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Ditch Chrome: why Brave is faster and more private

Chrome is heavy on RAM and quietly downloaded a 4GB AI model on many devices. Brave fixes that, and all your extensions still work.

Ditch Chrome: why Brave is faster and more private

Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, but that doesn't make it the best one for you.

1. Chrome eats your RAM Every tab takes memory, and every ad and tracking script on a page loads and adds to the load. That's why your computer starts to lag with just a few tabs.

2. A 4GB AI model, without asking In 2026 it came out that Chrome was quietly downloading an AI model called Gemini Nano, about 4GB, onto many devices without asking. Google says it's adding a setting to turn it off and remove it.

3. It turned off uBlock Origin Chrome turned off the original uBlock Origin, the most popular ad-blocking extension.

The fix: Brave - Blocks ads and trackers by itself, no extension needed. - Pages load faster and it uses less RAM, especially on ad-heavy sites. - Built on the same engine as Chrome (Chromium), so your Chrome extensions work. - Protects you from fingerprinting, so sites have a harder time identifying your device. - Blocks YouTube ads.

How to switch When you first open Brave, it offers to import your passwords, bookmarks and extensions from Chrome in one step.

Download it from the link below 👇

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