Candy Browser
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Candy Browser, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Candy Browser's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Candy Browser | Free | Android browser; requires Android 13 (API 33) or newer |
The facts
Each one read from Candy Browser's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser engine
- geckochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Browser engines
- Android can use GeckoView or Android System WebView; the project describes an iOS WKWebView target, but its download instructions specify Android.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cross-device sync
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- mobilechecked 20 Sep 2026
What it does
- Built-in ad blocking
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Downloads
- Candy is distributed as signed Android APK builds through GitHub releases, with separate FOSS, System WebView-only and User CA variants also described.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Extension limits
- Extension support follows GeckoView’s public APIs, so some Firefox Desktop extensions and desktop-only APIs may not work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Firefox extensions
- In GeckoView mode, it supports Mozilla-signed Firefox WebExtensions, with extension actions, popups, options, permissions and updates managed inside Candy.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Gestures and tabs
- It supports gesture-based tab switching, Coverflow, compact grid and list tab views, and configurable address-bar actions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local protection
- Local protection features include tracker and ad filtering, third-party-cookie blocking, cookie-banner hiding, Privacy X-Ray and per-site permission activity.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Private tabs
- Private tabs keep session and journey data in memory only, and Candy says they do not enter sync or local full-text page indexing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Candy Browser is a gesture-first Android browser with local privacy tools and selectable GeckoView or Android System WebView engines.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reading tools
- Reader Studio extracts articles locally and supports typography and theme adjustments, offline saves and text-to-speech.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirement
- Candy Browser requires Android 13 (API 33) or newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Supported search providers listed by the project include Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, Brave, Ecosia, Startpage, Qwant, Kagi, Perplexity, ChatGPT and configurable SearXNG.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source and license
- The project’s source code is available under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sync
- Candy Sync synchronizes writable tab profiles across Android, Chromium and Firefox clients using a server that users host themselves.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sync encryption
- Candy Sync encrypts tab data locally with AES-256-GCM, and the repository says the server stores ciphertext while routing metadata remains necessary for sync.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository is maintained under the GitHub account sk2andy; the pages opened do not state a maker name, headquarters or founding date.checked 11 Oct 2026
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