Security & privacy
Brave is a Chromium-based browser with built-in controls for blocking advertisements and common web trackers. It includes ad blocking, tracker controls, and tabbed browsing. It is aimed at users who want integrated blocking controls in a familiar browser.
Users who want integrated blocking controls in a familiar browser
Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts. Optional paid services have terms separate from the free browser.
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The application is distributed under MPL-2.0. The listed desktop or mobile software can be used on an ongoing basis without a software subscription. Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts.
MPL-2.0; Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts.
The $0 price applies to the listed open source application. Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts.
Brings ad blocking and tracker controls into the same workflow.
Review the browser's shields on a familiar site, adjust any site-specific exceptions, and check which optional services you actually want enabled.
Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts.
Optional paid services have terms separate from the free browser.
Brave fits users who want integrated blocking controls in a familiar browser. Review the browser's shields on a familiar site, adjust any site-specific exceptions, and check which optional services you actually want enabled.
Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts. Optional paid services have terms separate from the free browser. Match the configuration to your needs, and keep recoverable copies of important settings or keys.
The application is distributed under MPL-2.0. The listed desktop or mobile software can be used on an ongoing basis without a software subscription. Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts.
Yes. Brave includes ad blocking. Review the browser's shields on a familiar site, adjust any site-specific exceptions, and check which optional services you actually want enabled.
Blocking can disrupt sites that depend on advertising or third-party scripts.
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Tor Browser routes browsing through the Tor network and includes privacy-oriented browser protections, helping users reduce tracking, reach onion services, and access websites through a network of volunteer-operated relays rather than a direct connection.
Pi-hole is a self-hosted DNS filtering service that blocks selected domains for devices using it as their resolver, with query logs, allowlists, blocklists, and a dashboard for managing filtering across a local network.
AdGuard Home is a self-hosted DNS server that filters advertising and tracking domains for a network, offering per-client controls, query logs, and support for encrypted DNS connections through a browser-based administration interface.
Firefox is a web browser with configurable privacy controls and an independent browser engine. It includes tabbed browsing, tracking protection, and extension support. It is aimed at web users who want a customizable browser with privacy settings.
