What’s new in Brave?

A quick look at the latest features we’re most excited about.

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Try Brave Leo on desktop

Introducing Brave Leo, the smart AI assistant built right into the browser. Whether you’re looking for information, trying to solve a problem, or asking for video transcripts or interactive article summaries, Leo can help.

Chats in Leo aren’t used for training purposes, and no one can review your conversations. With Leo, you get a seamless AI experience and unparalleled privacy.

Ready to try Leo? Just start typing in the Brave address bar and choose “ask Leo” from the suggestions. Or open the sidebar and click Brave Leo sidebar icon.

Brave Leo is free for all desktop users. Want access to more models and even faster responses? Upgrade to Leo Premium.

Brave Leo on desktop Learn more about Brave Leo.


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Brave’s speedreader

Want to make reading content online easier…and faster?

Brave’s Speedreader feature can help with both, by automatically removing nonessential elements from the webpage. It’s a clean and efficient way to read, get what you need, and get on with your day.

Want to try speedreader? Just open an article in Brave, and click the speedreader icon Brave speedreader icon that appears beside the URL in the address bar.

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VPN

Use Brave VPN on desktop

Brave VPN encrypts and protects anything you do online, even outside the Brave browser. That’s every app, on your entire device. Now, you can protect up to 5 devices on a single subscription, across desktop, Android, and iOS.

To get started on desktop, just tap the VPN icon that appears in the address bar. To get started on mobile, open Brave Settings and toggle VPN to On.

Learn more about Brave VPN.


Privacy

Cookie consent notification blocking

You know those annoying cookie consent notices that pop up every time you visit a new website? New versions of Brave can hide and—where possible—completely block them. Just update to the latest version of Brave.

If you miss the prompt to block cookie consents the first time, you can visit brave://settings/shields/filters and easily enable / disable the EasyList-Cookie List option.

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Brave Browser for mobile

Brave is available as a fast, free, secure web browser for your mobile devices. Complete with a built-in ad blocker that prevents tracking, and optimized for mobile data and battery life savings. Get the Brave Browser (mobile) for Android or iOS.

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Almost there…

You’re just 60 seconds away from the best privacy online

If your download didn’t start automatically, .

  1. Download Brave

    Click “Save” in the window that pops up, and wait for the download to complete.

    Wait for the download to complete (you may need to click “Save” in a window that pops up).

  2. Run the installer

    Click the downloaded file at the top right of your screen, and follow the instructions to install Brave.

    Click the downloaded file, and follow the instructions to install Brave.

  3. Import settings

    During setup, import bookmarks, extensions, & passwords from your old browser.

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