Every darknet surfer comes across websites with onion extensions once in a while. If you are a Tor or I2p user then you can easily open Onion links but what if you don’t have a Tor browser? Can we open Onion sites without a Tor browser? The answer is yes.
Deep web browsing is not always as harmful and hard as it seems. You can browse Deep web sites like onion sites with Chrome also. But there are certain things which you must consider. How to open onion links on Chrome or any other browser except Tor? What are the things to be considered while browsing the Dark Web? We are going to discuss such things today.
Why use the Tor browser?
Tor Browser is a web browser that is designed to enhance privacy and security on the internet. It is based on Mozilla Firefox and configured to protect your anonymity while browsing. it’s important to note that while the Tor Browser provides a high level of anonymity and privacy, it is not foolproof, and users should still be cautious about sharing sensitive information or engaging in illegal activities. Additionally, some websites may block access from Tor exit nodes, and users may experience slower browsing speeds due to the additional network routing.
What are links with onion extensions?
.Onion is the top-level domain name extension that is designed to be used for top-secret information circulation by maintaining privacy on both the owner and user end. The onion domain is the onion service that is accessible through the Tor browser.
For example eidjeidjfjekewowowogb.onion
Browsers can access links with .onion extensions by sending requests through the network. Onion TLD is not actually internet DNS root and can only be accessed by Tor and similar functioning browsers.
Things to be considered while opening onion links
You might have questions are onion links safe to browse? The answer is yes but your location isn’t always non-traceable. Are onion links browsing illegal? No, browsing Onion sites or Tor sites isn’t illegal but it is the right of every citizen. Here are some of the things that you should consider while browsing onion links.
- You can connect to the VPN at first before you browse onion links.
- It isn’t a good idea to use tor2web actually to open onion links from other browsers except for tor. Except for an emergency, you should use tor.
- Don’t download unknown scripts or files.
- Try to avoid interacting with people you don’t know. It can make you fall into a difficult situation if the person you are interacting with is a criminal.
How to open onion links without a Tor browser?
It’s always better to use the Tor browser to open onion links but if you want to open onion links from other browsers except Tor then you can try our methods.
Method 1: How to open onion links on Chrome?
You can use Chrome extensions to open .onion links from Chrome. Here is how you can do it.
- You need to add a Chrome extension at first to open onion links on Chrome.
- After you add the onion search engine Chrome extension, then keep searching the onion search engine before your onion link and search it. You can also simply visit this link.
- ow you can search the onion link by pasting the link in the search bar.
Method 2: Open Onion links with Firefox
You can also open onion links with Firefox without any external source. Here is how you can do it.
- You can open onion links with Firefox. At first search about:config in the search bar.
- After that click accept the risk and continue and then you need to search onion from the given search bar option.
- Then you will see four options. You need to select all four options as false. Then go back and enjoy surfing onion links.
Method 3: Open onion links by changing link extensions
You can use tor2web gateway operators for browsing .onion sites from browsers except for tor. As we are using a third party to open onion links, we cannot say we are browsing anonymously. You must do this only if you don’t have any other options and never do this if the activities concern privacy. You can open onion links from mobile, or iPhone using this method.
- Change your link extension from .onion to .onion.ws. For example: https://dijfejjdndheiekfhhf.onion is changed to https://dijfejjdndheiekfhhf.onion.ws
- Then copy the URL to your search bar and hit enter. Doing this connects you to tor2web operators who send the request to onion service via tor and display the result as a response for you. Please visit the tor2web official site and check extensions.
Finally, I would like you to give a simple suggestion. You should always use the tor-browser only to open onion links if you aren’t in a hurry because of the end of the world. Using Tor links from Chrome or other similar browsers helps to keep government censorship and it really doesn’t make a difference.
Deep web browsing isn’t as illegal as rumor sounds. It depends on how you use the deep web. Onion links are just a part of the vast ocean of deep web. You can learn more deep and dark secrets and get information with the help of Deep Web and I hope this article made you ease with it by solving the issue of opening onion links.