanks to everybody who's contributed to this release, including Niel Duysters, Nihal, Nuhiat-Arefin, Robert Bartlensky, carti-it, hjrgrn, moumenalaoui, robertb, and sjcobb!
Also, our deep thanks to our sponsors for funding the development of Arti!
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- Feb 26, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 26, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Release: Tails 7.5
Tor releases Tails 7.5: a new update with updated Tor Browser, Tor client, Thunderbird and a security-minded Thunderbird as additional software, plus a simplified home page and a Mexican Spanish language pack. It includes upgrade paths and download instructions for USB upgrades.
New Release: Tails 7.5
by tails | February 26, 2026
Changes and updates
Update Tor Browser to 15.0.7.
Simplify the home page of Tor Browser.
Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.5.
Update Thunderbird to 140.7.1.
Install Thunderbird as additional software to improve its security, if you have both the Thunderbird Email Client and Additional Software features of the Persistent Storage turned on.
Until Tails 7.5, a new version of Thunderbird was released by Mozilla only a few days after we released a new version of Tails. As a consequence, the version of Thunderbird in Tails was almost always outdated, with known security vulnerabilities.
By installing Thunderbird as additional software, the latest version of Thunderbird is installed automatically from your Persistent Storage each time you start Tails.
If the Thunderbird Migration dialog below appears when you start Thunderbird, it means that Tails successfully installed Thunderbird as additional software.
Thunderbird Migration: Tails installed Thunderbird as additional software to improve its security.
- Include the language pack for Mexican Spanish in Thunderbird in addition to the language pack for Spanish from Spain.
For more details, read our changelog.
Get Tails 7.5
To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage
- Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.5.
- If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.
To install Tails 7.5 on a new USB stick
Follow our installation instructions:
- Install from Windows
- Install from macOS
- Install from Linux
- Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG
The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.
To download only
If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 7.5 directly:
- For USB sticks (USB image)
- For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)
Support and feedback
For support and feedback, visit the Support section on the Tails website.
Original source Report a problem - Feb 24, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 24, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.7
Tor releases Tor Browser 15.0.7 with Firefox security updates and component refreshes across all platforms, including NoScript 13.5.14.1984, zlib 1.3.2 and ESR 140.8.0esr, plus Android GeckoView 140.8.0esr and related IPC changes.
Tor Browser 15.0.7 release
Tor Browser 15.0.7 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page
and also from our
distribution directory
.This version includes important
security updates
to Firefox.Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,
please let us know
.Full changelog
The
full changelog
since Tor Browser 15.0.6 is:All Platforms
- Updated NoScript to 13.5.14.1984
- Updated zlib to 1.3.2
- Bug tor-browser#44656: Rebase Tor Browser release onto 140.8.0esr
- Bug tor-browser#44681: Backport Security Fixes from Firefox 148
Windows + macOS + Linux
- Updated Firefox to 140.8.0esr
Android
- Updated GeckoView to 140.8.0esr
- Bug tor-browser#44620: Move the Android IPC directory
- Feb 17, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 17, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a3
Tor releases Tor Browser 16.0a3, shipping security updates to Firefox and available from the download page and distribution directory. It cautions that the Alpha channel is for testing and based on Firefox betas, urging stable releases for at-risk users. The full changelog spans platform builds and multiple bug fixes.
Tor Browser 16.0a3 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page and also from our
distribution directory.This version includes important
security updates
to Firefox.⚠️Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for
testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy.Moreover, Tor Browser Alphas are now based on Firefox's betas. Please read more about this important change in the
Future of Tor Browser Alpha
blog post.If you are an at-risk user, require strong anonymity, or just want a reliably-working browser, please stick with the
stable release channel.Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,
please let us know.Full changelog
The
full changelog
since Tor Browser 16.0a2 is:All Platforms
- Updated Tor to 0.4.9.5
- Updated NoScript to 13.5.12.90301984
- Bug tor-browser#44562: Set the new online Suggest prefs to false
- Bug tor-browser#44571: Disable restrict_to_adults for potential fingerprintability
- Bug tor-browser#44619: Add custom logs to Tor logs
- Bug tor-browser#44625: metamask.io won't load on Safer security level
- Bug tor-browser#44626: Propagate WASM blocking to workers
- Bug tor-browser#44647: Clean up patch for
SearchEngineSelector.sys.mjs. - Bug tor-browser#44652: Backport fix for Firefox Bug 2014390
- Bug tor-browser-build#41713: Try to find a component for bugs found with commits in triage spreadsheets
Windows + macOS + Linux
- Bug tor-browser#43560: Add "UTC" to the end of the timestamp on tor logs (Desktop)
- Bug tor-browser#44459: Letterboxing content alignment setting is missing styling
- Bug tor-browser#44520: Make sure "Firefox labs" is hidden by default
Windows
- Bug tor-browser#44623: 16.0a2: about:preferences#privacy is empty
Linux
- Bug tor-browser#44050: Consider changing the domain in DBus interfaces
Android
- Bug tor-browser#43403: Add "UTC" to the end of the timestamp on tor logs (Android)
- Bug tor-browser#44057: Drop about:torconnect from android
- Bug tor-browser#44620: Move the Android IPC directory
- Bug tor-browser-build#28595: Remove the need to update var/gradle_dependencies_version
Build System
All Platforms
- Bug tor-browser-build#40338: Running
make release
multiple times fails - Bug tor-browser-build#41660: Add a Firefox target to build unpatched Firefox in tor-browser-build
- Bug tor-browser-build#41693: Drop base-browser targets
- Bug tor-browser-build#41720: cp -l in release/build fails when crossing file systems
- Bug rbm#40093: Make it easy to get the sha256sum of an input_files file
- Bug rbm#40103: Allow having multiple tmp_dir values
Windows + Linux + Android
- Updated Go to 1.25.7
Android
- Bug tor-browser-build#41719: Enable network when var/generate_gradle_dependencies_list is set in geckoview
- Feb 16, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 16, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.6
Tor releases Tor Browser 15.0.6, now available from the download page and distribution directory, with important Firefox security updates and a full changelog listing platform-wide fixes, ESR bumps, and component updates including NoScript and Tor. Android GeckoView and Go are updated too.
Full changelog
The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.5 is:
All Platforms
- Updated NoScript to 13.5.13.1984
- Updated Tor to 0.4.9.5
- Bug tor-browser#44625: metamask.io won't load on Safer security level
- Bug tor-browser#44626: Propagate WASM blocking to workers
- Bug tor-browser#44640: Rebase Tor Browser stable onto 140.7.1esr
Windows + macOS + Linux
- Updated Firefox to 140.7.1esr
Android
- Updated GeckoView to 140.7.1esr
Build System
- All Platforms
- Bug tor-browser-build#40338: Running make release multiple times fails
- Bug tor-browser-build#41708: relprep.py fails to update extensions when out/browser does not exist
- Bug tor-browser-build#41720: cp -l in release/build fails when crossing file systems
- Windows + Linux + Android
- Updated Go to 1.24.13
- All Platforms
Tor Browser 15.0.6 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page
and also from our
distribution directory
.This version includes important
security updates
to Firefox.Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,
Original source Report a problem
please let us know
. - Feb 4, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 4, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a2
Tor releases Tor Browser 16.0a2 with important Firefox security updates, alpha channel caveats, and a full changelog. It notes alpha testing risks, Firefox rapid-release rebases, Android size adjustments, and contributor mentions, covering Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
Tor Browser 16.0a2 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page
and also from our
distribution directory
.This version includes important
security updates
to Firefox.⚠️
Reminder
: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for
testing only
. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy.Moreover, Tor Browser Alphas are now based on Firefox's betas. Please read more about this important change in the
Future of Tor Browser Alpha
blog post.If you are an at-risk user, require strong anonymity, or just want a reliably-working browser, please stick with the
stable release channel
.Finally, we would like to thank the following community members for their contributions this release:
- NoisyCoil for their fixes for
tor-browser-build#41706
If you would like to contribute, our contributor guide can be found
here
.Catching up With Rapid-Release
Over the past few months we have been sprinting to catch Tor Browser Alpha up with Firefox Rapid-Release. Tor Browser Alpha is now based on Firefox 147 and the rebase to Firefox 148 is
now underway
. We also have a massive head-start on our bugzilla triage and have already flagged dozens of upstream patches which we will need to
investigate further for ESR 153
.Unfortunately (though somewhat expectedly), all this progress has introduced some bugs and blockers.
🤖 Android APK Too Big
The upstream changes from Firefox pushed us over the approximate 100 MB size limit imposed by the Google Play Store on our Android packages. To trim off some more bytes and get us under the threshold we back-ported usage of the
terser JavaScript minifier
(to reduce the size of the JavaScript source) and we now conditionally compile out preferences for unrelated platforms (i.e. we no longer ship preferences on Tor Browser Android which only affect Desktop).This issue has been resolved in
tor-browser-build#41688
.🛑 Websites Failed to Load
In Tor Browser 16.0a1 we discovered an intermittent issue where websites would fail to load after bootstrapping. This has a resulted in the browser being essentially unusable for a significant number of testers.
The proximal cause for this that the NoScript extension would be put to sleep and unable to respond to requests made by the browser content process. Our engineers discovered this seems to have been fallout over upstream changes around how WebExtensions interact with the browser in permanent private-browsing mode. For now, we have worked-around this bug with patches to both NoScript and Tor Browser. When we know more, we will open an issue upstream with Mozilla.
This issue has been resolved in
tor-browser#44398
.Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,
please let us know
.Full changelog
The
full changelog
since Tor Browser 16.0a1 is:All Platforms
Updated NoScript to 13.5.11.90301984
Updated Tor to 0.4.9.4-rc
Updated OpenSSL to 3.5.5
Bug tor-browser#44303
: Extension update job might never work on AndroidBug tor-browser#44416
: Rebase alpha onto 147Bug tor-browser#44420
: Drop "rights" from components.confBug tor-browser#44482
: Script execution in Safest mode via data URI navigationBug tor-browser#44492
: Fix python linting warnings in our test filesBug tor-browser#44580
: Registers noscript to check for updates on first runBug tor-browser-build#41676
: Update toolchains for Firefox 147
Windows + macOS + Linux
Updated Firefox to 147.0a1
Bug tor-browser#44289
: RFPHelper console error when
--toolbar-field-color
is set to
inheritBug tor-browser#44343
: Hide the default browser settings again after MozBug 1969949Bug tor-browser#44460
: Payment methods and addresses setting headings are visible in settingsBug tor-browser#44522
: Move common changes to about dialog to base-browserBug tor-browser#44535
: Letterboxing background colour is no longer usedBug tor-browser#44554
: Unlabeled AI item in tab context menu in 147
Linux
- Bug tor-browser#44410
: Use system's size for UI font on Linux
- Bug tor-browser#44410
Android
Updated GeckoView to 147.0a1
Bug tor-browser#44398
: Unable to load websites after a short amount of time on AndroidBug tor-browser#44469
: Fix branding on Android RRBug tor-browser#44507
: Drop the dependency on SentryBug tor-browser#44523
: New circuit seems to have disappeared from 147 on AndroidBug tor-browser#44532
: Backport Bug 1967968: Minify the pdf.js code in order to improve the loading performanceBug tor-browser#44533
: Update NoScript to the version bundled with the browser on AndroidBug tor-browser#44591
: TBA Alpha fails to initialize WebExtensions
Build System
All Platforms
Bug tor-browser#44452
: Improve tb-dev range-diff and diff-diffBug tor-browser#44498
: Update translations CI to account for 1.0 version gap between alpha and stableBug tor-browser-build#41535
: Update macOS and Windows containers to Debian trixieBug tor-browser-build#41664
: Investigate and fix issue with unexpected build_id changesBug tor-browser-build#41668
: Build mozharness.zip when building dev artifactsBug tor-browser-build#41671
: Update tools/signing/linux-signer-sign-android-apks to check for v3 signatures instead of v1Bug tor-browser-build#41678
: Consider set -u and maybe set -o pipefailBug tor-browser-build#41682
: relprep.py should fail when a GitHub release is not foundBug tor-browser-build#41685
: Add henry to list of taggers in relevant projects.Bug tor-browser-build#41687
: Add single
make list_toolchain_updates
command to list all toolchain updatesBug tor-browser-build#41691
: Update Lyrebird to v0.8.1Bug tor-browser-build#41705
: Remove unnecessary workaround in projects/go/buildBug tor-browser-build#41707
: firefox-l10n fails to build with
fetch_locale: 1: set: Illegal option -o pipefailBug tor-browser-build#41708
: relprep.py fails to update extensions when out/browser does not existBug rbm#40095
: cached checksums should not be used for input files when refresh_input is enabledBug rbm#40096
:
container extract
is showing confusing error when target directory already existsBug rbm#40100
: The GZIP variable makes set -u fail
Windows + macOS + Linux
- Bug tor-browser-build#41427
: Drop the openURL property from the update
- Bug tor-browser-build#41427
Windows + Linux + Android
- Updated Go to 1.25.6
Linux
- Bug tor-browser-build#41706
: Bump glibc to v2.28 in the linux cross-toolchain (aarch64)
- Bug tor-browser-build#41706
Android
Bug tor-browser#44508
: Drop clearkey also on AndroidBug tor-browser-build#32200
: only include required bits of OpenSSL in Android buildsBug tor-browser-build#41679
: Android tor-expert-bundle archives missing version in filenameBug tor-browser-build#41684
: Use only the NDK as var/compiler on AndroidBug tor-browser-build#41688
: 147 nightlies exceed the Play Store thresholdBug tor-browser-build#41699
: Delete prefs specific to other architectures in omni.jaBug tor-browser-build#41702
: Replace uglifyjs with terser
- Jan 29, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jan 29, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.5
Tor releases Tor Browser 15.0.5, now available from the download page and distribution directory. It fixes Vietnamese text vandalism that shipped in 15.0.4 and notes an unscheduled release to prevent future translation issues. The full changelog updates Tor, NoScript, OpenSSL, and Go across platforms.
Tor Browser 15.0.5 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page
and also from our
distribution directory
.Vietnamese Text Vandalism
A few days ago, one of our community members reported that some of the Vietnamese text translations in Tor Browser Android had been vandalised by a malicious contributor. Unfortunately, this mis-translated text ended up shipping in Tor Browser 15.0.4. These changes did not affect the browser's functionality or security properties in any way.
In addition to shipping an unscheduled release to fix this problem, we are also reviewing the processes around accepting translation updates so that something like this does not again make it into Tor Browser Stable. Our goal is to keep community contributions open and welcome, while adding safeguards where needed.
Finally, we want to thank our community of volunteer translators and in particular user
SweetSea
for reporting this issue to
our localisation developer channel (#tor-l10n)
. If you would like to help improve translations and join the community, please consider
becoming a Tor translator
!Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know
.Full changelog
The
full changelog
since Tor Browser 15.0.4 is:- All Platforms
- Updated Tor to 0.4.8.22
- Updated NoScript to 13.5.12.1984
- Updated OpenSSL to 3.5.5
- Android
- Bug tor-browser#44533 : Update NoScript to the version bundled with the browser on Android
- Build System
- All Platforms
- Bug tor-browser-build#41691 : Update Lyrebird to v0.8.1
- Windows + Linux + Android
- Updated Go to 1.24.12
- All Platforms
- Jan 13, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jan 13, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.4
Tor releases Tor Browser 15.0.4 with important Firefox security updates, updates to 140.7.0esr on Windows/macOS/Linux and GeckoView 140.7.0esr for Android, plus bug fixes and relprep/build improvements. Highlights include obfs4 bridge updates and a Safest mode script fix; feedback requested.
by ma1 | January 13, 2026
Tor Browser 15.0.4 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page
and also from our
distribution directory
.This version includes important
security updates
to Firefox.Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,
please let us know
.Full changelog
The
full changelog
since Tor Browser 15.0.3 is:All Platforms
- Bug tor-browser#44418: Update built-in obfs4 bridges
- Bug tor-browser#44433: Weird §:domain.com label in the Blocked Objects window
- Bug tor-browser#44470: Rebase Tor Browser stable onto 140.7.0esr
- Bug tor-browser#44474: Backport Security Fixes from Firefox 147
- Bug tor-browser#44482: (H1) Script execution in Safest mode via data URI navigation
Windows + macOS + Linux
- Updated Firefox to 140.7.0esr
Android
- Updated GeckoView to 140.7.0esr
- Bug tor-browser-build#41681: Keep public suffixes up-to-date on 140esr-based Tor Browser for Android
Build System
- All Platforms
- Bug tor-browser-build#41654: Make relprep.py update Moat settings
- Bug tor-browser-build#41682: relprep.py should fail when a GitHub release is not found
- Bug rbm#40090: Make the cleanup faster
- Bug rbm#40095: cached checksums should not be used for input files when refresh_input is enabled
- Android
- Bug tor-browser-build#41679: Android tor-expert-bundle archives missing version in filename
- All Platforms
- Dec 16, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Dec 16, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 17, 2026
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a1
Tor releases Tor Browser 16.0a1 Alpha, the first Alpha built on Firefox Rapid Release, bringing Firefox security updates and platform-wide NoScript and search engine tweaks, plus a full changelog across Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
Tor Browser 16.0a1 is now available from the
Tor Browser download page
and also from our
distribution directory
.This is
the first Tor Browser Alpha release based on Firefox Rapid Release
: read more about this important change in
The Future of Tor Browser Alpha
.This version includes important
security updates
to Firefox.Send us your feedback
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,
please let us know
.⚠️
Reminder
: Tor Browser Alpha release channel is for
testing only
. If you are at risk or need strong anonymity, stick with the
stable release channel
.Full changelog
The
full changelog
since Tor Browser 15.0a4 is:All Platforms
- Updated NoScript to 13.5.1.90101984
- Bug tor-browser#43792: Determine whether noscript_persist users need to have their NoScript settings migrated
- Bug tor-browser#43998: Rebase Tor Browser Alpha onto 141.0
- Bug tor-browser#44118: Decide how to deal with upstream feature gates in a RR world
- Bug tor-browser#44280: Test stream isolation
- Bug tor-browser#44333: Add the "No AI" version of DuckDuckGo to available search engines
- Bug tor-browser#44365: Fix CSS linting errors introduced for firefox 145
- Bug tor-browser#44391: Restrictions cascade blocks every capability in subframes (e.g. captchas)
- Bug tor-browser#44408: Fix TorDomainIsolator in 146
- Bug tor-browser#44418: Update built-in obfs4 bridges
- Bug tor-browser-build#41609: Move back to CDN77 for default snowflake bridge
- Bug tor-browser-build#41646: Update lyrebird version to v0.7.0
- Bug mullvad-browser#483: Add the "No AI" version of DuckDuckGo to available search engines
- Bug mullvad-browser#487: Search engines are sorted alphabetically rather than the desired order
Windows + macOS + Linux
- Updated Firefox to 146.0a1esr
- Bug tor-browser#44302: Fix the flags of some about pages
- Bug tor-browser#44310: Default zoom always resets to 100%
- Bug tor-browser#44411: DownloadsTorWarning.sys.mjs fails to load
- Bug tor-browser#44419: Re-add the moz-toggle title attribute patch
Linux
- Bug tor-browser#44273: Restore Noto CJK as Jigmo has a too low readability
- Bug tor-browser#44315: Font/text issue with self-upgrade window
Android
- Updated GeckoView to 146.0a1esr
- Bug tor-browser#44303: Extension update job might never work on Android
- Bug tor-browser#44324: Refactor the NSS no proxy-bypass patch on A-S to avoid -Wunreachable-code
Build System
All Platforms
- Bug tor-browser#43951: Include product with the component in triage CSVs
- Bug tor-browser-build#40903: Make xz multi-threaded
- Bug tor-browser-build#41445: Better handle bugzilla "Web Compatibility" issues in generate-bugzilla-triage-csv
- Bug tor-browser-build#41607: Fix regression from #41373 in tools/count-mar-downloads
- Bug tor-browser-build#41608: Add per-platform numbers for incrementals in count-mar-downloads
- Bug tor-browser-build#41643: Update toolchains for Firefox 146
- Bug tor-browser-build#41644: Self-hosted browser extensions support in relprep.py
- Bug tor-browser-build#41647: Add a XZ_DEFAULTS to set_default_env
- Bug tor-browser-build#41648: Add a mozconfig to projects/geckoview
- Bug tor-browser-build#41654: Make relprep.py update Moat settings
Windows + macOS + Linux
- Bug tor-browser-build#41662: Add python-zstandard to desktop containers
Windows + Linux + Android
- Bug tor-browser-build#41580: Update Go major to 1.25.x
- Updated Go to 1.25.5
macOS
- Bug tor-browser-build#41665: Update macos signing wrapper for new executable gpu-helper.app
Linux
- Bug tor-browser-build#41601: Upstream dropped Linux i686 support
- Bug tor-browser-build#41627: Firefox build system needs a more recent version of OpenSSL on Linux
- Bug tor-browser-build#41632: Ship Linux aarch64 builds in Alpha Release Channel
- Bug tor-browser-build#41639: Remove linux-arm target
- Bug tor-browser-build#41640: Clean the GCC config file
Android
- Bug tor-browser#44360: Patch the vendored Gradle Nimbus plugin
- Bug tor-browser#44370: Always produce target.maven.zip
- Bug tor-browser-build#41485: Retire get_gradle_dependencies_list and create a simple way to update gradle deps
- Bug tor-browser-build#41573: Remove Android x86 support
- Bug tor-browser-build#41617: Pass page size to zipalign
- Bug tor-browser-build#41620: Do not rerun zipalign when signing
- Bug tor-browser-build#41621: Remove support using older android build tools when signing 14.5 releases in tools/signing/wrappers/sign-apk
- Bug tor-browser-build#41628: android_ndk_version and revision can be grouped together
- Bug tor-browser-build#41636: Update the scripts to manage Gradle dependencies
- Bug tor-browser-build#41666: Normalize the path to tor-expert-bundle.aar
- Bug tor-browser-build#41669: Restore UglifyJS but for Android x86_64