The free and open source internet browser developed by Brave Software is called Brave Browser. Brave Software was founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy, creators of JavaScript and former CEO of Mozilla Corporation. The first version of Brave was released in early 2016.

As a user-oriented internet browser, the main purpose of Brave is to protect users' data and prevent all data collection attempts. The browser has 25 million monthly active users as of February 2021.