

Users can open the onboarding page at any time by loading about:tor in the browser. Veteran users may not need it at all but it is just displayed on first launch and can be ignored easily. The new onboarding experience assists new users in getting acquainted with the Tor browser. The Circuit Display link shows users how they can check the relays that a connection to a site uses, and the Security link leads to the Tor Browser Security Settings that users may modify to improve security further. Many of the features link to pages or settings. The wizard offers information on privacy and the Tor network. Let's get started' link at the top of the interface opens descriptions and tips that explain core concepts of the browser to new users. Tor Browser 8.0 displays the Tor connection dialog on start just like it did before but the browser interface that opens loads a new onboarding experiencing designed to help new users understand better what Tor browser is and how to use the browser. You can check out our for information on these changes.

Note that this changes which extension can be installed in Tor among other things. Mozilla modified Firefox since version 52.0 heavily and many of the changes found their way into the Tor browser as well. Tor Browser 8.0 is based on Firefox 60 ESR, more precisely Firefox 60.2 ESR, and no longer on Firefox 52 ESR.
