A calmer web, in about 2 MB.
Safir is a small Android browser that blocks ads, trackers and short-video feeds, and keeps prayer times one glance away. No account, no ads, no analytics.
- Free
- Android 8 and later
- 30 languages
See what Safir takes off the page
Most pages arrive with more than you asked for. Safir removes it before it loads, so pages are quieter and use less data. Switch a shield off below to see what it was holding back.
- Ads and trackers are blocked on every page, with a dashboard that shows what was stopped, site by site.
- Cookie consent pop-ups are hidden, and optional cookies declined where the site allows it.
- YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and similar feeds are hidden. The rest of the site still works.
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Prayer times on your home page
Open a new tab and the next prayer is already there, with a countdown and the day's times. Everything is calculated on your phone, so it works offline and your location stays with you.
- 13 calculation methods, with the usual one for your region chosen for you
- Optional alerts at each prayer time
- Hijri date and an ayah of the day
- Not for you? Switch the whole section off in Settings
A full browser, without the weight
Small does not mean bare. Safir has the tools you expect from a modern browser, and you decide which of them you see.
Browse without the noise
Ads, trackers and consent pop-ups are stopped before they load.
Ad and tracker blocking · Cookie pop-up blocker · HTTPS upgrade · Third-party cookie blocking · Privacy dashboard
Stay focused, keep the family safe
Short-video feeds are hidden and harmful content is filtered, with a PIN for parents.
Shorts and Reels blocker · Daily social media limit · Content filter · SafeSearch · Image blur
Prayer times, built in
The next prayer, a countdown and the day's times, on your home page.
Next prayer and countdown · Calculated on your phone · Prayer alerts · Hijri date · Ayah of the day
A browser that fits you
Arrange the bar, the buttons and the home page the way you like.
Address bar at the bottom or the top · Your own toolbar and home page · Tab groups and pinned tabs · Reader mode and listen to a page · Find in page and desktop site
News you choose
Local and world headlines for your region, from sources you control.
Regional headlines · Sources you control · No sports or entertainment · Light on data
Yours, privately
No account, no ads, no analytics. Your data stays on your phone.
No account, no ads, no analytics · Everything stays on your phone · Built-in notes · Encrypted backup · 30 languages
The developer receives nothing
Safir has no account and no analytics, and there is no server it reports to. Your history, bookmarks, notes and settings stay in the app's storage on your phone. It connects to the internet only to do what you ask.
Read the privacy policy| When | Your phone connects to |
|---|---|
| You open a website | That website, as with any browser |
| You search from the address bar | The search engine you chose (DuckDuckGo by default) |
| You open the news screen | The publishers' own public feeds |
| You tap Translate | Google Translate |
| You tap "Use my location" for prayer times | Nowhere. It is used on your phone only |
In your language
Safir is translated into 30 languages, with right-to-left layouts for Arabic, Urdu and Persian.
- English
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Dutch
- Filipino
- French
- German
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Kannada
- Korean
- Malay
- Malayalam
- Marathi
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
Questions people ask
All questionsWhat is Safir?
Safir is a free web browser for Android. It blocks ads, trackers and short-video feeds, filters harmful content, and shows prayer times, the Hijri date and an ayah of the day on its home page. The download is about 2 MB.
Is Safir free? Does it show ads?
Safir is free and has no ads of its own. It has no account, no subscription and no analytics.
What data does Safir collect?
None. The developer receives no data from the app and runs no server that the app reports to. Your history, bookmarks, notes and settings are stored on your phone and are removed when you uninstall the app.
Do I have to use the prayer features?
No. Prayer times, the Hijri date and the ayah of the day can each be switched off in Settings. What remains is a light, private browser with ad blocking and content filters.
How does the Shorts and Reels blocker work?
Safir hides short-video feeds such as YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels on those sites, while the rest of the site keeps working. You can also set a daily time limit for social media. Both can be changed in Settings.
Free for everyone. Kept going by those who can give.
Safir is built as an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah). There are no ads, no paid features and nothing locked. If it is useful to you, a voluntary contribution helps pay for independent Islamic software.
إِذَا مَاتَ الإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ ثَلاَثَةٍ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ
“When a person dies, all their deeds end except for three: a continuing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for them.”
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