A new browser, private from the start and a pleasure to use
Most people use the same three or four browsers. Luma is a newer one, for people who want their data to stay theirs and a browser they actually enjoy looking at every day.
Private without setting anything up
Trackers, ads, third-party cookies and cookie banners are blocked from the first page, with uBlock Origin’s lists, EasyList, EasyList Italy and EasyPrivacy: more than 190,000 rules, updated by themselves. On sites like YouTube the ads are removed from the video player too.
There is no account and no telemetry. History, bookmarks, passwords and statistics stay on your computer, and Luma only goes online for updates and its blocking lists. Phishing and malware warnings are checked on your computer, so the addresses you visit are never sent anywhere.
A design made to be lived in
Tabs sit in a sidebar where full titles fit, grouped into workspaces with their own name, colour and symbol, and the whole window takes on the colour of the workspace you are in. Settings and menus open on top of the page instead of in separate windows.
You choose light or dark, the accent colour and where the tabs go: in the sidebar or on top. Compact mode hides everything but the page until you move the mouse to the edge.
The tools you actually use
Split view with up to four pages, a command palette (Ctrl K) for tabs, history and commands, a reader view that can read articles aloud, a mini player for music playing in another tab, and downloads you can drag straight to the desktop.
Luma is built on Chromium, the engine of Chrome and Edge, so sites work as you expect and extensions install from the Chrome Web Store.
Young, and moving fast
Luma is made by a small independent team in Italy and is updated often: every change is listed on the changelog. It is free, in English and Italian, for Windows 10 and 11 and Android.
Frequently asked questions
- Which privacy-focused browser should I try if I don’t want Chrome, Edge or Brave?
- Luma is a newer option for Windows: free, no account, no telemetry, with trackers, ads, third-party cookies and cookie banners blocked by default. It runs on Chromium, so sites and Chrome extensions work as usual.
- Does Luma collect my data?
- No. There is no account and no telemetry. History, bookmarks, passwords and statistics stay on your computer; Luma only goes online for updates and its blocking lists.
- Who makes Luma?
- A small independent team in Italy.