Brave 1.64.113 (Chromium 123.0.6312.86)
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Looking for a web browser that’s lightning-fast, secure, and protects your privacy? Look no further than Brave Browser! A free, open-source browser that offers a whole host of features to make your browsing experience better.

Brave has a high emphasis on Security and Performance. With a minimalist, modern design Brave Web Browser offers high speeds, one of the best ad-blocking features on the market, and gives you rewards in return if you wish to see ads.

You can also enjoy the same high performance and features on your Android and iOS with the Brave Mobile App.

Download Brave browser’s latest version for Windows PC. This Brave setup will work for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, & Windows Vista, operating systems.

Why Choose Brave Browser?

• Speed & Security: Brave is known for its blazing-fast browsing speeds and built-in security features. It blocks ads and trackers by default, which helps to improve page load times and protect you from malware, phishing scams, and other online threats. Ensuring that you browse the internet safely.
• Privacy Focused: Brave prioritizes user privacy. It doesn’t track your browsing history or sell your data to advertisers. You can also browse privately using Brave’s Private Mode and Brave’s Private Mode with Tor.
• Rewards Program: Brave rewards you for watching privacy-respecting ads. You can earn tokens (BAT) which you can use to tip your favorite creators or websites or hold onto them for potential future value.

Here’s a detailed list of features that Brave offers to its users:

Brave Key Features

• Speed & Security:
  • Blocks ads and trackers for faster loading times and improved privacy
  • Protects against malware, phishing, and other online threats
  • HTTPS Everywhere encrypts your data traffic for added security
• Privacy:
  • Doesn’t track your browsing history or sell your data
  • Built-in incognito mode for private browsing
  • Tor integration for anonymous browsing (on desktop only)
  • Built-in Brave VPN and Firewall feature (available via Brave Premium)
• Rewards:
  • Earn BAT tokens for viewing privacy-respecting ads
  • Tip your favorite creators or websites with BAT
• Customization:
  • Clean, minimalistic design and beautiful interface.
  • Customizable toolbar and bookmarks bar.
  • A wide selection of themes and extensions available in the Brave Add-ons store
• Cross-platform:
  • Available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS
  • Sync your bookmarks, passwords, and browsing history across all your devices

Enhanced Security:

Brave’s prime focus is to deliver security. It has additional firewall security whose main purpose is to protect the user. Users are protected from modern online threats such as malware, and tracking algorithms.

Unlike other companies, brave doesn’t retain any information on their servers that is attained through their user’s activities. This will also ensure that third parties don’t get access to your data.

Brave will block anything that seems to threaten your security making you worry-free as far as your online security is concerned. A few of the steps that the utilities and tools take are:

• For additional security, Brave will upgrade the user’s existing connection automatically to the HTPPS  protocol.
• Plug-ins that seem to violate any security are stopped from functioning.
• Harmful advertising (Ads that install unwanted software/malware) is blocked.
• Tracking cookies are also blocked by Brave.
• Extensions that Brave supports include WebTorrent, PDF JS, and Bitwarden.

User-friendly Navigation:

The platform is kept simple and easy to use with a compact layout. All the features are one or two clicks away from the homepage.

The built-in ad-blocker that’s activated by default can be turned off by a click on the Lion’s Head in the search bar. Similarly, the BAT rewards can be accessed with a single click as well.

Users can open private tabs, in addition to Tor windows. The UI is very similar to how users can relate it to Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. To get insights into the browser’s performance,  a “shield icon” is present.

It displays important metrics that include a number of advertisements and scripts that Brave has blocked.

Easily Customizable:

Brave gives its user’s liberty to customize their browser according to their own taste. Users can switch between light and dark modes, or let the browser automatically identify according to the Windows theme.

The toolbar can be customized letting users add/remove buttons(home, Brave rewards). Brave users can also opt for a wide search bar, bookmarks bar, font size, and font type.

Extensions:

As Brave is a Chromium-based web browser, all extensions on the Chrome web store can be added to your Brave browser.

Similarly, users can also add from the thousands of excellent themes available published by Chrome and sorted as well.

Developer mode is also provided where users are able to update, load unpacked, or pack extensions as well. 3 extensions are provided by default in the browser that are:

• WebTorrent: The extension displays torrents (torrent files/magnet links) directly in the browser by using WebTorrent.
• Hangouts: Users can share screens and other features in the browser by using Hangout Components.
• IPFS Companion: To understand IPFS in a single line, it behaves similarly to a torrent. A torrent lets users receive content, but IPFS will let them host the content as well.

The first two are enabled by default as IPFS is still not popular among common users

How to Download and Install Brave Browser?

Download Brave Browser today and experience the web the way it’s meant to be: fast, secure, and private. It’s completely free to use, and you can import your bookmarks and settings from your current browser during the setup process. The installation process is straightforward, here’s what you need to do:

Step 1: Download the Brave Browser setup installer by clicking on Free Download at the top of this page and launch it.

Step 2: Now you can sit back and relax while the setup downloads and installs the latest version of Brave for you.

Step 3: Once the download is complete, Brave will greet you with its launch screen where you can set it up and import bookmarks, etc.

Brave Tor Mode

A Tor tab works with a higher level of anonymity as Brave now can’t connect directly to the website the user is visiting. Instead, it works the way a Tor browser operates.

The volunteer-run Tor network can be understood as 3 computers being involved between every web request.

Anonymity is maintained through this chain where one computer works for the incoming connection, and one for the going, while these 2 are unable to connect directly.

The intermediate computer allows this anonymity to be maintained.

• Browser performance

With Tor, it’s possible for users to experience a slow connection. This is due to the involvement of a lot of relays for each respective request which makes the connection bound to slow down. Users can also be asked to prove themselves as humans.

• Anonymity – Not Guaranteed

Tor protects you and your requests for anonymity and it seems no one is able to track them. Employers can only know you have requested a Tor network besides knowing the actual request. This being said, you’re still not fully anonymous.

Tor/Brave can’t guarantee that your device is being monitored. Your employer can keep a track of what you do on your computer even if you use the Private Tor Window. Pre-installed monitors on devices can’t guarantee your anonymity.

How To Update Brave?

The process to manually initiate an update for Brave is similar to other browsers, all you need to do is follow these short instructions below:

Step 1: Click the three bars icon in the top right corner of Brave, hover on Help, and select About Brave from the drop-down menu.

Step 2: If there is any available update then Brave will download it and prompt you to restart to install it via the Relaunch button otherwise it will state “Brave is up to date“.

Brave Vs Google Chrome

Conflicted between using Brave or Chrome? We don’t blame you as they’re both great browsers each with their own strong suites. With that out of the way here’s a quick breakdown on what each browser specializes in.

Privacy: Brave is the clear winner here. It has built-in ad and tracker blocking, making your browsing experience more private. Chrome offers some privacy features, but you’d need extensions to achieve similar protection to Brave.

Performance: Brave uses less RAM and CPU than Chrome because of the ad blocking. This can lead to faster browsing, especially on older computers and mobile devices.

Security: Both browsers are secure, but Brave’s focus on privacy might give some users a slight edge.

Extensions: Both Chrome and Brave use the Chromium engine, so they’re compatible with most Chrome extensions.

Customization: Both browsers offer a similar level of customization.

Downsides of Brave: Benchmarks show Chrome sometimes performs better in speed tests. Since Brave is Chromium-based, it inherits some of Google’s influence, though to a lesser extent.

Overall: If you prioritize privacy and performance, Brave is a great choice. Chrome is still a fantastic browser, especially if you’re heavily invested in Google services and extensions.

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