A Chromium browser with aggressive tracker blocking switched on by default, script control per site and a private window that routes through an anonymising network.
Brave is Chromium with the blocking layer moved into the engine instead of bolted on as an extension. Advertisements, trackers, third party cookies and fingerprinting attempts are refused before the request leaves the machine, which is both faster and harder to work around than a filter running in an extension sandbox. On a page heavy with advertising the difference in load time is obvious without measuring anything.
The shield panel gives per site control without digging through settings. Blocking strength, script blocking, cookie policy, fingerprinting protection and the upgrade to encrypted connections can each be adjusted for the site you are on, and the change sticks for that site only. When a page genuinely breaks because something was blocked, one click on the shield tells you what was refused and lets you allow the specific piece rather than turning protection off wholesale.
Private windows come in two forms. The ordinary one behaves like any other browser's private mode, keeping nothing after the window closes. The second routes traffic through an anonymising relay network, so the site sees an exit point rather than your connection and your provider sees an encrypted stream. It is slower, as anything routed through relays is, but it is built into the browser rather than requiring a separate application.
Everything else you expect from a Chromium browser is present and works. The full Chrome extension catalogue installs. Profiles keep separate cookies, history and extensions. Vertical tab layout is available. There is a reader mode, a built in video pop out, per site permission control, a password manager that can be turned off entirely, and a synchronisation system that pairs devices with a phrase instead of an account. The optional cryptocurrency and rewards components can be disabled at first run and stay disabled.
Read the whole list before you start. Most of the reports that come into the desk about this title turn out to be a step taken out of order.
| Processor | Any 1.6 GHz or faster dual core processor |
|---|---|
| Memory | 4 GB minimum, 8 GB for heavy tab use |
| Storage | 800 MB free |
| Graphics | Any adapter with hardware accelerated rendering support |
| Display | 1280 by 720 or higher |
Aggressive shield settings break a small number of sites, usually payment and banking flows. Use the per site allowance rather than lowering the global setting.
Relay routed private windows are slower by design. Use them deliberately rather than as your default window.
| Title | Brave Browser |
|---|---|
| Developer | Brave Software |
| Version | 1.93.136 |
| Category | Internet & Downloaders |
| Release type | Full version |
| Operating system | Windows 11, Windows 10 (64 bit) |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Interface language | Multilingual |
| Archive size | 144 MB |
| File name | brave_browser_1.93.136_x64.rar |
| Shelf updated | 4 days ago |
| Total downloads | 97,772 |
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