Brave Browser

The Private Browser with a Built-in AI Assistant

Freemium

Description

Brave Browser is designed to enhance user privacy and speed by automatically blocking third-party ads, trackers, and unwanted cookies across all websites, including video platforms like YouTube. This ad-blocking functionality leads to significantly faster page load times, typically 3x to 6x faster than other browsers, conserving data usage and battery life. The browser prioritizes security with features like default HTTPS upgrades, protection against browser fingerprinting, and Global Privacy Control to prevent data selling.

Integrated directly into the browser is Leo AI, an artificial intelligence assistant capable of providing answers, generating content, summarizing webpages, and more without leaving the current tab. Brave also features its own private search engine, Brave Search, which uses an independent web index and incorporates an AI answer engine to provide direct responses while ensuring user queries are not profiled or tracked. While the core browser is free, Brave offers optional premium services like a Firewall + VPN for device-wide encryption.

Key Features

Ad & Tracker Blocking: Blocks third-party ads, video ads, search ads, social media ads, tracking scripts, and cookie consent notices by default.
Leo AI Assistant: Integrated AI for answers, content generation, and summarization directly in the browser sidebar.
Brave Search: Private, independent search engine with AI-powered answers and no user profiling.
Enhanced Privacy Shields: Protects against tracking, browser fingerprinting, and offers default Global Privacy Control.
Speed & Performance Boost: Loads webpages 3x-6x faster by blocking unwanted content, saving data and battery life.
Built-in Security: Upgrades connections to secure HTTPS automatically.
Firewall + VPN (Optional Paid Feature): Encrypts and protects all internet traffic on the entire device, across all apps.
Brave Rewards (Optional): Allows users to earn Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing optional, privacy-respecting ads.

Use Cases

Browsing the web privately and securely without intrusive ads.
Blocking online advertisements and tracking scripts automatically.
Using an integrated AI assistant for quick answers and content generation.
Searching the web privately without user profiling.
Improving webpage loading speed and reducing data consumption.
Securing all internet connections on a device with a VPN.
Earning rewards for viewing privacy-respecting advertisements.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Brave Browser safe?

Yes, Brave is considered one of the safest browsers. It blocks privacy-invasive ads & trackers, third-party data storage, protects from browser fingerprinting, upgrades connections to HTTPS, and is built on the open-source Chromium core vetted by many security researchers.

Does Brave have a VPN?

Yes, Brave offers a Firewall + VPN service that protects everything you do online on your entire device, even outside the Brave Browser. A single subscription covers up to 5 devices.

Does Brave block YouTube ads?

Yes, the Brave browser blocks ads on video sites like YouTube, including on-page, pre-roll, mid-roll, and end-card ads, providing a cleaner and faster viewing experience.

What is the Brave Search engine?

Brave Search is a private, independent search engine with its own web index. It offers features like an AI-answer engine and does not profile users or collect personal data.

Who owns Brave?

Brave Browser, Brave Search, and their features are made by Brave Software Inc, an independent, privately-held company not beholden to other tech companies.