Brave Browser is a lightning-fast, secure web browser that stands out from the competition with its focus on privacy, security, and speed. With features like HTTPS Everywhere and built-in tracker blocking, Brave keeps your online activities safe from prying eyes. Brave is one of the safest browsers on the market today. It blocks third-party data storage. It protects from browser fingerprinting. And it does all this by default.
Speed - Brave is built on Chromium, the same technology that powers Google Chrome, and is optimized for speed, providing a fast and responsive browsing experience.
Brave Browser also features Brave Rewards, a system that rewards users with Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing opt-in ads. This innovative system provides an alternative revenue model for content creators and a way to support the Brave community.
Brave 1.86.139 changelog:
Web3
- Added support for Zcash Testnet. (#50116)
- Updated UI for the “Cancel Transaction” confirmation panel. (#49719)
- Fixed macOS issue where switching apps using “Cmd + Tab” closed the wallet panel. (#50976)
- Fixed incorrect Cardano account being shown on the “Buy Crypto” screen. (#50790)
Leo
- Added support for rich results from Brave Search. (#50812)
- Added several new premium models in Brave Leo. (#49218)
- Replaced “Llama 3.1 8b” with “Qwen 14B” in the recommended model list. (#50958)
- Fixed list numbers not being displayed correctly in Brave Leo responses. (#50467)
General
- Added an “ask” keyword shortcut for “Ask Brave Search” in the URL bar. (#49179)
- Added “Always hide tab close button” setting under brave://settings/appearance. (#25077)
- Improved rounded corners on macOS. (#51057 & #49755)
- Improved display of sidebar on mouseover when rounded corners are enabled. (#50490)
- Increased the maximum number of top site tiles on the New Tab Page from 48 to 120. (#50468)
- Updated vertical tab strip to expand on mouseover when Brave is not in focus. (#50838)
- Fixed collapsed tab groups being expanded when moving via drag and drop. (#50898)
- Fixed inability to disable hidden lists in brave://settings/shields/filters. (#49207)
- Upgraded Chromium to 144.0.7559.59. (#51836)
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