Chromium (web browser) interface because Google wanted it to "feel lightweight (cognitively and physically) and fast". Chromium is the name given to the open-source project and the browser source code released and maintained by the Chromium Project, which is headed by Google developers, with input from community developers. It is possible to download the source code and build it manually on many platforms. There are third-party efforts to separate Chromium and Google for privacy reasons. In comparison to Chromium, Google Chrome: The Google-authored portion of Chromium is released under the BSD license, with other parts being subject to a variety of different open-source
Brave (web browser) Brave (web browser) Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software Inc. based on the Chromium web browser . The browser blocks ads and website trackers. In a future version of the browser, the company intends to adopt a pay-to-surf business model. As of 2018, Brave supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. The current version features 20 search engines by default, including their partner DuckDuckGo. Brave Software has announced that it is developing a feature allowing users to opt in to receiving ads sold by the company in place of ads blocked by the browser.