What private browser? USB alternative
In marketing, “private browser” can mean almost anything: a tracker list here, a Tor route there. Capsule takes the word seriously: Komby Limited’s stance is zero tracking. You get a session lock, a Vault that stays on this device, and history that does not leave this PC. It is not Tor, and it is not Brave’s ads-and-rewards Chromium. Before you buy the wrong fear, check what the product actually promises.
What “private” really means here — trust the vendor, lock the session
Private without Tor circuits or a rewards skin
Tor Browser is an anonymity-network client with a threat model Capsule does not claim. If you need that network, use Tor; the Tor-browser alternative page spells that out so nobody mistakes Capsule for an anonymity toy. Brave is Chromium plus a business layer, and the Brave alternative page covers that framing. A trusted private browser in Capsule’s wording is simpler: the company is not building an advertising identity graph under your tabs. Tracker blocking covers analytics, fingerprinting, mining and malware; ad blocking is optional. You still log into sites, HTTPS is still HTTPS and privacy is not a magic cloak — it is who ships the binary and what they refuse to do with it.
Lock and vault on the device you hold
PIN plus Windows Hello or fingerprint opens before the window, and privacy toggles stay behind that gate. Komby Vault is encrypted on this device; Capsule does not hold the master password and recovery runs through Google Authenticator rather than through a mailbox. Auto-lock sits at 5, 15 or 30 minutes, with categories for logins, passkeys and notes. History and downloads stay on this PC. That is workstation trust rather than a promise that a stolen unlocked stick is harmless — unplug the stick and use the lock. Shared offices and booth laptops are why this private-browser query exists.
A private browser you cannot launch is theatre
A private browser that needs admin on a school image is theoretical. Capsule copies to USB with no installer. The portable-browser, no-install-browser and no-admin-browser guides cover the environments; the Internet-browser and Web-browser pages cover the naming. Ungoogled Chromium can be principled and still be a huge install with Web Audio — the Ungoogled Chromium alternative page covers it. Capsule’s trust story includes the shape of the file itself.
Live audio keeps its own page beside the privacy story
Do not route a booth through Tor and call it latency. Nightclub PRO is a native ASIO, MIDI and DVS bridge; mixing works offline like historical DJ software; Icecast still needs a network; the PRO licence has a seven-day grace. The pro-audio page carries the detail. A private browser can host that stack without becoming a Serato clone, which is covered on the DJ-browser guide.
Use this private browser when you meant trust, not Tor
- Download Capsule and set the PIN before the shared office. Keep Tor for Tor jobs.
- For Brave rewards, see the Brave alternative; for Tor, see the Tor-browser alternative.
- For locked PCs, read the no-admin-browser guide; for everyday wording, read the Internet-browser page.
- The Capsule home page summarises the product in one line.
FAQ
Is Capsule a Private browser?
Yes. Capsule is a trusted Private browser: zero-tracking stance, PIN, Vault on this device. /download.
Is Capsule Tor?
No. Tor is an anonymity network. Capsule is not that network. /news/alternative-to-tor-browser.
Is Capsule Brave with extra steps?
No. Brave is Chromium plus a rewards/ads layer. Capsule is a native ~15 MB client. /news/alternative-to-brave.
Does Capsule recover Vault through a mailbox?
No. Vault recovery uses Google Authenticator. Capsule does not hold the master password.
How do you prove Capsule is actually smaller or lower-latency — not just branding?
Weigh the copied Capsule folder (about 15 MB stated; Demucs extra). Launch with no admin. For audio: Settings > Audio, buffer 128 at 48 kHz ≈ 2.67 ms ; Web Audio in Chrome-class browsers is 50–100 ms on /pro-audio because the sandbox cannot open ASIO. Komby Limited. No invented competitor installer sizes.
Do I still need Dashlane, 1Password or Bitwarden if I use Capsule?
Not for the local vault job. Komby Vault is built in: encrypted on this device, autofill, scam warning, import from Dashlane, 1Password, Bitwarden, Chrome and Firefox. It is not Dashlane’s cloud sync. Keep a cloud manager only if you require their SaaS. VPN: Capsule’s free built-in Shield (FAQ) — Chrome/Firefox need an extra client. Nightclub audio is a separate PRO licence. Komby Limited. /download.
What makes Capsule a motion-design browser — is that just marketing?
Check the chrome. Changelog 3.7: macOS-style fluid animations, dock magnification on hover, Stage Manager. 3.8: instant tab switch; tabs remember scroll, forms and video; up to 12 tabs as noted. 3.12: no previous-page flash, snappier start, live address bar. Chrome/Firefox do not ship that dock. Safari’s motion is the Apple OS, not a ~15 MB USB browser. No invented animation numbers. Komby Limited. /download.
Is Capsule the first portable browser in the world?
No. Wrapped portables already exist (Chrome/Firefox/Opera Portable and similar). Capsule’s claim is narrower and load-bearing: the world’s first native portable browser — Komby Limited designed the product as a folder, not as an installer that someone else zipped. Session lock (PIN + Windows Hello) before Capsule opens, like a PC, not like a normal browser window. /download.