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Get started

On startup -> Open the New Tab page

New Tab Page

Customize new tab page:

Background Image

Show Sponsored Images -> ❌

Top Sites

Top Sites -> ✅

Favorites -> ✅

Clock

Show Clock -> ✅

Format -> 12-hour clock

Cards

Cards -> ❌

Show search widget on the new tab page -> ✅

Appearance

Toolbar

Show bookmarks -> Always

Show Brave News button -> ❌

Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar -> ✅

Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar:

Top sites -> ✅

Browsing History -> ❌

Bookmarks -> ✅

Quick Commands -> ❌

Use wide address bar -> ✅

Always show full URLs -> ✅

Content

Content

Show Wayback Machine prompt on 404 pages -> ✅

Speedreader

Speedreader -> ✅

Shields

Shields

Tracker & ads blocking -> Aggressive

Upgrade connections to HTTPS -> Strict

Block scripts -> ✅

Block fingerprinting -> ✅

Block cookies -> Block third-party cookies

Forget me when I close this site -> ✅

Content filtering -> Content Filters -> Filter lists:

EasyList Cookie -> ✅

Fanboy’s Annoyances + uBO Annoyances -> ✅

Fanboy’s Social -> ✅

Fanboy’s Anti-Newsletter -> ✅

Fanboy’s Mobile Notifications -> ✅

Fanboy’s Anti-chat Apps -> ✅

AdGuard URL Tracking Protection Filters -> ✅

Social media blocking

Allow Facebook logins and embedded posts -> ❌

Allow X (previously Twitter) embedded tweets -> ❌

Allow LinkedIn embedded posts -> ❌

Privacy and security

Privacy and security

Delete browsing data -> On exit:

Browsing history -> ✅

Download history -> ✅

Cookies and other site data -> ❌

Cached images and files -> ✅

Passwords and other sign-in data -> ✅

Autofill form data -> ✅

Hosted app data -> ❌

Security -> Safe Browsing -> Standard protection

Site and Shields Settings -> Permissions:

You can still override these permission as needed per-site

Location -> Don't allow sites to see your location

Camera -> Don't allow sites to use your camera (Unless you use often)

Microphone -> Don't allow sites to use your microphone (Unless you use often)

Notifications -> Don't allow sites to send notifications

Site and Shields Settings -> Permissions -> Additional permissions:

Motion sensors -> Don't allow sites to use motion sensors

Autoplay -> Block sites from autoplaying videos

Google Sign-In -> Don't allow legacy Google Sign-In via third-party cookies

MIDI device control & reprogram -> Don't allow sites to control and reprogram your MIDI devices

USB devices -> Don't allow sites to connect to USB devices

Serial ports -> Don't allow sites to connect to serial ports

File editing -> Don't allow sites to edit files or folders on your device

HID devices -> Do not allow any sites to access HID devices

Clipboard -> Don't allow sites to see text or images on your clipboard

Payment handlers -> Don't allow sites to install payment handlers

Augmented reality -> Do not allow sites to create a 3D map of your surroundings or track camera position

Virtual reality -> Don't allow sites to use virtual reality devices or data

Window management -> Don't allow sites to manage windows on all your displays

Fonts -> Don't allow sites to use fonts installed on your device

Scrolling & zooming -> Don't allow sites to scroll and zoom shared tabs

Site and Shields Settings -> Content:

Pop-ups and redirects -> Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects

Site and Shields Settings -> Content -> Additional content settings ->

PDF documents -> Open PDFs in Brave

Protected content IDs -> Don't allow sites to play protected content

On-device site data -> Allow sites to save data on your device

V8 optimizer -> Don't allow sites to use the V8 optimizer

Site and Shields Settings -> Automatically remove permissions from unused sites -> ✅

WebRTC IP handling policy -> Disable non-proxied UDP

Use Google services for push messaging -> ❌

Auto-redirect AMP pages -> ✅

Auto-redirect tracking URLs -> ✅

Prevent sites from fingerprinting me based on my language preferences -> ✅

Send a “Do Not Track” request with your browsing traffic -> ✅

Tor windows

Private window with Tor -> ✅

Only resolve .onion addresses in Tor windows -> ✅

Data collection

Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A) -> ❌

Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave -> ❌

Automatically send diagnostic reports -> ❌

Web3

Web3 Domains

Resolve unstoppable Domains domain names -> ❌

Resolve Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain names -> ❌

Resolve Solana Name Service (SNS) domain names -> ❌

Search engine

Search engine

Normal Window - Search engine used in the address bar -> Brave

Private Window - Search engine used in the address bar -> Brave

Show search suggestions -> ❌

Web Discovery Project -> ❌

Index other search engines -> ❌

Extensions

Extensions

Allow Google login for extensions -> ❌

Media Router -> ❌

WebTorrent -> ❌

Widevine -> ❌

Autofill and passwords

Autofill and passwords

Password Manager -> Settings -> Offer to save passwords -> ❌

Password Manager -> Settings -> Sign in automatically -> ❌

Payment methods -> Save and fill payment methods -> ❌

Payment methods -> Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved -> ❌

Addresses and more -> Save and fill addresses -> ❌

Allow auto-fill in private windows -> ❌

Downloads

Downloads

Ask where to save each file before downloading -> ✅

Show downloads when they’re done -> ✅

System

System

Continue running background apps when Brave is closed -> ❌