Tempest

🔍 General Overview

• Chromium-based browser (similar to Chrome, supports Chrome extensions)
• Built with a focus on privacy and speed
• Works out of the box without requiring account setup

🔐 Privacy & Security

• Built-in ad and tracker blocker
• Enforces HTTPS connections automatically
• Uses DNS-over-HTTPS (Cloudflare by default)
• Tempest Search: Bing-powered but anonymised using hashed IPs
• Real-time privacy dashboard showing blocked elements
• No user tracking or profiling

⚙️ Features

• Familiar UI like Chrome (tabs, bookmarks, extensions, dev tools)
• Supports encrypted sync across devices (no registration required)
• Option to change default search engine
• Clean, minimal interface focused on performance
• Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux

📈 Performance

• Fast performance comparable to Chrome in benchmarks
• Handles JavaScript and page loading efficiently
• Slightly slower than Chrome in animations (per MotionMark benchmark)

❗ Limitations

• Still in beta (launched in 2023)
• Ad blocker not enabled by default
• Not open-source yet (source code planned in future)
• Limited customer support (via email only)

• Small user base and minimal community presence

✅ Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Fast and lightweight
• Strong built-in privacy tools
• Familiar Chrome-like experience
• No sign-up needed to use or sync

Cons:

• Early-stage; still improving
• Ad blocker must be manually enabled
• Lacks advanced user settings
• Not yet open-source