Here's what I found about web browsers that have **never shipped any AI features** (not just ones where you can toggle AI off, but browsers that have never had AI built in at all). ## Browsers with explicit public statements that they will NOT add AI These are the strongest candidates — their makers have publicly committed to keeping AI out: 1. **Vivaldi** — The makers have taken a strong public stance against AI and won't add it. They published an article titled *"Why Vivaldi won't follow the current AI trend."* 2. **Orion** (by Kagi) — No AI built into the browser itself. (Kagi's *search engine* has an optional AI summary, but it's not forced into the browser.) 3. **Waterfox** — A Firefox fork. When Mozilla announced AI features for Firefox, Waterfox's developers explicitly announced they will NOT copy those features into Waterfox. 4. **Pale Moon** — An open-source browser (preserves older NPAPI/XUL tech). Its developers made a direct announcement that they won't add any AI features. ## Other strong candidates that never shipped AI 5. **LibreWolf** — A privacy-focused Firefox fork that strips out all telemetry and AI. The project has made an official statement: *"we haven't and won't support 'generative AI' related stuff in LibreWolf."* (Occasionally an AI feature "slips through" from upstream Firefox, but it's removed.) 6. **Mullvad Browser** — Built by Mullvad VPN + the Tor Project. As one Hacker News comment put it: *"Mullvad browser doesn't have an option to disable all AI features because it doesn't have any."* 7. **Tor Browser** — Firefox-based, focused on anonymity; ships no AI assistant features. ## Context / caveats - **"AI-free" is mainly about user-facing assistant features** (chat sidebars, "summarize/rewrite" prompts, AI buttons in the toolbar/right-click menu). It doesn't necessarily mean zero automation or zero tracking. - **All the major mainstream browsers** (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, Opera, Arc, etc.) now ship some form of AI — Gemini in Chrome, Copilot in Edge, Leo in Brave, and Mozilla is adding AI to Firefox. That's why the forks above are the go-to options. - The most reliable test is checking the toolbar, sidebar/panels, and right-click menu for "ask AI / summarize / rewrite" entry points. **Bottom line:** If you want a browser that has *never* shipped AI and has publicly committed to staying that way, the best picks are **Vivaldi, Waterfox, Pale Moon, LibreWolf, and Mullvad Browser** (with Orion and Tor Browser as additional solid options).