Brave describes it as a 'a privacy-preserving system for users to anonymously contribute data to improve Brave Search coverage and quality, and its independence and competitiveness against Big Tech alternatives'. According to Brave, Brave Search has reached 'nearly 80 million queries per month' since its official launch in June 2021.īrave Search's Web Discovery Project has been launched as well. The company is also planning on launching a premium version of Brave Search, which will be ad-free. On mobile, select Brave Menu > Settings > Search Engines, and switch the search engine to Brave or another of the available search engines.īrave Search can also be opened directly in any web browser.īrave Search is without advertisement currently, but Brave announced plans to introduce ads to the search engine. Activate the menu and select Brave if you want to make Brave Search the default search engine of the browser.The preference 'Search engine used in the address bar' defines the search engine that is used.Load brave://settings/search in the browser's address bar.Brave Browser is available for desktop operating systems, Windows, Linux and Mac, and for the mobile operating systems Android and iOS.ĭesktop users may change the search engine in the following way: The company plans to make the switch to Brave Search for additional regions in the coming months according to the announcement.īrave Search is available as one of several search engines in all version of the web browser.

It furthermore replaces Qwant for new users from France, and DuckDuckGo for new users from Germany. Ashwin's coverage of the Brave Search AMA on Reddit may provide additional details.īrave Search replaces Google Search as the default search engine for new Brave Browser users in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. You can check out our review of Brave Search, linked in the first paragraph, for additional information on the principles. According to Brave, the search engine is designed with the same design principles as Brave Browser: private, user-first, choice, independent, transparent, seamless and open. Brave acquired the search engine Tailcat and the team responsible for it in March 2021.

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