Seek is the default engine
Queries go to Seek. Brave Search and DuckDuckGo are in the list if you want them. Google, Bing, Amazon, eBay, and Twitter are not.
An actual private and secure browser
Lyra is not just another fork of Firefox ESR but an anti-convenience one tailored for people who really care about their privacy and security on the modern web.
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What is on when you first open it
Seek in the address bar. Ads blocked. Location off. LAN probes off. Maps still load.
Ads and popups are already blocked
uBlock Origin is already installed. You do not hunt for an extension.
Location and your home network stay closed
GPS is blocked. A spoof option reports Reykjavik. Public pages cannot reach devices on your LAN. WebRTC hides local IPs.
- On
Seek
Default engine.
- On
Block ads and trackers
uBlock Origin is already in.
- Off
Share your location
Off. Optional Reykjavik spoof in Settings.
- Off
Let sites scan your LAN
Off. Public pages cannot poke home devices.
- On
Keep maps and video working
WebGL on. WebGPU off until you allow a site.
What ships with it
This is the browser you download, not a checklist to rebuild in Settings.
- Seek
- Seek is the default. Brave Search and DuckDuckGo are in the list if you want them. Google is not.
- GPS stays off
- Sites cannot read GPS. Settings can fake Reykjavik instead, which matches the UTC timezone spoof. Ask mode uses BeaconDB, not Google.
- LAN probes stay blocked
- A page on the public internet cannot reach 192.168.x, 10.x, or localhost. That stops the usual home-network scans.
- WebGL on, WebGPU off
- WebGL stays on so maps and Cloudflare checks still load. WebGPU is off unless you allow a site. You can restrict WebGL the same way.
- Sync
- No Mozilla account. Pair two machines with a code. Ciphertext goes through a relay you can self-host.
- Encrypted cookies
- Settings can encrypt cookies.sqlite and the other profile databases on disk. Turn it on, restart, and it stays on for that profile.
- History search on this machine
- A few KB of text from pages you visited stays here so you can search inside them. Private windows are skipped. Nothing is uploaded.
- DNS over HTTPS
- DNS goes to DNS.SB over HTTPS, with the system resolver as backup. Tracking junk is stripped off links. Global Privacy Control is on.
Usual browsers, extra-hard ones, and Lyra Browser
Lyra Browser keeps private defaults that still pass a bot check.
| Setting | Usual | Extra-hard | Lyra Browser |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default search | Often DuckDuckGo | Seek | |
| Ads and trackers | You add a blocker | Usually blocked | uBlock Origin already in |
| GPS | Asks, then shares | Often blocked | Blocked, or Reykjavik spoof |
| Home network scans | Allowed | Varies | Blocked |
| Maps, video, logins | Works | Often fails | Works |
| Updates | Installs itself | Usually none | You choose |
Who the browser still talks to
Some connections stay on purpose, so security lists and the ad blocker stay current. Search goes to Seek when you use the address bar. Update checks only run if you turn them on.
Read the full list- Usage data, studies, accountsClosed
- Google Safe BrowsingOff
- SeekDefault
- DNS.SBDoH
- Security and tracker listsKept
- Update checkOnly if you turn it on
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