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 — we don't sell your browsing data.
Everything below is built into the browser. One app, not a stack of them.
BLOCK ADS ON EVERY SITE
Brave Shields stops banner ads, pop-ups, autoplay interruptions, and the 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. It dismisses cookie consent banners too, and it's on from your first tab.
PRIVATE BROWSING THAT BLOCKS TRACKERS
Private mode in most browsers only hides your history from your own phone. Brave blocks the cross-site trackers and fingerprinting scripts that follow you from a shopping page to your social feed, strips tracking codes from links you copy, and turns on Global Privacy Control by default.
SHRED: DELETE ONE SITE'S DATA, NOT ALL OF IT
Clearing browser data usually logs you out of everything. Shred deletes the cookies and storage for one site and leaves your other sessions 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 in the browser, 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 any time.
BRAVE LEO: A FREE AI ASSISTANT
Summarize a long article, translate a page, or draft a reply without leaving the tab. Choose from several AI models. Leo doesn't record your conversations, share them, or use them to train models.
BRAVE NEWS: A FEED WITH NO PROFILE BEHIND IT
Personalize a news feed from hundreds of sources or any RSS feed with Brave News.
FASTER PAGES, LESS MOBILE DATA
Ads and trackers are most of what a modern page downloads. Blocking them means fewer requests, less data and less battery drain. We rebuilt Brave's ad blocking engine to use 75% less memory, so it stays responsive with many tabs open.
MAKE BRAVE YOUR DEFAULT BROWSER
Open Settings, scroll to Brave, choose Default Browser App. Every link you tap — from Mail, Messages or any app — opens with ad and tracker blocking already on.
WHAT'S FREE AND WHAT ISN'T
Free: the browser, ad and tracker blocking, Shred, Brave Search, Brave Leo, Brave News, Sync and night mode.
Subscriptions:
- Brave Firewall + VPN encrypts your whole device, not just browser traffic, with a kill switch and smart proxy.
- Brave Leo Premium unlocks more capable AI models.
- Brave Origin: The streamlined, minimalist browser that gives you Brave's industry-leading privacy and ad-blocking, with none of the extras.
One-time purchase: Brave Origin, an ultra-minimalist build of Brave — no AI, no crypto, nothing but the web. One purchase covers all your devices.
Also inside: encrypted Sync, a self-custody Brave Wallet (off by default), night mode, voice search, password autofill, custom app icons, and bookmark import from Safari or Chrome.
OPEN SOURCE
Brave is open source, so anyone can audit what the browser does. Read what we collect at https://brave.com/privacy/
Our mission is to protect your privacy online by building a fast, private browser — while growing a fairer revenue model for creators.
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Brave.com · Support: https://brave.com/support
Terms of Use: https://brave.com/terms-of-use/
Privacy Policy: https://brave.com/privacy/
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS
Price may vary by location. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account. Firewall + VPN and Leo Premium are offered monthly and annually, and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. Free trials may be used once; any unused portion is forfeited on purchase.
So the past couple of days or so suddenly I cannot open my browser. Brave is my default browser and any time I click the icon it acts like it’s going to open it flashes up and then disappears like nothing ever happened. When I tried to click support here it tried to take me to my browser and exact same thing happened. I’ve shut my phone down and turned back on still happens, I even just updated my phone and it’s still happening. Can anyone please tell me what’s going on and how to fix this please? Thanks Now I see other people with this same problem and one answer was to update to 1.51 but mine is already updated to that and this is still happening. Please help or I’m going to have to change all of my settings and everything that makes brave my default browser because it’s just closing things out and I need to be snide to get the internet. Please help. Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼I wrote something a few days ago. Now I see a lot more reviews saying this same thing that it won’t open at all. The problem is besides the obvious….. I have a lot of passwords stored in my brave settings and now not only can’t I use my regular browser, but I’m unable to get into any of the websites who’s passwords I’ve stored in brave. This is beginning to become a much bigger problem and I would think that by now with so many others in this same situation that there would be some sort of solution posted by now. Please help. I feel like my life is on hold until this gets resolved. Thank you
Best browser I’ve ever used
Zonreo
I have spent years flip flopping between Safari and Chrome. I’ve never been truly happy with either. I tried Firefox Focus and was disappointed by the lack of features and the number of ads I was still seeing. I figured if Mozilla couldn’t manage good ad blocking with a barebones app specialized for the purpose, ad blocking had to just be a pipe dream on mobile, so my expectations for Brave were not very high. I am pleased to say that Brave has thoroughly impressed me. Brave delivers a clean, stable, and snappy browsing experience unlike anything I’ve experienced with other browsers, along with the perfect amount of features and controls. The only ads I’ve seen in Brave are the ones by Brave, which are so unobtrusive and easily dismissed that I almost forget they are there, and even those can be turned off without a fuss for a totally ad-free experience. Excellent app. Definitely recommend.One suggestion: I would love to see the “clear data” function be accessible in the “…” menu, so I can clear my data and history with 2-3 taps instead of 5 taps and scrolling (I counted). This is a feature made easily accessible in browsers like Firefox Focus and DuckDuckGo, and being a privacy focused browser, it is strange that Brave does not offer similar ease of access to this function. I don’t think it needs to be front-and-center with a dedicated button on the main interface like in DuckDuckGo or Firefox Focus, but it shouldn’t be buried 3 menus deep either.
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, we appreciate your support for Brave and your participation in building a better web for everyone! If you have a feature you'd like to see implemented in the browser, please leave us a Feature request on our Community website. Please see https://community.brave.com/t/user-voting-in-feature-requests-now-available-please-read/210616.
Excellent Private Browser
SRDII
It’s an extremely fast and private browser. I love the AI built into the search engine which makes things very easy to look up. I love the different wallpapers that come up every single time I open up a new tab. Very colorful and inviting. Very user-friendly interface. I use it across my phones and laptops. Built-in password protection is really nice. It does offer a VPN for $9.99 a month but since it’s only built into the browser and can’t be used for other services like streaming, I don’t know how much value that would be for the price, since there are other VPNs for the same price that cover all the bases. But It’s very fast and responsive. Way faster than Google or Safari. I noticed when I searched something in this engine it doesn’t appear on my socials in advertisement so I know it’s working. My only thing that I noticed is when I’m looking up stores/places of business in my area, (I obviously have to enter exactly where I’m looking bc it doesn’t track your location) clicking on the place of business doesn’t bring up photos or reviews or too much details. So sometimes I have to go to Safari if I wanna check out a venue and see photos. Not sure if maybe it’s just user error, and there’s a way to see that so I’m gonna give it five stars regardless. Overall it’s an excellent app. It’s my main browser. Keep up the great work guys!
Http compatibility and missing video player
deyenda
Issue 1: Http compatibility: On the iOS mobile browser version of Brave, there’s a function that lets you enable or disable a forced switch from http to the more secure https Protocol. However, the function that lets you disable it doesn't work. Even if you slide to have it disabled, webpages are still forcefully redirected to use https. The issue is that some websites are http only and will not function without that protocol. Even if shields in general are turned off, webpages still redirect to using https. It would be nice if the function to disable the switch was worked upon, or if a reason for why it can’t work is stated. I could accept if it’s just an iOS thing that nothing can be done about on Brave’s end. Issue 2: Missing video player: Some video players are completely missing when trying to play a video through the Brave browser. There’s just a black square where the player should be. To check whether it was a website issue or a Brave issue, I tested it by going to the exact same website and watching the same exact video through Brave, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It worked on both chrome and Firefox, but not with Brave. I then turned off the shields to see if it work work then. Still a black square. I don’t know all too much about web development or what the specifics are, but I know that I love using Brave, and would love to see this issue resolved, if possible. Thank you!
In this release:
- Tab tray improvements
- Other enhancements, stability improvements, and security updates
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
Version 1.95
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The developer, Brave Software, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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