Brave Browser
brave/brave-browser
An open-source alternative to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Safari.
Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows. (from the repository)
- Stars
- 23,914
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-17
- Written in
- ○
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 10 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Recent
v1.97.59, 12 days ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
80% closed
11,084 open · 45,656 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+81 in 9 days
23,914 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
Weak copyleftMPL-2.0
Usable inside a closed product. Changes to its own files must be shared under the same licence when you distribute them.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
Brave Browser’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
Brave Browser against the other open-source options
Every project offered against Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and 1 more, most-starred first.
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Searxng | 38,581 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | Python |
 Brave Browser (this page) | 23,914 | Active | Weak copyleft | ○ | ○ |
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-18
- The pairing with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and 1 more and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data