For Windows:

  1. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.

  2. Download the Windows .exe file

  3. (Recommended) Verify the file's signature.

  4. When the download is complete, double click the .exe file. Complete the installation wizard process.

For macOS:

  1. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.

  2. Download the macOS .dmg file

  3. (Recommended) Verify the file's signature.

  4. When the download is complete, double click the .dmg file. Complete the installation wizard process.

For GNU/Linux:

  1. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.

  2. Download the GNU/Linux .tar.xz file

  3. (Recommended) Verify the file's signature.

  4. When the download is complete, extract the archive with the command tar -xf [TB archive] or by using an archive manager.

  5. You'll need to tell your GNU/Linux that you want the ability to execute shell scripts from the graphical interface. Navigate to the newly extracted Tor Browser directory. Right click on start-tor-browser.desktop, open Properties or Preferences and change the permission to allow executing file as program. Double-click the icon to start up Tor Browser for the first time.

  6. Alternatively, from inside the Tor Browser directory, you can also start from the command line by running:

    ./start-tor-browser.desktop