Brave Origin launches as a $60 stripped-down web browser with no AI, rewards, or VPN
Brave has launched Brave Origin, presenting a stripped-down version of its flagship web browser for users seeking a minimal and privacy-centered experience. This newly released product removes advanced and business-supporting features found in the main browser, such as the Brave Leo AI assistant, Brave News, playlists, rewards, speed reader, usage metrics, crash logs, Brave Talk, Tor, Brave VPN, Brave Wallet, the Wayback Machine, and the Web Discovery Project.
Despite this stripped-down approach, Brave Origin retains privacy essentials including the ad blocker, Brave Shields, and will continue to receive regular software updates, Chromium security patches, and privacy improvements. Brave positions this edition as an option for those wishing to avoid revenue-generating functionalities and unnecessary extras.
While users can opt for Brave Origin as either a separate app download or as an upgrade to their current Brave browser installation, both access routes require a $60 one-time purchase that unlocks both modes. An exception is made for Linux users, who receive Brave Origin entirely free of charge. It is worth noting that, apart from updates to Brave Shields, future feature add-ons introduced to the mainline browser will not be made available on Brave Origin, to keep its minimalistic approach.
- Web Browser
- Paid
- Proprietary
External links
- What is Brave Origin?Brave • Official source
- Brave Launches Paid, Bloat-Free "Brave Origin"Privacy Guides
- Brave Origin Review: Is the New $60 Paid Browser Worth It?Techlore
- Brave to launch minimalist “Origin” browser with core privacy featuresCyberInsider
- Brave Origin enters Nightly testing with a $59.99 price tag — but there's a catchPiunikaWeb
Comments
$60 to remove all the bloatware they put in their own browser when you can get a bloatware free browser with no controversy for free (Helium or Waterfox)
I'm not against the idea of a paid browser in general, but Brave is not one I would give my money to. They've got too many controversies, and I'm not big on Chromium-based browsers anyway. Zen is what I use for now, I'll probably pay for Orion once it has Linux and Windows support.
All they did was just add the code of brave-debullshitinator (https://alternativeto.net/software/brave-debullshitinator/about/) to the original brave browser, made a beautiful logo, and put it on the market under the name of (Brave Origin) for $60. Anyway, I don't use brave and I don't want to use it, but their action was not rational.
Well, often, if it's free, you're the product.
But if you're using Linux, it's also free, and you're free.
So maybe it's better to financing bloat-free software development with real money than expensive vibe coded crap with your personal data.
I do use Brave, but have absolutely no use for all of the unnecessary junk they include with it. Thanks for the link to the debullshitinator. It definitely cleans up the UI. You're right though. No way it's worth $60 just to do that. I could have just as easily continued ingnoring the features I don't use.
Charge you money for any existing Chromium browser, for that reason I will never use Brave again
its a way to support brave development more than anything else, you effectively achieve the same result using brave browser for free
Support it? Don't they have enough with supposedly supporting content creators and cryptocurrencies? Brave just wants more and more money, they don't think about anything else