#BRAVE BROWSER REVIEW INSTALL#

A bit different but certainly no big deal.

There is no separate search dialogue box, which typically displays in the center of most browsers’ home pages, all searches being directed from within the address bar. To compensate somewhat there is a provision to pin links to favorite (most often visited) websites on the home page, which is definitely a plus. The good news is that, if you’re of the same mind as me and have no use for all those extraneous items, they can easily be removed via the Customize link toward the bottom right of the page:Īs you can see, there is no bookmark sidebar and the way in which bookmarks are handled is clumsy, as is the case with all Chromium-based browsers. With a fancy background image that changes frequently and lots of graphics, it is a bit of a shock if you’re used to the simplicity of (say) Chrome or Edge. However, when the browser’s home page opened, I was surprised to see how busy it is. This pretty much automates the importation functions and simplifies transitioning to Brave no end. On the first run after installation, Brave prompts the user to import various aspects – including bookmarks, passwords, and extensions – from a variety of popular browsers. Please read: Which Browser is the Most Private.In this article, I’m going to explain various features/options when setting up and working with the Brave browser and deliver a final verdict. Brave is known to be the most private of the mainstream browsers incorporating a native ad-blocker, anti-tracking protections, and even fingerprinting prevention.

#BRAVE BROWSER REVIEW INSTALL#

If you’d like to try Brave 1.0, you can download it from Brave’s website.ĭo you use Brave? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments below.Recent comments from a regular DCT reader prompted me to install and take a closer look at the Brave browser. The browser is available for all major platforms, including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux. Of course, these speed differences rely heavily on browser extensions, web content, and a variety of other factors.īrave currently enjoys 8.7 million monthly active users. According to the company behind the browser, Brave saves “an average of 27 seconds per page load against Chrome on macOS and 22 seconds per page against Firefox.” These benchmarks are provided by the developers themselves and should be taken with a grain of salt, but Brave aims to use less memory and system resources than other browsers by blocking content and trackers. Instead, Brave uses a blockchain-based method of revenue generation called “Basic Attention Tokens.” These tokens allow users to support websites of their choice by showing some “privacy-respecting ads.” This revenue generation scheme is fully anonymous and is entirely optional, and the ads shown through Brave are not chosen based on website trackers, browsing history, or “fingerprinting.” (Other ad schemes, like Google’s AdSense, rely on one or more of these methods to choose relevant ads.)īrave has been praised for its speed and good built-in tracker-blocking features.

Brave 1.0 is now available for download.īrave is a Chromium-based browser with an emphasis on personal privacy and thwarting the traditional advertising model used all around the Web. After four years of development, the Brave browser is finally out of beta.

Brave browser review