New Release: Tor Browser 11.0a9 (Windows/macOS/Linux)

by sysrqb | October 16, 2021

Tor Browser 11.0a9 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

Note: This is an alpha release, an experimental version for users who want to help us test new features. For everyone else, we recommend downloading the latest stable Windows/macOS/Linux release instead.

This version updates Firefox to version 91.2.0esr on Windows, macOS, and Linux. This version includes important security updates to Firefox on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Please report any issues and regressions you experience since upgrading from an earlier version based on Firefox 78esr.

Warning:
Tor Browser Alpha does not support version 2 onion services. Tor Browser (Stable) will stop supporting version 2 onion services very soon. Please see the deprecation F.A.Q. entry regarding Tor version 0.4.6. Migrate your services and update your bookmarks to version 3 onion services as soon as possible.

The full changelog since Tor Browser 11.0a7:

  • Windows + OS X + Linux
    • Update Firefox to 91.2.0esr
    • Update Tor to 0.4.7.1-alpha
    • Bug 40004: Convert tl-protocol to async.
    • Bug 40012: Watch all requested tor events
    • Bug 40027: Make torbutton_send_ctrl_cmd async
    • Bug 40042: Add missing parameter of createTransport
    • Bug 40043: Delete all plugin-related protections
    • Bug 40045: Teach the controller about status_client
    • Bug 40046: Support arbitrary watch events
    • Bug 40047: New string for Security Level panel
    • Bug 40048: Protonify Circuit Display Panel
    • Bug 40600: Multiple pages as home page unreliable in 11.0a4
    • Bug 40616: UX: multiple about:torconnect
    • Bug 40624: TorConnect banner always visible in about:preferences#tor even after bootstrap
    • Bug 40626: Update Security Level styling to match Proton UI
    • Bug 40628: Checkbox wrong color in about:torconnect in dark mode theme
    • Bug 40630: Update New Identity and New Circuit icons
    • Bug 40631: site identity icons are not being displayed properly
    • Bug 40632: Proton'ify Circuit Display Panel
    • Bug 40634: Style updates for Onion Error Pages
    • Bug 40636: Fix about:torconnect 'Connect' border radius in about:preferences#tor
  • Build System
    • Windows + OS X + Linux
      • Update Go to 1.16.9
      • Bug 40048: Remove projects/clang-source
      • Bug 40347: Make the list of toolchain updates needed for firefox91
      • Bug 40363: Change bsaes git url
    • Windows + Linux
    • Windows
      • Bug 28240: switch from SJLJ exception handling to Dwarf2 in mingw for win32 [tor-browser-build]
      • Bug 40306: Update Windows toolchain to switch to mozilla91
      • Bug 40376: Use python3 for running pe_checksum_fix.py
    • OS X
      • Bug 40307: Update macOS toolchain to switch to mozilla91
    • Linux
      • Bug 40222: Bump GCC to 10.3.0 for Linux
      • Bug 40305: Update Linux toolchain to switch to mozilla91
      • Bug 40353: Temporarily disable rlbox for linux builds

Comments

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Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 17, 2021

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05:49:53.545 Unexpected event profile-after-change URLQueryStrippingListService.jsm:224
observe resource://gre/modules/URLQueryStrippingListService.jsm:224

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 17, 2021

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06:24:28.208 Uncaught TypeError: elements is undefined
_configUIFromPrefs chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:247
observe chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:331
set securitySlider chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:38
selectSecurityLevel chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:499
securityLevel.js:247:16
_configUIFromPrefs chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:247
observe chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:331
set securitySlider chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:38
selectSecurityLevel chrome://browser/content/securitylevel/securityLevel.js:499
06:24:28.221 uncaught exception: Object

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 18, 2021

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08:25:50.908 IndexedDB UnknownErr: ActorsParent.cpp:11130
08:25:50.908 IndexedDB UnknownErr: ActorsParent.cpp:9547
08:25:50.914
AbortError: Actor 'Conduits' destroyed before query 'RuntimeMessage' was resolved ConduitsParent.jsm:297
_raceResponses resource://gre/modules/ConduitsParent.jsm:297
08:25:50.916 uncaught exception: Object

Sy (not verified) said:

October 18, 2021

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This version is unusable on linux. It shows UTF squares everywhere, instead of text. This is in both the update and in a fresh download. A font issue, perhaps?

splendid (not verified) said:

October 18, 2021

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As reported
win10, portable, Tor 11.09a - "torbrowser-install-win64-11.0a9_en-US.exe"
"New identity"-broom => "Torbutton: Unexpected error during offline cache clearing: Type Error: Service.cache2.appCacheStorage is not a function"

nevertheless new identity is generated...
win32-version doesn't show this "behaviour", please fix

Anonymous 35 (not verified) said:

October 18, 2021

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TORBUTTON: New Identity out-of-order

Since the arrival of 11.0a9 and the big ESR jump, the Torbutton is not working correctly.

When clicking new identity, we select OK to continue:

<> OK

When clearing data and ask a new identity, the process dies and OK has no effect. The browser must close:

<> OK

Kasius (not verified) said:

October 18, 2021

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In the last couple weeks, the Tor network fell off a cliff! I can feel it when browsing. All tor relays look more or less impacted (Tor software bug?).

The graphs speak for themselves:
https://metrics.torproject.org/bandwidth.html?start=2021-10-01&end=2021…
https://metrics.torproject.org/bandwidth-flags.html?start=2021-10-01&en…

I can download a file @250KBps, while before 1+MBps. The file download bitrates have been divided by 3:
https://metrics.torproject.org/onionperf-throughput.html?start=2021-10-…

I have searched "Tor network" and "Tor network slow" on Google and limited my search to the last month, I found no page talking about this problem. Does nobody care?

Jackson (not verified) said:

October 18, 2021

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Thankyou for new Tor Browser 11.09. I know you make a lot of work to do it for us.

I have a small problem, when I click on my addons in the top of browser, like NoScript and I use also UBlock Origin, the window is now blank! I cant see any settings to change. If I go: menu bar, tools, addons and try to access their settings in this place I cant again. The window is still blank. My 10.5.8 stable browser is working OK for this.

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 19, 2021

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platform archlinux
upgrade a7 to a9: backspace=scroll up, new identity=error messages
fresh install a9: new identity=3 different error messages

Settings / Add-ons Manager window open
Torbutton: Unexpected error on new identity: [Exception... "Cannot modify properties of a
WrappedNative" nsresult: "0x80570034 (NS_ERROR_XPC_CANT_MODIFY_PROP_ON_WN)"
location: "JS frame :: chrome://torbutton/content/torbutton.js :: torbutton_disable_browser_js :: line
1090" data: no]

or empty tab
Torbutton: Unexpected error during offline cache clearing: TypeError:
Services.cache2.appCacheStorage is not a function

or
empty window titled 'javascript application'

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 19, 2021

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3. October 15th, 2021
We will release new Tor client stable versions for all supported series that will disable v2.

Okay, so what happened here? Still no stable release available and still the deb.torproject.org has not updated tor to 0.4.6...

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 19, 2021

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06:53:42.919 Uncaught
Exception { name: "NS_ERROR_XPC_BAD_CONVERT_JS", message: "Could not convert JavaScript argument arg 0 [nsIObserverService.removeObserver]", result: 2153185289, filename: "chrome://browser/content/torpreferences/torPane.js", lineNumber: 580, columnNumber: 0, data: null, stack: "uninit@chrome://browser/content/torpreferences/torPane.js:580:20\nonUnload@chrome://browser/content/torpreferences/torPane.js:573:18\n", location: XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper }
torPane.js:580
uninit chrome://browser/content/torpreferences/torPane.js:580
onUnload chrome://browser/content/torpreferences/torPane.js:573

Loyal TorBrowserUser (not verified) said:

October 20, 2021

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Two things i notice

  1. Now, when I do "New Identity", after click "Yes", get small window with title:[JavaScript Application] and text: Torbutton: Unexpected error during offline cache clearing: TypeError: Services.cache2.appCacheStorage is not a function
  2. No longer is present in hamburger menu "New Identity" and "New Tor Circuit for this Site", but, good, is still in "File" Menu Bar and keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+U and Ctrl+Shift+L

other than those two things, is nice. thank for all the work!

Bud1 (not verified) said:

October 20, 2021

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Connection Issues upgrading from 11.0a7 (I believe using Firefox 78esr) to 11.0a9.

I'm running macOS Big Sur 11.6 (20G165) on a 2019 iMac 27"/5K (core i9).
Using Standard Tor Security (although on the previous Tor version I was using Safer).

Problem: Tor Browser no longer automatically connects and can't get it to connect manually (or any other way either). When I use Tor Button, I get this error:

[JavaScript Application]

Torbutton: Unexpected error during offline cache clearing:TypeError:Services.cache2.appCachestorage is not a function

: then, (knowing I'm not connected), I try a New Identity,(because I'm trying everything) I get this warning:

[JavaScript Application]

Torbutton: Unexpected error on new identity on new identity: [Exception..."Cannot not modify properties of a WrappedNative" nsresult : "0x80570034 (NS_ERROR_XPC_CANT_MODIFY_PROP_ON_WN)" location: "JS frame ::chrome://torbutton/contnet/torbutton.js :: torbutton_disable_browser_js :: line 1090" data: no].

Per your request to report issues after upgrading from versions based on FF 78esr, I had to download ESR 10.5.8 (Firefox 78.15.0esr) in order to leave this comment.

Thank you.

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 22, 2021

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snowflake still extremely slow, I get 90kb/s here whereas with normal Tor I get 1.2 mb/s (download speed of torbrowser tested on torproject.org website)

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 23, 2021

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Suggestion: Add Brave Search (https://search.brave.com/) as well.

Also from my testing the new blockchair.com search engine that you added doesn't work, it simply gives this error message

  1. <br />
  2. Oops! An Error Occurred<br />
  3. The server returned a "405 Method Not Allowed".</p>
  4. <p>Something is broken. Please let us know what you were doing when this error occurred. We will fix it as soon as possible. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.<br />

No matter which exit node I choose.

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 23, 2021

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Don't know why the mozilla people decided to turn scrolling up and down on a page into a traumatic experience, but I hope this TorBrowser release functions well.

What did you do to get a functioning browser? I am able to mess with it (by doing weird things like creating a new tab, clicking in the url box, then returning to the original tab) to some workable effect.

btw, I didn't mean to update to anything other than a stable update, and there was no indication that it was otherwise (when the auto-updater popped up on my screen). I wonder how many other people had this experience.

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 23, 2021

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Uncaught (in promise)
Exception { name: "NS_ERROR_FAILURE", message: "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [imgIRequest.image]", result: 2147500037, filename: "resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm", lineNumber: 278, columnNumber: 0, data: null, stack: "serializeElementInfo@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:278:1\naddMedia@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:146:26\ngetMediaItems@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:179:15\ngetDocumentMedia@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:125:29\n", location: XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper }
​
columnNumber: 0
​
data: null
​
filename: "resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm"
​
lineNumber: 278
​
location: XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper { QueryInterface: QueryInterface(), filename: Getter, name: Getter, … }
​
message: "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [imgIRequest.image]"
​
name: "NS_ERROR_FAILURE"
​
result: 2147500037
​
stack: "serializeElementInfo@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:278:1\naddMedia@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:146:26\ngetMediaItems@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:179:15\ngetDocumentMedia@resource:///actors/PageInfoChild.jsm:125:29\n"
​
: ExceptionPrototype { toString: toString(), name: Getter, message: Getter, … }
PageInfoChild.jsm:278

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 23, 2021

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I went to install Element and it was going well, until it asked for an email address, then for email confirmation through a code. So much for privacy and anonymity. You should have just set up a dedicated forum like plenty of people have requested. Your plan for 2021 to be mobile focused clearly didn't happen either, desktop has got way more support and features than Android.

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 23, 2021

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On Safer:
[10-23 16:03:51] Torbutton WARN: Unexpected error on new identity: [Exception... "Cannot modify properties of a WrappedNative" nsresult: "0x80570034 (NS_ERROR_XPC_CANT_MODIFY_PROP_ON_WN)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://torbutton/content/torbutton.js :: torbutton_disable_browser_js :: line 1090" data: no]

Amy (not verified) said:

October 23, 2021

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I want to use Tor browser as my daily use browser but I would have to be in standard security mode (the least secure) in order to do things like read emails or watch videos on YouTube, the standard mode allows things to run which you say could break anonymity. How do I use Tor browser daily with full Tor protection but standard Firefox level functionality? Thanks

dumdum (not verified) said:

October 26, 2021

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Hello,
While I'm quite pleased that I can now launch torbrowser.exe without automatically connecting to the network (I've wanted to do that for years.),
with 11.0a9: after the window/browser and everything else within it loads, the "Tor Network Settings" & "Connect" buttons now take over 5 seconds to appear. I guess my problem is with "tor.exe", but after selecting the "Connect" button, it connects quickly, so I don't know.

This still happened with all extensions disabled. Speaking of: none of the extensions (I know, I know) seem to be working, either. I haven't added/enabled any additional ones recently. When I finally find some time over the next few weeks, I guess I'll try a fresh install, but if that doesn't work, is there an easy way to revert back to the previous release?

Also, an additional problem that I've experienced for a while is that opening a new tab will often inform me that "Something Went Wrong!" "Tor is not working in this browser." (red page). If I reload the page or open a new tab, it'll appear normal (purple, "Explore. Privately." page), but it makes me worry about my connection's stability & security. This is probably just an issue with the device or router on my end, but I wasn't sure if anyone else had experienced a similar issue. Perhaps this is also caused by my tor.exe.

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 27, 2021

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Tor has been compromised and the development team don't want people to know. Even countries not involved with 14 eyes have found a way to track data. It's been done by:
Germany, Australia, Denmark, Moldova, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (the National Crime Agency), and the USA (DEA, FBI, and IRS) with the support of the Europol.

Proof: https://cybersecurityworldconference.com/2021/10/26/dark-huntor-police-…

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 29, 2021

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Torbutton WARN: Disabling tor display circuit because of an error.
TypeError: myController is null tor-circuit-display.js:478:13
myController chrome://torbutton/content/tor-circuit-display.js:478
onOutputStreamReady resource://torbutton/modules/tor-control-port.js:120

Anonymous (not verified) said:

October 31, 2021

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In Android, leaving TB alpha for an hour or so automatically erases all open tabs.

Why are these configurations set in the phone version but not in the desktop version?

Browser.tabs.expireTime 900
Toolkit.browser.contentViewExpire 3000

Mike (not verified) said:

November 03, 2021

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Last week I did a really big poo which split the skin around my tender bussy, every time I take a shit it hurts beyond words and there is always plenty of blood. It has now escalated, yesterday I went for a shit and upon the initial push I suddenly realised a bum burp which stank like a well used maggot bait box, I clenched hard enough to repack whatever was due to follow back into my colon. I haven't dropped a stogger since and am terrified. What do i do??

Anonymous (not verified) said:

November 10, 2021

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This update has made tor browser completely unusable for me (linux version). All I see is gibberish, instead of text. I noticed this was a known bug at the time of release. Why would you push an update that you know will break the browser, when there isn't even an inbuilt mechanism for the user to revert to a previous state? Nasty.

Joe Buckley (not verified) said:

November 10, 2021

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I'm having severe difficulties with the new version 11 from the tarball tor-browser-linux64-11.0_en-US.tar.xz. It looks like every character that's NOT in a .gif or .jpg, but text in the .html, is appearing as a non-descript icon of some sort. Almost nothing is readable.The release is not usable.
I had the tar file for an earlier release, but the same effect is appearing there as well.

Joe Buckley (not verified) said:

November 10, 2021

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The latest version (11, from the tar ball tor-browser-linux64-11.0_en-US.tar.xz) does not work in my Fedora 35. Every character of text appearing in the html is displayed as some sort of nondescript icon. Graphics seem to be displaying correctly, but text most certainly is not. It's not usable.