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Brave
Brave Software · US · since 2016-01
Chromium fork that strips Google integrations and ships ad/tracker blocking by default. Tor windows built in. The lowest-friction switch from Chrome that keeps the same compatibility.
Open sourceMPL-2.0Free
Pros
- + Drop-in replacement for Chrome
- + All Chrome extensions work
- + Mobile parity
Cons
- − BAT/crypto opt-in confuses some users
- − Still Chromium (Google web monoculture concern)
- − Past issues with affiliate URL injection (2020)
Highlights
- ▸Default ad/tracker block (Shields)
- ▸Built-in Tor windows
- ▸Fingerprint randomization
Specs at a glance
- License
- MPL-2.0
- Open source
- Yes
- E2EE
- N/A
- Audited
- Not yet
- Self-host
- No
- HQ
- US
- Pricing
- free
- Platforms
- 5 platforms