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title: "Kort vs Mullvad Browser: an honest comparison"
canonical: https://kortbrowser.com/vs/mullvad-browser
description: "Kort and Mullvad Browser side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates."
updated: 2026-11-01
language: en
---

# Kort vs Mullvad Browser

> Kort and Mullvad Browser side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates.

Mullvad Browser is Tor Browser without the Tor network, made by the Tor Project and Mullvad VPN in Sweden. It is built to resist fingerprinting.

## Kort adds 9 things

- Apple's WebKit, the engine in Safari
- Native Mac app, written in Swift
- Vertical tabs and Spaces
- Cookie pop-ups answered for you
- AI Overviews hidden in search
- Split View, up to four pages
- Chrome and Firefox extension stores
- Keeps history and logins, if you want
- Import from Mullvad Browser in one step
- iPhone and iPad app (coming)

## Scorecard

|  | Kort | Mullvad Browser |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apple's WebKit engine | Yes | No |
| Ad blocker, built in and on | Yes | Yes |
| Cookie pop-ups answered | Yes | Not confirmed |
| No usage data sent | Yes | Yes |
| No account needed | Yes | Yes |
| No AI in the browser | Yes | Yes |
| Vertical tabs and Spaces | Yes | Not confirmed |
| iPhone and iPad app | Coming | No |
| Made in the EU | Yes | Yes |

"Not confirmed" means we could not check it in a primary source. 

Switching: Kort imports your bookmarks from Mullvad Browser in one step.

## What both have

- Ads and trackers blocked.
- No telemetry.
- No account.
- A European maker.

## Side by side

|  | Kort | Mullvad Browser |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engine on Mac | WebKit, Apple's engine (the same as Safari) | Gecko (Firefox) |
| Platforms | Mac. iPhone and iPad coming to the App Store | Mac, Windows, Linux. No mobile |
| Made by | Made in the EU | Mullvad VPN AB, Sweden, with the Tor Project |
| Price and business model | 5 € once, no subscription. One license per iCloud account. | Free |
| Ad and tracker blocking | Built in and on by default. Blocked inside WebKit before the request is sent. No extension needed | uBlock Origin included |
| Cookie pop-ups | Answered for you: "Reject all" or "Only necessary", or hidden | Not confirmed (last seen: Not confirmed) |
| Usage data | None. Crash reports only if you choose to e-mail them | None |
| Account | None. No sign-in | None |
| AI features | No AI. Google's AI Overviews hidden by default | None advertised |
| Vertical tabs and spaces | Vertical sidebar, Spaces, split view with up to four pages on Mac | Not confirmed (last seen: Not a focus) |

Mullvad Browser: Gecko (Firefox), made by Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project (Sweden), on Mac, Windows, Linux. Facts about Mullvad Browser checked on 2026-11-01. Kort's price is shown in euros; [every currency](https://kortbrowser.com/pricing.md).

## Questions

### Is Kort an anti-fingerprinting browser?

No. Kort uses WebKit's built-in protections. If you need every visitor to look the same, Mullvad Browser or Tor Browser are built for that.

## Sources

- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullvad_Browser> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://mullvad.net/en/browser> (as of 2026-11-01)

We describe other browsers from their own pages, help centers, app store listings and press coverage. Products change. If something here is out of date, write to us and we will fix it.