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Brave vs ungoogled-chromium: catalog facts
Brave	ungoogled-chromium
Freemium The browser is free. Brave VPN and Brave Leo Premium are paid subscriptions, and both are…	Free Free and open source, maintained by volunteers who also build the binaries.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Ad and tracker blocking is on by default, with a per-site panel showing what was blocked Chromium underneath, so Chrome extensions and site compatibility carry over	Google web service calls are removed rather than switched off in a settings page Stays a drop-in Chromium, so sites and developer tools behave as expected
Ships a crypto wallet, a rewards programme and an AI assistant that many people will never use Brave has had to apologise for past missteps, including auto-completing affiliate links in the address bar in 2020	Extensions must be installed by hand; there is no store connection Binaries are built by volunteers and can lag the upstream Chromium release
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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