Brave
Another Chrome alternative for those who value privacy, Brave is a free, open-source browser with anti-tracking and Adblock protections. It is a particular favorite among crypto owners, having integrated a cryptocurrency wallet directly into the browser so you don’t need to use an extension. That particular feature is controversial among its other users, who use brave for its fast performance, strong privacy standards, and Chrome extension support. It didn’t help that Brave was caught sneaking affiliate links onto the end of certain URLs.
Brave isn’t the most feature-heavy browser, but one headline-grabbing addition is called De-AMP, which skips past any page rendered using Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMD) framework and takes users to the direct website, instead. Basically, Brave cuts out the middle person. The browser argues AMP is harmful to users “and the Web at large” because it gives Google more info about your browsing habits and can slow down pages. However, Brave’s real claim to fame is how it snuffs out ads and replaces them with its own.
Brave is a free Chromium-based browser available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
