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29 lines
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title: "Brave"
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category: "Web browsers"
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tagline: "A Chromium-based browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box."
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source: "Flathub"
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package: "com.brave.Browser"
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replaces: ["Google Chrome", "Microsoft Edge"]
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website: "https://brave.com/"
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code: "https://github.com/brave/brave-browser"
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---
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## What it is
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Brave is a web browser built on Chromium with privacy features added on top. Its built-in Shields block ads, trackers and fingerprinting by default, and it includes a private window that routes through Tor, its own search engine, and an optional AI assistant.
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Because it's Chromium underneath, Chrome extensions install from the Chrome Web Store and sites built for Chrome work as expected.
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## Why it's here
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- **Blocking without setup.** Ads and trackers are blocked from the first page you open.
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- **Chrome-compatible.** Web apps, video calls and extensions behave as they do in Chrome.
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- **Tor when you need it.** A private window with Tor is one menu item away.
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## On CoreDesktop
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CoreDesktop installs Brave as a Flatpak from Flathub. Open it from the app grid. Helium is CoreDesktop's default browser; to make Brave the default instead, pick it in **Settings › Apps › Default Apps**.
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The sandboxed AI agents can't read your Brave profile. `update` keeps Brave current along with your other Flatpaks.
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