How to Change IP Address on Tor Browser

When you first open Tor, you will be asked to connect to the Tor network. This is to connect you to a router and assign you to browse the web with an IP address different from the one you currently have at home, work, or school. If you just want to browse the web from your new IP address, this is all you need. But if you’re using Tor and want to use a different IP address than the one you were assigned when you connected, you can create a new Tor identity. This wikiHow teaches you how to create a new IP address using the Tor web browser.

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Open Tor on your computer. You can find it in the Windows Start menu or Launchpad on Mac.

If you’ve already connected to Tor, click Connect when prompted to get a new IP address.
If you are opening a website and want to change the IP address, continue reading the article.

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Click the hamburger menu ☰ in the upper right corner of Tor.

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Click New Identity . This option is used to create a new IP address anywhere in Tor, which will be unrelated to previous activities. A dialog box will pop up warning you that Tor is about to close all current windows and tabs. any download in progress (if any) will also stop.

If you just want to use the new IP address for the website you’re opening right now , and not anywhere on Tor, select New Tor Circuit for this site from the menu. ^{[1] X Research Source}
- After Tor assigns a new IP address to the website, the current tab will be reloaded so you can surf with the new IP address.
- All tabs on the same website will also be reloaded with the new IP address after you enable the feature, but other websites and download progress will remain unaffected.

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Click Yes to restart. Tor will shut down and then reopen, providing a new IP address during the process. Now, after being assigned a new IP address, the websites you visit will record this IP address instead of the previous information.

If you want to specify a country for the IP address, you can select the region using the Strict Nodes code.

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When you change your IP address on Tor, the change takes effect only on Tor and does not affect any programs on your computer. ^{[2] X Research Source}
Tor has three levels of security: Standard, Safer, and Safest. To check and adjust Tor’s privacy settings, click the hamburger menu, select Options , and then click the Privacy & Security tab. ^{[3] X Research Sources}
Tor recommends that users do not install any browser add-ons to avoid inadvertently compromising your anonymity. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

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