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Browser EngineBlink
LicenseMPL-2.0
Based OnChromium core
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Con Same security-holes as Chrome
On the desktop: Brave uses the same browser engine as Chrome, meaning it has the same security-holes as Chrome. Chrome is a big target for hackers (being the most popular browser in the world), and a webpage that will hack Chrome may also hack Brave.
However, Brave has security features that Chrome doesn't (such as a built-in adblocker). Those features will stop many hacking attempts.
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Brave
a year ago
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New, and a bit buggy stillCon
Same security-holes as ChromeCon
No extension supportCon
Brave is an Ad companyCon
Still dependent on GoogleCon
Download package is very large considering it as a browserCon
Dumbed down in the latest versionsCon
No reader viewCon
Sync issuesCon
Quite intrusive advertisements, especially on WindowsBrave
a year ago
Con
New, and a bit buggy stillCon
Same security-holes as ChromeCon
No extension supportCon
Brave is an Ad companyCon
Still dependent on GoogleCon
Download package is very large considering it as a browserCon
Dumbed down in the latest versionsCon
No reader viewCon
Doesn't remove search engine adsCon
Sync issuesCon
Quite intrusive advertisements, especially on WindowsComments
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con No dark theme / theming whatsoever
There is no ability to theme the browser, meaning that people who use dark themed Linux desktops will just have to live with clashing colors between the rest of their desktop and the brave menu bar.
^^^ There is for me, perhaps you installed with snap, and cannot customise GTK? I am on the dev build, though.