# Brave Browser

Core engine for the Brave browser for mobile and desktop. For issues https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues

Repository: https://github.com/brave/brave-core
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/brave-browser
Language: C++
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:26:52+00:00
Link (homepage): https://brave.com
Link (site_page): https://brave.com/privacy-features
Link (site_page): https://brave.com/features
Link (site_page): https://brave.com/search
Link (site_page): https://brave.com/search/api

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3218, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3534, forks 1398 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:08.918513+00:00)

## What it is
Brave is a free, open-source web browser built on Chromium with privacy protections enabled by default, including ad and tracker blocking, fingerprinting resistance, and an optional Tor mode. It also ships an independent search engine, VPN, crypto wallet, and BAT rewards system, and is available on desktop and mobile platforms.

## Use cases
- browse the web without ads and trackers
- block youtube ads
- protect against browser fingerprinting
- private browsing with tor
- replace chrome with a privacy-focused browser
- sync bookmarks across devices privately
- search the web without being profiled

## When to choose
- you want ad and tracker blocking built in with no extensions or configuration
- you want a chromium-based browser compatible with chrome extensions but without google background connections
- you need a browser across linux, macos, windows, android, and ios with private sync

## When to avoid
- you rely on deep chrome/google account integration and chrome sync
- you prefer a minimal browser without built-in crypto wallet and rewards features
- your workflow depends on extensions that conflict with aggressive ad blocking

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, security, privacy, search-engine, vpn, cryptography
- domain: privacy, web-development, security, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, rust
- tags: chromium, ad-blocking, anti-fingerprinting, brave-shields, bat-rewards, tor, crypto-wallet, web-browser, search, linux, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- brave/brave-core (main) score 77
- brave/brave-browser (infra) score 95
- brave/browser-laptop (mirror) score 10
- brave/adblock-rust (sdk) score 77
- brave/brave-ios (mirror) score 10
- brave/link-bubble (mirror) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.918513+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:28.444052+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brave/brave-core (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.918513+00:00, sha 7ab3f3c7c0b0)
  - homepage: https://brave.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.660709+00:00, sha 17004eaf017d)
  - site_page: https://brave.com/privacy-features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.670081+00:00, sha 5dd4fe8613f8)
  - site_page: https://brave.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.672654+00:00, sha 5984a3fc0fa9)
  - site_page: https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/documentation/services/llm-context (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.679311+00:00, sha 5d57b5557fcb)
  - site_page: https://brave.com/search (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.674563+00:00, sha 3549c11e6157)
  - site_page: https://brave.com/search/api (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.676638+00:00, sha 6784c32c5503)
  - site_page: https://brave.com/search/api/tools (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.681222+00:00, sha 16c80efbe4b7)
  - site_page: https://brave.com/did-you-know/brave-blocks-youtube-ads (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.682870+00:00, sha 857e50dedc83)
  - site_page: https://brave.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:09.684402+00:00, sha da82eb4bd768)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.