Search: Private Web Browser

Search is a fast, private web browser with a built-in ad blocker, a lockable incognito mode, a video downloader, offline pages, read aloud, voice search, a QR scanner, a news feed, smart tabs and home screen widgets. Browse safely, shop online, save data and make the browser yours. No account, no sign-up.

Lightweight: Search runs on Android's own web engine, so it stays small, and pages load fast with ads blocked.

PRIVATE BROWSER AND INCOGNITO MODE

• Night Owl private browsing: no history, cookies or form data saved

• Lock private tabs with your fingerprint, face or PIN

• Hide private tabs from screenshots and recent apps

• Remove tracking tags from links you open, copy and share

• Clear browsing data by type, or just the last 15 minutes

SECURE BROWSER

• Safe Browsing, HTTPS-only mode and third-party cookie blocking

• Warnings for look-alike phishing sites and risky downloads

• Camera, microphone, location and pop-up permissions per site

AD BLOCKER AND POP-UP BLOCKER

• Block ads, trackers, pop-ups and video autoplay, no extension needed

• See how many ads and trackers were blocked this week and the data saved

• Allow ads or pop-ups on the sites you choose

SHOP AND PAY ONLINE

• Payment and sign-in pop-ups open and return to the shop smoothly

• Carts stay loaded while you open other tabs

• Upload several photos or files at once

• Autofill with your phone's password manager

WEB SEARCH, VOICE SEARCH AND QR SCANNER

• Suggestions with your bookmarks, history and open tabs

• Voice search, QR code reader and barcode scanner

• Search engines: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Ecosia, Startpage, Yahoo or Yandex

• Search any text you select in other apps

WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS

• Home screen search widget in two sizes, with voice search and QR scanner

• Quick Settings tile and app shortcuts for private tabs, voice search and scanning

• Set Search as your default browser

PERSONALIZE YOUR HOME PAGE

• Three home pages: Explore with news, Focus with shortcuts, Zen with just search

• Focus and Zen backgrounds in your accent colour; Zen's gently moves

• Six accent colours, dark mode, light mode and dark mode for websites

• Shortcuts to your most visited sites, plus your own

NEWS AND TRENDING VIDEOS

• Top stories in world news, business, tech, AI, science, space, sports, gaming, entertainment, music and travel

• Trending, viral, comedy and music videos

• More stories as you scroll; hide a story or a publisher

TABS AND BOOKMARKS

• Visual tab switcher with smart tab groups by site

• Swipe the bottom bar to switch tabs; reopen closed tabs

• Long press a link to open it in a new or private tab

• Close duplicate tabs or all tabs at once

• Bookmarks and browsing history

DOWNLOAD MANAGER AND VIDEO DOWNLOADER

• Download videos, files, images and documents with progress and speed

• Large downloads with a storage check, and retry for failed ones

• Save pages as PDF, print, open files and install APK files

OFFLINE READING, READ ALOUD AND DATA SAVER

• Save pages with their pictures and read them with no connection

• Listen: have any article read aloud

• Reader mode, page translator, find in page, desktop site and zoom per site

• Data saver: skip images always, or only on mobile data

• Pages reload by themselves when you are back online

VIDEO PLAYER

• Full screen video, picture-in-picture and media controls in the notification

MAKE IT YOURS

• Turn each on or off: hide bars while scrolling, pull to refresh, swipe to switch tabs, vibration on tap

• Page colours in the bars, text size and force zoom

• Free games in the menu

Whether you need a private browser, an ad blocker, a video downloader or a simple news app, Search keeps it in one place.

YOUR DATA

Your history, bookmarks, tabs, offline pages and settings stay on your phone.

Search is free and shows ads, never in private browsing mode. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland you are asked for consent first and can change it in Settings. Supporters can turn ads off.