Brave

Brave is a free, open-source web browser designed to put user privacy and performance first. Built on the Chromium web core, it offers a familiar experience but with significant enhancements. Brave's core feature, Brave Shields, automatically blocks invasive ads, trackers, browser fingerprinting, and annoying cookie consent pop-ups right out of the box, leading to webpages that load up to 3-6 times faster while saving mobile data and battery life. Beyond ad-blocking, Brave is a comprehensive suite of privacy tools. It includes Brave Search, an independent and private search engine that doesn't track or profile its users, serving results from its own index. For enhanced security across your entire device, Brave offers a premium Firewall + VPN service that encrypts your connection on any app, not just the browser. A key feature is Leo, Brave's built-in AI assistant. Leo can summarize webpages or videos, answer questions, translate languages, and help generate content directly within the browser sidebar, providing a powerful productivity boost without compromising privacy. For those interested in Web3, Brave includes Brave Wallet, a secure crypto wallet, and an optional Brave Rewards program. Users can choose to view privacy-respecting ads and earn the Basic Attention Token (BAT), which can be used to tip content creators or stored like any other digital asset.