Does your PC slow down with a dozen tabs open, and do ads follow you from site to site? CCleaner Browser combines ad blocking and privacy protections with a Performance Manager for adjusting how inactive tabs behave.
How does Performance Manager handle inactive tabs?
Performance Manager is in the browser settings. When memory runs short, it can put background tabs to sleep so they stop using resources while idle. Battery-saving settings are also managed in this section and adjust browser activity when a laptop is running low on battery.
Which privacy protections are built in?
Adblock can block all ads or focus on more intrusive ones. Anti-Tracking stops websites and advertising services from monitoring browsing activity, while Anti-Fingerprinting masks identifying browser details such as language, time zone, and installed add-ons.
The browser also provides controls for specific tasks:
- HTTPS encryption is enforced for supported connections.
- Stealth Mode avoids saving browsing history and removes tracking cookies and cache from that session.
- Privacy Cleaner wipes history, cookies, cached files and other stored data.
- Webcam Guard controls whether applications can access the webcam.
- Extension Guard stops add-ons you did not approve, while trusted ones keep working.
Can it manage passwords and risky sites?
Password Manager stores login details, generates passwords, and autofills saved credentials on websites. Anti-Phishing blocks access to malicious websites and downloads.
Pros
- Performance Manager can suspend inactive tabs based on available memory
- Anti-Fingerprinting masks details of the browser configuration
- Stealth Mode clears browsing data from a private session
- Password Manager stores, creates, and autofills site logins
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11
How can ads be blocked in CCleaner Browser?
Use Adblock to block all ads or limit blocking to more intrusive ads.
What does Anti-Fingerprinting do?
It masks browser details, including language, time zone, and add-ons, to make the browser harder for sites to identify.
Where are inactive-tab and battery settings?
Both are managed in the Performance Manager section of the browser settings.