Brave

Brave automatically blocks ads and trackers, making it faster and safer than your current browser. Soon, micropayments and better ads will give users and publishers a better deal. Up to a whopping 60% of page-load time is caused by the underlying ad technology that loads into various places each time you hit a page on your favorite news site. And 20% of this is time spent on loading things that are trying to learn more about you.

• Browse Faster - Brave blocks trackers and intrusive ads that can slow you down on the web.
• Browse Safer - Brave keeps you and your information safer, effectively shielding you from 3rd party tracking and malvertisement.
• Browse Better - With Brave, you can choose whether to see ads that respect your privacy or pay sites directly. Either way, you can feel good about helping fund content creators.

Features

• Brave blocks harmful advertising - There's a new ad game in town. It's called "Malvertising". The latest display ad technology can install malware on your laptop without your knowledge. But not with Brave watching your back.
• Brave redirects sites to HTTPS - We've integrated HTTPS Everywhere into every Brave browser to make sure you are always moving your bits across the safest possible pipe.
• Brave blocks tracking pixels and tracking cookies - Do you ever get that feeling that someone is watching you when you see an ad for something you bought a few days ago? We make sure you aren't being tracked while you shop online and browse your favorite sites.

• Improved performance for browser startup and general UI, especially with a high number of tabs opened. (#13216)
• Added "Include site in Brave Payments" right-click item for history and bookmarks. (#6547)
• Added notification when contribution is pushed back due to minimum 30min browsing time not being met. (#14000)
• Added an option to disable WebRTC. (#13668)
• Added a reminder notification to backup Payments wallet when funds are added for the first time. (#13425)
• Added HSTS fingerprinting mitigation. (#12223)
• Added error under Payments when connection to the ledger server fails. (#13972)
• Fixed performance issues when closing tab towards the beginning of a tab strip. (#14081)
• Fixed bookmark bar staying visible after all bookmarks have been removed. (#14047)
• Fixed crash on macOS when selecting "Share" under the file menu when there's no windows opened. (#13928)
• Fixed several broken cases when adding websites via the publisher toggle button. (#13879)
• Fixed ledger table sort based on contribution percentage. (#13721)
• Fixed active tabs sometimes appearing white and not loading during startup. (#13679)
• Fixed bookmark search. (#13322)
• Fixed background process not correctly terminating when closing Brave after importing data. (#13422)
• Fixed background process not correctly terminating when closing Brave using titlebar after bookmarking. (#13277)
• Fixed PDFs not being added into Payments. (#12792)
• Fixed large balances not being displayed correctly under Payments. (#12220)
• Fixed loading icon being displayed in ad slots where ads have been removed on Marketwatch. (#11730)
• Fixed crash when using "Mute other tabs" with large profiles. (#14058)
• Fixed tabs become unmuted when dragged to a new window. (#13979)
• Fixed unable to open private tab using keyboard shortcut from a PDF tab. (#4024)
• Fixed escape key not closing the add funds dialog under Payments. (#3800)