

Either you connect first to your VPN and then to the Tor network-Tor over VPN-or first to Tor and then to the VPN-VPN over Tor. Using Tor on Mac will prevent your ISP from tracking your online activities and allow you to access whatever you like. Due to the way these technologies work, you can’t combine them directly you have to choose one of two options. However, theory and reality collide a little here. As we explain in our article comparing VPN and Tor, both have their strengths and weaknesses, and combining them should erase many of their weaknesses and improve their strengths. While both approaches do very different things, the idea behind them is the same: you combine Tor and VPN to get the best of both worlds. Here’s a detailed, step-by-step guide for each one: Windows Click the Download for Windows button. Then, on the Download page, select from any of the major operating systems available (Windows, Linux, Mac, Android). Let’s go over what these terms mean and which you should use. Ok back to setting up our Tor Browser on your Mac, hopefully, you have now downloaded the install file and installed Tor Browser into your Mac Applications folder: Move Tor Browser to. First, go to Tor Project’s website, and click on the Download Tor Browser button at the top right corner.

That involves choosing, though, between VPN over Tor and Tor over VPN. If you’ve looked into how you can browse anonymously, you may have come across the idea of combining a VPN with Tor. While both have their pros and cons, you’ll likely get the most use out of Tor over VPN. Tor over VPN lets you access the dark web with added security, while VPN over Tor serves to shield you from your VPN’s view.
