Apr 17, 2026 14:23:00

Brave has released 'Brave Origin,' a small, paid browser that completely removes unnecessary elements other than ad blockers and privacy features, and it has already been released as a Nightly version.

Brave is a privacy-conscious web browser with ad-blocking capabilities. While Brave has its own advertising features for monetization, a paid version called ' Brave Origin ' has been released that completely eliminates these ads, focusing solely on privacy protection. And now, the Nightly version, an early developer build of Brave Origin, has been released.

Brave Origin Nightly Download | Brave
https://brave.com/origin/download-nightly/

According to Brave's official X (formerly Twitter) account, Brave Origin was developed in response to user requests for a 'minimalist version of Brave that you'd pay for.' Brave describes Brave Origin as 'a paid browser for users who don't need all of Brave's features, but still want Brave's privacy protection and ad blocker.'

When Brave users told us they'd pay for a minimalist version of our browser, we listened.

Brave Origin, now in Nightly, is a paid version of our browser for users who don't need all of Brave's features but still want its leading privacy and ad blocker: https://t.co/3NYfyn5xbB

— Brave Nightly (@BraveNightly) April 16, 2026

Furthermore, Brave Origin is being promoted as a way to support Brave development without using Brave's existing monetization features such as VPN, cryptocurrency wallet, and Brave Rewards . Brave will continue to be offered for free, and updates for new features and bug fixes will be released regularly. In addition, regular Brave users can disable unnecessary features without using Brave Origin.

Brave, however, remains free and will continue receiving new features and updates.

Users will still be able to disable features in Brave without Origin.

— Brave Nightly (@BraveNightly) April 16, 2026

Brave Origin is a simple web browser that lacks features such as the assistant AI Leo AI , the news aggregation feature Brave News , the ability to create playlists of your favorite content Brave Playlist , the monetization tool Brave Rewards, the SpeedReader high-speed browsing mode, P3A , the video calling features Brave Talk and Tor , the VPN feature Brave VPN , the cryptocurrency wallet Brave Wallet , the web archiving feature Wayback Machine , and the Web Discovery Project . However, the ad-blocking and privacy protection features Brave Shields are available.

Brave Origin can be used as:

1) A separate browser without the features below. Most new features outside Brave Shields won't be added in updates.

2) An upgrade to the existing browser with a new panel to toggle features. New features will be added there as options. pic.twitter.com/9mwGQGchAl

— Brave Nightly (@BraveNightly) April 16, 2026

Brave Origin is sold as a one-time purchase for $59.99 (approximately 9560 yen). One license allows Brave Origin to be used on up to 10 PCs.

Brave Premium
https://account.brave.com/?intent=checkout&product=origin

The Nightly version of Brave Origin is also available through the Android version of the Brave Nightly app .

Furthermore, the Linux version of Brave Origin Nightly is available for free.

Installing Brave Origin Nightly on Linux | Brave
https://brave.com/origin/linux/nightly/