Installing and updating Yandex Browser

System requirements

Note

Support for 32-bit Windows versions was discontinued in August 2025.

Support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 was discontinued in December 2024.

Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista was discontinued in April 2017.

OS version
  • Windows 11, Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016

Processor

Processor with a frequency of 1 GHz (or higher)

RAM

512 MB minimum

Free disk space

At least 600 MB

OS version

64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 (or newer), Debian 10 (or newer), openSUSE 15.2 (or newer), or Fedora Linux 32 (or newer)

Standard libraries

glibc 2.18 (or higher), NSS 3.35 (or higher), nss-util 3.59 (or higher), ALSA 1.1.6 (or higher)

Processor

Intel Pentium 4 (or later)

RAM

512 MB minimum

Free disk space

At least 600 MB

OS version

macOS 12 (or later)

Processor

Intel, Apple M1 (ARM-based)

RAM

512 MB minimum

Free disk space

At least 600 MB

Install

Note

By downloading Yandex Browser, you accept the License Agreement.

  1. Make sure that your computer meets the system requirements.

  2. Download the installation file.

  3. Run the downloaded file.

  4. Click Install.

  5. Allow the installer to make changes on the computer.

Alert

Make sure that your computer meets the system requirements.

Debian, Deepin, Kali, Mint, Raspbian, Ubuntu

  1. Download the Yandex Browser installation package (the Linux version, the deb package).

  2. Open the package using the application manager (by default, the package may be opened with the archive manager).

  3. Follow the instructions of the application manager.

Astra Linux

Note

The instructions below are for versions 1.7.x and higher. For versions 2.12 and 1.6, see the "Debian, Deepin, Kali, Mint, Raspbian, Ubuntu" section above.

The Yandex Browser distribution is in the standard repository. You can use one of the following installation methods:

  • Run:

    sudo apt-get install yandex-browser-stable

  • Download and install downloader.

  • Install Yandex Browser using the Synaptic graphical package manager.

Alt Linux

Use one of the following methods:

  • Run:

    su -lc 'apt-get update && apt-get install yandex-browser-stable'

  • Download and install downloader.

  • Install Yandex Browser using the Synaptic graphical package manager.

RED OS

Use one of the following Yandex Browser installation methods:

  • Run:

    sudo dnf install yandex-browser-stable

  • Open the RED OS setup window utility. In the Third-party applications tab, select Yandex Browser. In the Installation window, where you will see the list of packages and dependencies to be installed, click Accept.

  • Download and install downloader.

  • Download the Yandex Browser installation package (Linux version, rpm package). Run:

    sudo dnf install “/path/to/rpm”
Rosa Fresh

Use one of the following methods:

  • Run:

    sudo dnf install yandex-browser

  • Download and install downloader.

ROSA 7.9 COBALT

The Yandex Browser distribution is in the repository. To install Yandex Browser:

  1. Create a file /etc/yum.repos.d/proprietary.repo with the repository configuration:
[proprietary]
name=ROSA Enterprise Linux Server - Base
baseurl=http://$rosa_support_id_server:@abf-downloads.rosalinux.ru/rosa-server79/repository/$basearch/proprietary/release
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
priority=2
  1. Run the command:
yum install yandex-browser-stable -y

After you install Yandex Browser, the Yandex Browser shortcut will appear in the Internet section of the main menu.

CentOS, Fedora

  1. Download the Yandex Browser installation package (the Linux version, the rpm package).

  2. Open the package using the application manager (by default, the package may be opened with the archive manager).

  3. Follow the instructions of the application manager.

OpenSUSE

  1. Download the Yandex Browser installation package (the Linux version, the rpm package).

  2. Run:

sudo zypper install <path to the rpm package>

  1. You'll be asked if you want to continue. Press y.

  2. You'll see the message "Signature verification failed. Cancel, try again, or ignore?" Press i.

Elementary

  1. Download the Yandex Browser installation package (the Linux version, the deb package).

  2. Run:

sudo apt-get install <path to the deb package>
Manjaro

Note

The AUR repository contains the Yandex Browser distribution uploaded by the Arch Linux community. Yandex doesn't upload distributions to AUR.

  1. Go to Add/Remove Software.

  2. In the upper-right corner, click Меню → Settings.

  3. On the AUR tab, turn on the Enable AUR support option.

  4. Close the settings window.

  5. In the search box, enter yandex-browser.

  6. In the search results, select yandex-browser → Build → Apply → Apply.


After installing Yandex Browser, you'll see the message saying that the transaction has been completed successfully.

  1. Make sure that your computer meets the system requirements.

  2. Download the installation file.

  3. Run the downloaded file.

  4. In the window that opens, drag the Yandex Browser icon to the Applications folder.

Tip

If you already have Yandex Browser installed on another device, you can transfer your profile data from there.


Default browser

To open all links in Yandex Browser by default:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click Настройки Яндекс Браузера → Settings.

  2. Under Make Yandex Browser your default browser? click Yes, do it.

If you don't set it as your default browser, a Make Yandex your default browser suggestion may appear when you start it. To stop the window from appearing again, select the Don't ask again option and click No, thanks.

Updates

Yandex Browser is updated automatically. However, you can check your Yandex Browser version and update it manually if necessary:

  1. Click Настройки Яндекс Браузера → Help → About Yandex Browser.

  2. In the window that opens, click Update. If you don't see this button, this means you already have the latest Yandex Browser version.

  3. After installing the update, click Restart.

Without updates, Yandex Browser can't protect your data from new threats.

Yandex Browser is updated automatically. But if you haven't installed the appropriate repository, you need to manually register it along with the digital signature key:

DEB

  1. Run:

    sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/deb stable main"

  2. Download the digital signature key by running:

    curl https://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/YANDEX-BROWSER-KEY.GPG --output YANDEX-BROWSER-KEY.GPG

  3. Register the key in the distribution disk by running:

    sudo apt-key add YANDEX-BROWSER-KEY.GPG

RPM

In the terminal, run the following commands in the specified order:

sudo rpmkeys --import https://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/YANDEX-BROWSER-KEY.GPG
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo http://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/rpm/stable/x86_64
If you installed Yandex Browser before June 9, 2023

To get the latest updates for Yandex Browser, you need to manually update the encryption key. To do that, run the following command in the console:

  • For RHEL, Cent OS, Fedora, openSUSE, ALT Linux, Rosa, and other RPM distributions:

    sudo rpm --import https://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/YANDEX-BROWSER-KEY.GPG

  • For Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, and other DEB distributions:

    curl -s https://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/YANDEX-BROWSER-KEY.GPG | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/yandex-browser.gpg
If the APT package version in your system is 2.9.15 or higher

  1. Download the digital signature key by running:

    curl -s https://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/YANDEX-BROWSER-KEY.GPG | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/yandex-browser.gpg

  2. Add a repository by running the following command in the console:

    sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://repo.yandex.ru/yandex-browser/deb stable main"

How can I find out my Yandex Browser version?

To find out what version of Yandex Browser you're using, click Настройки Яндекс Браузера → Help → About Yandex Browser or enter browser://help in the SmartBox.

Reinstall

Note

You don't need to reinstall Yandex Browser to update it. It updates automatically.

While saving your profile information

To reinstall Yandex Browser so that all your profile information, including your tabs, site permissions, and sessions are saved:

  1. Close all Yandex Browser windows.

  2. Open the Control Panel.

  3. Click Programs → Uninstall a program.

  4. In the Uninstall/Change window, select Yandex from the list of installed programs.

  5. Click Uninstall at the top of the list.

  6. Click Uninstall in the window that opens.

  7. Click Delete browser without selecting the Delete browser settings, browsing history, and other data option.

  8. Install Yandex Browser again.

Without saving your profile information

  1. Close all Yandex Browser windows.

  2. Open the Control Panel.

  3. Click Programs → Uninstall a program.

  4. In the Uninstall/Change window, select Yandex from the list of installed programs.

  5. Click Uninstall at the top of the list.

  6. Click Reinstall in the window that opens.

  7. Click Reinstall the browser.

During reinstallation, all your profile data will be deleted from the computer. But this data will be kept in your account linked to Yandex ID and restored after Yandex Browser is reinstalled. If you don't want the data to be restored, delete it from your Yandex ID account.

  1. Close all Yandex Browser windows.

  2. In the menu, select Go → Applications, or press Shift + ⌘ + A.

  3. Drag the Yandex icon to the Trash.

  4. Go to the Trash and click Empty.

  5. Download the installation file from browser.yandex.com.

  6. Run the downloaded file.

  7. In the window that opens, drag the Yandex Browser icon to the Applications folder.

Delete

  1. Close all Yandex Browser windows.

  2. Open the Control panel:

    1. Press the Win + R keyboard shortcut.

    2. In the Open field, type control.

    3. Click ОК.

  3. Click Programs and features or Programs → Uninstall a program.

  4. In the Uninstall/Change window, select Yandex from the list of installed programs.

  5. Click Uninstall at the top of the list.

  6. Click Uninstall in the window that opens.

  7. In the window that opens, check the Delete browser settings, browsing history, and other data box if you want to delete the Yandex Browser data from your computer.

  8. Click Delete browser.

Your data and settings will only be deleted from your local computer, but will be preserved in your account linked to Yandex ID and restored after Yandex Browser is reinstalled. If you don't want the data to be restored, delete it from your Yandex ID account.

To delete Yandex Browser and its settings together with your personal data (such as bookmarks and history), use the ready-made file.

If you have already deleted Yandex Browser, but the data remains:

  1. Close all Yandex Browser windows.

  2. Run the command in the terminal:

rm -r /home/*/.config/yandex-browser*

  1. Close all Yandex Browser windows.

  2. In the menu, select Go → Applications, or press Shift + ⌘ + A.

  3. Drag the Yandex icon to the Trash.

  4. Go to the Trash and click Empty.

Questions

If you still have questions, see FAQ about installation and updates.

Contact support

You can enter search queries in the address bar and Yandex Browser will understand what you need.

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