# What is DuckDuckGo?

DuckDuckGo is the independent online protection company for anyone who wants to take back control of their personal information.

We believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people [choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers](https://duckduckgo.com/compare-privacy) to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks your searches, and our browser blocks ads, trackers, and cookies that collect your data. It also offers private, useful and optional AI, including [Duck.ai](https://duck.ai/), which lets you chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AIs, all in one place. Oh, and [our browser](https://duckduckgo.com/app?origin=funnel_help) is free. We make money from [privacy-respecting search ads](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/company/how-duckduckgo-makes-money), not by exploiting your data.

In addition, we also offer [the DuckDuckGo subscription](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro), a four-in-one subscription service, integrated into our browser. Subscribers get even more protection with three premium features: a fast and simple [VPN](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro/vpn), access to advanced AI models in [Duck.ai](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/duckai), [auto-removal of personal information](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro/personal-information-removal) from people-finder sites, and identity restoration if it’s ever stolen.

Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection.

Available for download on [Mac](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/get-duckduckgo/get-duckduckgo-browser-on-mac), [Windows](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/get-duckduckgo/get-duckduckgo-browser-on-windows), [iOS](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/mobile/ios), and [Android](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/mobile/android).

Learn more about some of the privacy protections built into the DuckDuckGo browser:

- [Our Private Search Engine](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/search-privacy)
- [Web Tracking Protections](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy/web-tracking-protections)
- [Email Protection](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/email-protection)
- [App Tracking Protection](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/p-app-tracking-protection)
- [Smarter Encryption](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy/smarter-encryption)
- [DuckDuckGo Subscription](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro)

All of our products are backed by the same, straightforward [Privacy Policy](https://duckduckgo.com/privacy): We don’t track you.

Welcome to the Duck Side!