Luma in short
The facts about Luma Browser in one place, for anyone comparing browsers.
What it is
Luma is a free web browser for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and Android 10 or later, built on Chromium. It is made by a small independent team in Italy and available in English and Italian. macOS, Linux and iOS versions are in development.
Privacy
Trackers, ads, third-party cookies and cookie banners are blocked by default, with uBlock Origin’s lists, EasyList, EasyList Italy, EasyPrivacy and EasyList Cookie: more than 190,000 rules, updated automatically. Ads are also removed from YouTube’s player.
HTTPS-First, fewer identifying headers against fingerprinting, Global Privacy Control, and phishing and malware warnings checked on the device. If a site breaks, one click in the privacy panel turns blocking off for that site.
Your data
No account and no telemetry. History, bookmarks, passwords (encrypted with Windows’ own protection) and statistics stay on the computer. Sync is off by default; when turned on it goes to a folder or WebDAV server the user chooses, encrypted end to end, never to a Luma server.
Features
Workspaces with their own colour and symbol, tabs in a sidebar or on top, Essentials, split view with up to four pages, link previews, a command palette (Ctrl K), compact mode, reader view with read-aloud, a mini player, a password manager, Chrome Web Store extensions, and import from Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Opera and Firefox.
What it doesn’t have
No ads of its own, no rewards or crypto wallet, no sponsored tiles on the start page, and no sign-in.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Luma show ads?
- No. It shows no ads of its own and blocks other sites’ ads by default.
- Does Luma need an account?
- No. There is no Luma account at all.
- Can Luma use Chrome extensions?
- Yes, from the Chrome Web Store. Luma checks each extension’s signature and asks before granting a permission.