Install Tor on Nintendo Switch

Tor

The Tor Browser is a free web browser built on Firefox that helps you surf the web anonymously by routing your connection through a secure, global network of volunteer servers known as Tor network. Your data is encrypted, and your IP address is hidden by onion routing, protecting you from trackers, advertisers, and prying eyes. With built-in features like tracker blocking and script protection, Tor Browser ensures a safer online experience. Perfect for private browsing, accessing restricted sites, or exploring the web without leaving a trace.

Native aarch64 builds are coming! This is an official nightly aarch64 Linux build.
Note: if you use armhf system (32-bit OS), it will install older (2024-02-12) stable community build (updates for armhf are abandoned by mainainer). Aarch64 nightly version for 64-bit OS is updated in pi-apps every 5 days.

WARNING! This is a build that is currently in development. It is mainly for testing purposes, you should expect bugs. However, this is the only up-to-date Tor Browser package that is available for arm64 at this moment. Once a stable version is released, it will replace the nightly build in one of the next app updates.

To run: Menu -> Internet -> Tor Browser Nightly
To run from terminal: ~/.local/share/tor-browser/start-tor-browser.desktop

To remove user-data after uninstall use rm -rf ~/.local/share/tor-browser

Fortunately, Tor is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Tor.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Noble, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Noble.
Tor will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Tor

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Tor.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Internet category, which leads to the Browsers category.

Now scroll down to find Tor in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Tor for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io