Yandex Browser (Russian: ะฏะฝะดะตะบั.ะัะฐัะทะตั) is a free, fast, and secure web browser that includes voice search and data compression. It was developed by the Russian web search company Yandex. The browser utilizes the Blink engine, based on the open-source Chromium project.
The browser checks webpage security through the Yandex security system and scans downloaded files using Kaspersky Anti-Virus Free. It also incorporates Opera Software’s Turbo technology to speed up web browsing on slow connections.
Yandex Browser features an aggressive ad blocker, the voice assistant Alice, and the ability to sync passwords across your devices. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
Yandex Browser Features:
- View stories, news, and videos from the internet, curated based on your interests, and presented as a personalized feed with Zen.
- With the Side panel, you can activate Alice, manage your music, and save essential notes. It provides instant access to page search, browsing history, bookmarks, notifications, and Yandex services for seamless navigation.
- Protect your data when using public Wi-Fi networks and avoid harmful or fraudulent pages with the browser’s active security system, Protect.
- Recommended content material โ tales, information, and movies sourced from the web, primarily based on your interests, and introduced as a feed.
- Use Incognito Mode to surf the web privately โ your passwords, search queries, and browsing history wonโt be tracked or saved, ensuring complete privacy.
- You can customize the appearance of your recent tabs to match your mood with preset background designs or images from your device.
- Access your favorite websites and bookmarks on any device by enabling data sync through your Yandex account.
- Reader Mode removes unrelated interface elements โ such as ads, site menus, buttons, or widgets โ leaving only the essential text and accompanying images on your screen.
- Block annoying ads on websites by integrating powerful third-party ad blockers.
Video popup.
On the internet, you can watch movies and do other things simultaneously. For example, read up on actors or check your email. In Yandex Browser, you can conveniently open videos in a separate, always-on-top window. Control playback speed, rewind, or pause your video directly with intuitive keyboard shortcuts.
Yandex.Messenger.
Yandex.Messenger is a comprehensive communication platform that lets you connect with friends, businesses, and even the AI assistant, Alice. You can send text and voice messages, react to posts with stickers or emojis, and create or join channels on various topics. For more in-depth conversations, Yandex.Messenger also offers voice and video calling features.
Payment card manager.
For faster checkout, securely save your card details, encrypted, in the browser or on Yandex. Use the password and card manager to add, change, and delete your card data.
DNS spoofing protection
Protect active security technology scans files and websites for viruses, blocks fraudulent webpages, protects passwords and bank card details, and keeps online payments safe from theft.
DNSCrypt
The worldโs first browser with support for DNSCrypt technology. Encrypts Domain Name System (DNS) traffic. For example, it protects from a Trojan DNSChanger, a tracking Internet provider, or hackers. This option must be enabled in the browser settings.
Protecting Wi-Fi
Yandex Browser automatically encrypts traffic between the browser and HTTP sites when connecting to open Wi-Fi networks or access points with weak WEP encryption, ensuring enhanced security.
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11
- macOS 10.12 (or later)
- iOS 11.0 or later
Available in 14 languages: English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Uzbek.
