The browser has a simple, Chrome-like interface (because it’s based on Chromium). Installing Brave on a Windows PC is an effortless task. As someone who takes security and privacy seriously, I deeply appreciate the fact that Brave blocks ads & trackers and forces websites to use an encrypted connection.īrave is available for multiple platforms: desktops, laptops and mobiles. It is still in Beta testing.īrave has the makings of a great browser. At the time of writing this, it has yet to reach version 1.0. The main deterrent, the main thing that might keep you from trying Brave is that the browser is still in early development. That’s because Brave is based on Chromium, not on Firefox. Once the installation process completes and you get Brave up and running, you’ll be greeted with a simple, minimalist, Chrome-looking interface. Installing the browser on a Windows PC doesn’t take long and doesn’t require a lot of effort. It is available for Microsoft’s Windows, for Apple’s Mac OS X and iOS, for Google’s Android. Most browsers are available for multiple platforms. Moving on, the EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere is built into Brave, meaning the browser can force websites to use a secure and encrypted HTTPS connection. This is great from a privacy & security point of view it’s also great because it makes the browser faster. Brave can natively block ads, online tracking, 3rd party tracking, tracking pixels and tracking cookies. Brave offers all the features and functions you would expect from a web browser, such as: tabbed browsing, built-in password manager and download manager, bookmarks, private browsing, and so on.īut the interesting part is that it offers some features that you don’t usually find in a web browser. No virus scanners scanning, no lords a leaping.The Brave web browser was announced in January 2016 by Brendan Eich, creator of the JavaScript programming language and co-founder of the Mozilla project. Please see two attached screencaps.ģ0.3GB free space on C: drive. To clarify, this is the first time I'm trying to download Brave. Used Chrome browser to download executable install file. The latest version available for 64-bit as of yesterday on .Īsus PC running on Windows 8.1. After the status box goes away, another box pops up with "The download failed." Neither box has an error number.Įasily reproduced over the last two days. X second(s) remaining" (screencap attached).
Click "Yes" on the User Account Control pop-up.Ī box pops up with blue status bar with message: "Egads! Download failed. Double-click on the installation file (BraveBrowserSetup.exe).Ģ. On an Asus PC running Windows 8.1, I cannot download Brave for … the first time because "The download failed" and keeps failing (see two screencaps).ġ.
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