Brave alternatives for Mac
Brave — Web browser focusing on privacy — is installed 7,861 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask brave-browser to install Brave itself.- Google Chrome3.2× the installs
- Mozilla Firefox13,640 installs/mo
Full comparison
| Brave | Google Chrome | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Security & Privacy | Browsers |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 1.98.60.0 | 156.0.8078.48 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 7,861 | 24,897 |
| Install command | brew install --cask brave-browser | brew install --cask google-chrome |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.