r/TOR

50K archived posts · Aug 2009 – Sep 2026

Tor

r/TOR

News and discussion about the Tor anonymity software. New to Tor? Please read the Tor FAQ!

Created Jul 25, 2009

310KMembers (last snapshot)

50KArchived posts

Tor

Protect your privacy. Defend yourself against network surveillance and traffic analysis. Get Tor.

This subreddit is for news, questions, opinions and tips about Tor.

Please read our Frequently Asked Questions before posting.

Community guidelines:

No posts about specific .onion sites, or requesting or sharing links to onion sites or link collections – these belong in r/onions.
Do not ask for or give advice about activity that may be illegal in most places.
Do not ask for or give advice about using Tor for abusive purposes.
Do not ask for or offer assistance in private (PM)
Do not use URL shortening services: always submit the real link.
Articles that do not mention Tor are usually off-topic; r/Tor is not for general news about privacy or security.
No memes or low effort content.
System-level questions about operating systems are off-topic. Questions about installing Tails, for example, belong in r/Tails.
Do not ask for or offer invites.
Do not share bridges or refer to unofficial bridge distribution channels.
Posts must be in English
Be excellent to each other.

Tor + VPN?

This is a very frequently asked question we see in this subreddit. You generally do not need to use a VPN in conjunction with Tor, and you may even hurt your anonymity by doing so. However, a VPN may help if Tor is censored by your network. Please see the Tor Wiki for more details.

Tor on iOS (iPhone)?

The Tor Project recommends Onion Browser. See onionbrowser.com.

How to get started

Download Tor Browser
Install
Start it. You're done. It's that easy!

If you can't access Tor Project's website: Send an email to gettor@torproject.org In the body of the mail, write the name of your operating system (such as Windows, macOS, or Linux). You will receive a reply with instructions.

Tor or TOR?

The proper capitalization is "Tor". The subreddit's name is incorrectly capitalized as "TOR" and cannot be changed due to Reddit's technical limitations. Please read the Tor Project FAQ for more information.

Related subreddits

r/onions – all about Tor's hidden services
r/tails – the Tails operating system helps preserve anonymity
r/netsec – security news and discussion
r/privacy – privacy and freedom in the information age
r/PrivacyGuides – Helping you protect your data
r/FreeSpeech – freedom of speech
r/i2p – The Invisible Internet Project, anonymity system with similarities to Tor
r/Namecoin – Namecoin, decentralized DNS

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