Brave (web browser)
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| Development status | Active | ||||
| Written in | C , JavaScript , C++ | ||||
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | ||||
| Engine | Blink | ||||
| Type | Web browser | ||||
| License | Mozilla Public License, version 2 | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Android | 1.9.58 / November 2, 2016 |
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| iOS | 1.3.1 / February 14, 2017 |
| Windows, macOS, Linux (Dev) | 0.14.1 / March 31, 2017 |
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Brave is a free and open-sourceweb browser based on the Chromium web browser and its Blink engine, announced by the co-founder of the Mozilla Project, Brendan Eich. It claims to block website trackers and remove intrusive Internet advertisements. The browser also claims to improve online privacy by sharing less data with advertising customers. As of 2016, it is currently in beta testing for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Brave is developed by Brave Software which was founded on May 28, 2015, by Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy. Brave was first announced by co-founder Brendan Eich on January 20, 2016 with the stated goal of providing an alternative to the widely adopted system of providing free content to end users supported by advertising revenue that is employed by many content creators and publishers on the World Wide Web.
Eich sees the Web as facing a "primal threat" consisting of a growing conflict between advertisers and users—advertisers who have incentives to collect and store detailed and often very personal information about web users in order to deliver more effective advertisements, and users who are increasingly averse to the collection of their personal information.
Critics have generally responded positively to the release of the beta version, stating that the browser "is competitive with and in some cases [outperforms] mature browsers in some benchmarks." An older version (0.7) was categorized as "mighty primitive". Others have stated that Brave is "very fast" with "quirks."
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