Tempest for Windows

Browse confidently with Tempest

Tempest is a free web browser designed around privacy-first browsing. It aims to stop search-engine tracking, eliminate persistent history, and prevent retargeting so users can browse with fewer commercial intrusions. The interface is clean and uncluttered, intended to make navigation faster and more efficient.

Control over your personal information

Tempest is built to keep your data in your hands:

• It avoids tracking users across searches, so results are less biased by profiling.
• No user data is sold to third parties, reducing the chance of data being monetized.
• The browser does not retain browsing history, cookies, or cache once sessions end.

In addition, Tempest produces privacy reports that summarize which trackers, ads, and unwanted elements were blocked on sites you visit, helping you understand how the web is being cleaned up on your behalf.

Fast results and at-a-glance information

Searches are returned quickly and presented in a concise, glanceable layout. Useful snippets like sports scores, headlines, and weather are shown as compact info cards so you can get essentials without loading multiple pages. The results are presented without personalization based on tracking, which aims to keep information neutral and comprehensive.

Trade-offs you should consider

While Tempest offers strong privacy protections, there are practical consequences:

• You cannot revisit past pages via a saved browsing history.
• Bookmarks and persistent session data are not stored for later use.
• Because sessions don't persist, you may need to sign back into accounts more frequently.

These design choices reinforce privacy but can hinder workflows that depend on revisiting pages or keeping long-term bookmarks.

Who will benefit most

Pros

• Does not track users, delivering less-biased search outcomes.
• Produces clear privacy reports showing blocked trackers and ads.
• Provides a streamlined, fast interface for one-off browsing sessions.

Cons

• Forces repeated sign-ins due to lack of saved sessions.
• Removes the ability to revisit previously viewed pages via history.
• Lacks long-term bookmark storage, reducing productivity for ongoing projects.

A suggested substitute — Cliqz (free)

If you want a privacy-focused alternative, consider Cliqz (free). It also emphasizes user privacy while offering a different feature set and trade-offs that might better fit workflows that need some persistence or additional utilities.