Brave Browser for Mac
Secure, Open-Source browser.
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Brave Browser overview
Brave automatically blocks ads and trackers, making it faster and safer than your current browser. Soon, micropayments and better ads will give users and publishers a better deal. Up to a whopping 60% of page-load time is caused by the underlying ad technology that loads into various places each time you hit a page on your favorite news site. And 20% of this is time spent on loading things that are trying to learn more about you.
- Browse Faster - Brave blocks trackers and intrusive ads that can slow you down on the web.
- Browse Safer - Brave keeps you and your information safer, effectively shielding you from 3rd party tracking and malvertisement.
- Browse Better - With Brave, you can choose whether to see ads that respect your privacy or pay sites directly. Either way, you can feel good about helping fund content creators.
Features
- Brave blocks harmful advertising - There's a new ad game in town. It's called "Malvertising". The latest display ad technology can install malware on your laptop without your knowledge. But not with Brave watching your back.
- Brave redirects sites to HTTPS - We've integrated HTTPS Everywhere into every Brave browser to make sure you are always moving your bits across the safest possible pipe.
- Brave blocks tracking pixels and tracking cookies - Do you ever get that feeling that someone is watching you when you see an ad for something you bought a few days ago? We make sure you aren't being tracked while you shop online and browse your favorite sites.
What’s new in version 136.1.78.94
Web3
- Fixed issue when importing Filecoin accounts from Ledger Hardware Wallet. (#45650)
- Fixed missing header for BTC and Zcash on the "Deposit" screen. (#41315)
Leo
Rewards
General
- Added brave://settings/accessibility page. (#15844)
- [Security] Re-encoded images fetched for Brave News. (#40620)
- Re-enabled Scroll To Text Fragment. (#44265)
- Improved autocomplete suggestion matching for bookmarks. (#44374)
- Improved how the "On mouseover" setting for sidebar works with split view tabs. (#43848)
- Disabled WebTorrent by default for new installs. (#44303)
- Removed "Set Brave as your default browser" from the hamburger menu. (#42307)
- Removed "Don't warn me about this site again" on interstitial pages when using a Private Window. (#44216)
- Removed known tracking parameter "ck_subscriber_id" from certain URLs. (#44341)
- Removed non-localized "Applications" string from macOS DMG installer. (#43881)
- Fixed crash which occurred when importing browser settings from Microsoft Edge in certain cases. (#45603)
- Fixed crash which occurred in certain cases when visiting Google Suite pages while certain extensions are being used. (#45109)
- Fixed navigation-set cookies on HTTP redirect not being queued for deletion if "Forget me when I close this site" is enabled. (#44368)
- Fixed issue where brave://settings/content/all did not display all sites. (#45036)
- Fixed flicker effect when clicking out of the search widget on the New Tab Page. (#44220)
- Fixed issue where some unloaded tabs were not distinguishable from loaded tabs. (#36720)
- Fixed "Esc" key closing Private Window instead of displaying warning message. (#25768)
- Upgraded Chromium to 136.0.7103.60. (#45767) (Changelog for 136.0.7103.60)
Brave Browser for Mac
Free
In English
Version 136.1.78.94
What users say about Brave Browser
Features: 1.0
Used to work okay. Since about a month, this junk has randomly lost compatibility with MetaMask (and, I presume, other Web3-based wallets). My understanding is that the muppets at Brave have decided that their wallet, which isn't supported elsewhere / in other browsers, should replace MetaMask and other universally-supported wallets. Reminds Me of Microsoft ca. 2000.
Other user ratings:
Value | 1.0
Ease of use | 1.0
Reliability | 1.0
Customer support | 1.0
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User Ratings
Jan 28 2025
Version: 132.1.74.50
Somehow... The Intel x86 version is downloading! If that's what you want, then fine. But it's not what M-series Mac users want! Please fix this MU. Universal version please.
Jan 25 2025
Version: 132.1.74.48
v132.1.74.50 is out already. Happily, Brave is updating itself at each Quit. Now, if only the "Warn Before Quitting" feature worked, after all these years and years...
Jan 21 2025
Version: 132.1.74.48
Double check what version downloads! What I got was Intel ONLY. Huh? Where's the M-Series ARM version? I had to go to the dev website to get it! Very odd. - - AND note how this page at MU only mentions it being "Intel", not Apple Silicon. That's quite WRONG. What should download is UNIVERSAL. Please sort this out MU.
Nov 21 2024
Version: 131.1.73.91
What's this? History is now working? After all these years? - Well, sort of. The history of individual windows is listed along with the number of tabs, and the history for that specific window. "Show Full History"? Nope! (o_0) Bleh. Maybe one of these years. It's still my go-to browser!
Sep 26 2024
Version: 129.1.70.119
System requirements for the past couple updates are macOS 11 or later ... not macOS 10.15 or later
