# Question about Noscript setting and Tor Browser's Security levels
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903
**Category:** Tor Browser Desktop
**Tags:** tor-browser
**Created:** [July 22, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903 "2026-07-22T13:54:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@anon84002934](https://forum.torproject.org/u/anon84002934)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903/1 "2026-07-22T13:54:32Z")
As some of u know changing noscript settings is not recommend even if u increase it’s security because it makes u unique among the other tor users. However, is it bad if I use security level “safest” and change some settings for specific sites temporary because many sites need javascript? I heard it is not recommend using safest level because not using javascript makes me unique too/only a few tor browser users use safest. Some sites also don’t like safest level so I use safer level (like my email provider website), it that bad?
I really have no idea which setup and configuration I should use. I am not an expert so I will listen to recommandations from experts.
Feel free to ask me questions.
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### Author:  [@Lind](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Lind)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903/2 "2026-07-23T09:43:44Z")
I think the best way to use Tor browser is to restart Tor browser before you starts doing another thing. So you shall, for example, use “Safest” to read a few blog posts, and then switch to “Safer” to check your mailboxes.
It’s not recommended to use “Safest” and then allow some features in NoScript manually, as that makes the fingerprinters found a “weirdly configured Safest Tor browser”, also that configuration may persists even after changing security levels, making your Tor browser’s fingerprint consistently differs from (thus easily distinguishable from) other Tor browsers.
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### Author:  [@anon84002934](https://forum.torproject.org/u/anon84002934)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903/3 "2026-07-23T12:35:04Z")
Ok thank you, that is what I also thought but @ma1 said that the only reason to change noscript setting is if u use safest and a site is broken so u can allow javascript on that site: [https://v236xhqtyullodhf26szyjepvkbv6iitrhjgrqj4avaoukebkk6n6syd.onion/t/understanding-tor-browser-and-noscript-doubts-and-questions/16437/8](https://v236xhqtyullodhf26szyjepvkbv6iitrhjgrqj4avaoukebkk6n6syd.onion/t/understanding-tor-browser-and-noscript-doubts-and-questions/16437/8)
Also, if I need media, webGL or web assembly, should I use the “safe” level or is clicking okay?
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### Author:  [@Lind](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Lind)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903/4 "2026-07-25T13:03:44Z")
> [@anon84002934](#):
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> if I need media, webGL or web assembly
If you need WASM I think you have to use Standard security level, because there’s no place for you to click to enable WASM on the website…
Also some media websites (like peertube) load one video from multiple sources, so it’ll take dozens of clicks for it to play correctly. I’d just use Standard security level if I’m going to watch videos.
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### Author:  [@anon84002934](https://forum.torproject.org/u/anon84002934)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903/5 "2026-07-25T15:52:16Z")
Ok thank you.
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### Author:  [@anon84002934](https://forum.torproject.org/u/anon84002934)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-noscript-setting-and-tor-browsers-security-levels/21903/6 "2026-07-26T14:58:52Z")
I am still waiting for more answers