{"id":145901,"date":"2019-08-02T08:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T08:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=145901"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:37:19","slug":"meet-brave-the-faster-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/meet-brave-the-faster-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Brave, the faster browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-146054\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/brave_1280_bfcyav.jpg\" alt=\"Brave Browser\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re reading this article on a browser that isn&#8217;t Brave, we&#8217;ll tell you right now &#8211; Brave probably would have loaded this page faster. Don&#8217;t take our word for it. <strong>Try it for free:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Browse the web up to 3x faster\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/LOGO-BRAVE.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Browse the web up to 3x faster<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/brave-browser\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD NOW \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--90\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"90\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"9\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">9<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\">Enjoy private, secure and fast browsing with Brave.<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/brave-browser\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>How fast is fast? On a laptop or desktop you&#8217;ll see load times anywhere from <strong>50% to 100% faster<\/strong>. It&#8217;s even more noticeable on mobile devices, and you could be seeing pages load up to <strong>eight times faster<\/strong> than on your smartphone&#8217;s default browser (like Safari or Chrome). Check the stats yourself:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145904\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/PageLoadTimeBraveMobileData.jpg\" alt=\"Brave mobile page load time data\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Speed is about more than page load times<\/h2>\n<p>Brave loads pages faster than other browsers, but that&#8217;s not all that matters. Browsing eats up time in other, subtler ways: Pop-ups, advertisement videos, banners you have to scroll past &#8211; <strong>it all bogs down your experience.<\/strong> Brave&#8217;s default setting is to shield you from all manner of ads, trackers, banners, cookies, and pop-ups. That means <strong>all it has to load is the actual web content<\/strong>, not ads. It doesn&#8217;t require you to add additional plug-ins either, so the experience doesn&#8217;t get bloated. See it in action:<\/p>\n<p>No bloatware and slimmer pages also means your device&#8217;s <strong>battery life will last longer<\/strong> than if you used Chrome on mobile. More battery life means fewer trips to recharge you phone, so you&#8217;ll be saving time on that front too.<\/p>\n<h2>Save time, save money<\/h2>\n<p>We probably don&#8217;t even need to mention it, but time is money. Since you&#8217;re paying for bandwidth <strong>you&#8217;re also paying for all the ads and slow page load times<\/strong>. When your browser isn&#8217;t eating up your bandwidth just to load obtrusive ads, you&#8217;re saving money as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Try Brave today<\/h2>\n<p>When you open a browser you&#8217;ve got a goal in mind. Everything that gets in the way of you and the content you&#8217;re seeking is unnecessary traffic. Download Brave and you&#8217;ll immediately understand why it&#8217;s gotten over 28 million downloads on Android alone. <strong>Download it here 100% free<\/strong>, and see what the hype is about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Browse the web up to 3x faster\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/LOGO-BRAVE.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Browse the web up to 3x faster<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/brave-browser\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD NOW \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--90\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"90\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"9\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">9<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\">Browse faster. Choose Brave.<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/brave-browser\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Softonic is proud to partner with Brave. 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