
Brave Search is open : we do not believe in walled gardens and, as such, we will offer Brave Search to power other search engines.īrave Search only uses anonymous cookies.Brave Search is seamless : we will offer best-in-class integration between the browser and search without compromising privacy, from personalization to instant results as the user types.We will explore multiple community-curated open ranking models to ensure diversity, and prevent algorithmic biases and outright censorship. Brave Search is transparent : we will not use secret methods or algorithms to bias results.Prior to this innovation, producing quality results could be achieved only by Big Tech companies, which took many years and tens of billions of dollars to crawl the entire Web continually. Brave Search is independent : We will rely on anonymized contributions from the community to improve and refine Brave Search.We are working on bringing private ads to search, as we’ve done for Brave user ads. Brave Search offers choice : We will provide options for ad-free paid search and ad-supported search.Brave Search is user-first : Brave serves the user first, not the advertising and data industries.Brave Search is private : it does not track or profile users.The Brave browser provides the stringent protections users demand, and Brave Search follows those same principles: To set Brave as your default search engine on iOS devices: You should now be able to search directly from the address bar of your browser. To set Brave as your default search engine on Android devices: If needed, refer back to step 2 above to set Brave Search as default. Brave Search will appear in the list of default options. Press the Return or Enter key on your keyboard.


In the popup that appears, enter the following: If you don’t see Brave Search as a default option, you’ll first need to click the Add button next to Other search engines. If you don't see Brave Search in your list: You should now be able to search directly from the address bar of your browser.Right-click in the address bar, and select Manage search enginesįind Brave Search under Other search engines, and click the ⋮ (vertical ellipsis) beside it.īrave will appear in the list of default search engines, with (Default) beside it. To set Brave as your default search engine on Desktop devices:
