Brave Browser 1.89.132

Brave Browser: Fast, secure, privacy-first browsing with tracker blocking, anti-fingerprinting, and rewards via BAT for opt-in ads.

Razvan Serea News Reporter Neowin · Apr 10, 2026 03:18 EDT with 1 comment

Brave Browser

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.

SlimBrave Neo takes all the good things about Brave and makes them even better by keeping everything clean, light, and privacy-focused. It removes the extra clutter, turns off features you might not need, and cuts down on anything that could slow you down or collect unnecessary data. Because it relies on simple settings and policies instead of modifying the browser itself, you still get full Brave compatibility—just in a smoother, lighter, and more privacy-friendly package.

Brave Browser 1.89.132 changelog:

Web3

Added an “Unshield funds” button on the token menu. (#53718)
Updated “Swap” and “Bridge” token selection with dynamic routing. (#52895)
Updated wallet to disallow import of invalid private keys. (#52009)
Removed Brave Wallet feature flag brave://flags/#native-brave-wallet. (#52932)
Fixed dynamic token background not updating when changing token in “Send” screen. (#53413)

Leo

Added “Brave Ocelot” summarization model. (#52788)
Added the ability to search Leo conversations. (#51299)
Added support for tab focus when using custom models. (#53156)
Added support for inline search results in Leo chat responses. (#52379)
Added chart creation ability to the code execution tool. (#51898)
Improved Leo performance and responsiveness during periods of high CPU usage. (#52934)
Updated default model list for Brave Leo. (#52904)
Fixed crash which occurred when Brave Leo was not enabled. (#53438)
Fixed rendering of Leo in side panel when using a right-to-left locale. (#52863)
Fixed “Open link in…” items within right click context menu not working for Leo citations and sources. (#52616)

General

Added support for “Scrollable horizontal tab strip” with brave://flags/#brave-scrollable-tab-strip. (#52045)
Enabled immersive fullscreen feature on macOS. (#53601)
Increased default number of top site tiles displayed on the New Tab Page from 6 to 7. (#53408)
Updated design for the “Delete Browsing Data” dialog. (#52296)
Updated header design for side panels. (#53165 & #47881)
Removed hostname caching for Brave VPN. (#45434)
Removed known Salesforce tracking parameters “sfmc_id” and “sfmc_activityid” from URLs. (#53345)
Removed unnecessary vertical tab layout when state is toggled. (#52867)
Fixed crash which occurred when toggling “Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A)” in certain cases. (#53294)
Fixed inactive state for several icons on macOS. (#53109)
Fixed tab icon flickering when vertical tabs animate for state changes. (#51923)
Fixed inability to add or edit sidebar entries in certain cases on Linux. (#50967 & #49174)
Upgraded Chromium to 147.0.7727.56. (#54291)