Brave is a fast, private web browser that blocks ads and trackers on every site, automatically. No settings to change, no extensions to install.
Over 125 million people browse with Brave. It's free, open source, and independent. Brave is privacy-first and we don't sell your browsing data.
🛡️ BLOCK ADS ON EVERY SITE Brave Shields is a built-in ad blocker that stops banner ads, pop-ups, autoplay interruptions, and ads that play before and during videos. Same on news sites, shopping sites, forums, and video pages: no per-site setup, no ad blocker extension to install. It dismisses cookie consent banners, too.
🕵️ PRIVATE BROWSING THAT BLOCKS TRACKERS Incognito mode only hides history from your own phone. Brave goes further: it blocks cross-site trackers and fingerprinting scripts that follow you, strips tracking codes from links you copy, and turns on Global Privacy Control by default.
📱 BUILT FOR HOW YOU USE A PHONE Move the address bar to the bottom for one-handed browsing Pin your most-used sites to the new tab page Add a toolbar shortcut to any feature you use most Optimised layouts for Android tablets and foldables Import bookmarks and passwords from Chrome or any other browser
🎛️ MEDIA CONTROLS Enjoy seamless media with background play and lock screen controls. Block unwanted video content and stream DRM-protected sites with built-in Widevine support.
🧹 SHRED: DELETE ONE SITE'S DATA, NOT ALL OF IT Clearing browser data usually logs you out of everything at once. Shred deletes cookies and storage for one site while leaving every other session intact. Set Auto Shred to run whenever you close a tab.
🔎 BRAVE SEARCH: A PRIVATE SEARCH ENGINE, BUILT IN Brave Search is the default search engine, running on its own independent index, not resold results from Google or Bing. It doesn't profile you or log your searches. Ask Brave puts search results and AI answers in one place. Switch search engines in two taps anytime.
🤖 BRAVE LEO: A FREE AI ASSISTANT & CHATBOT Ask questions, summarise long articles, translate pages, or draft replies all within the same browser. Attach a PDF and Leo will summarise it. Choose from several free AI models. Leo doesn't record, share, or train models on your conversations.
📰 BRAVE NEWS: A FEED WITH NO PROFILE BEHIND IT Personalise news from hundreds of sources or an RSS feed. Brave News lives on device, so your reading habits stay private.
⚡ FASTER PAGES, LESS MOBILE DATA Ads and trackers are most of what a modern page downloads. Blocking them means mobile data savings and less battery drain, noticeably so on slow connections and older phones. We rebuilt Brave's ad blocking engine to use 75% less memory.
⭐ MAKE BRAVE YOUR DEFAULT BROWSER Set Brave as your default in Android Settings, and every link you tap (from email, messages, or any app) opens with ad and tracker blocking already on.
💳 WHAT'S FREE AND WHAT ISN'T Free: Web browser Ad and tracker blocking Shred Brave Search Brave Leo (select LLM models are free) Brave News Sync Night mode Brave Rewards
Paid: Brave Firewall + VPN encrypts your whole device, not just browser traffic Brave Leo Premium unlocks more capable AI models Brave Origin: The minimalist browser with Brave's industry-leading privacy, ad-blocking & speed, and easy settings to manage (or remove) extra features
🔓 YOU CAN CHECK OUR WORK Brave is open source, so anyone can audit what the browser actually does. Read what we collect, and why, at https://brave.com/privacy/
Also inside: encrypted Sync a self-custody Brave Wallet (off by default) night mode script blocking HTTPS by Default
Our mission is to protect your privacy online by building a fast, private browser while growing a fairer revenue model for creators.
Fast internet with AI, Adblock & VPN. Search on a safe, incognito search engine.
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27 Oct 2026
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Excellent browser. Cuts out all the sales nonsense and gives me actual information, the way browsers once did. When I want to buy something especially in another country, I have to go back to Chrome because that is only about selling and will find shopping information for any country. If Brave could add a shopping search as an additional button and by country, I'd never use Chrome again. But I don't want the shopping integrated. I like Brave being a proper browser.
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15 July 2026
Brave is an excellent browser, it does a fantastic job of blocking ads so far I have only seen one website that still had ads. However I primarily use Brave to watch YouTube and every time I change to full screen the video has become more and more off center to the point that half the video can't be seen. I can no longer exit full screen, press the play/pause button as well as the settings button. edit: I have found a solution that isn't perfect but works.
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29 June 2026
I've used quite a few different browsers over the years, but I really like the fact that I don't have to see any unnecessary stuff that I don't want. it always annoyed me in Chrome when it would keep suggesting and showing me websites that I had zero interest in, no matter how many times I "added my interests". Brave starts up on a page that just has a cool picture and a search bar. Then I can just find what I want. I also really like the privacy focused nature of it.
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What's new
In this release we: - Made further improvements to video playback. - Made several general stability improvements. - Upgraded to Chromium 155. Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.