Brave Search (official) - Private Search Engine

Configures Brave Search as the default search engine.

Users10K

Rating4.8

Reviews5

Manifest versionV3

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Version2.0.0

ManifestV3

Size19.6KiB

Languages1English (United States)

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The smarter way to search

Configures Brave Search as the default search engine in your browser.

Get real answers. Faster.

AI-powered answers to almost any question, lightning fast and incredibly accurate. An independent index delivering actually useful results, without big tech’s SEO spam.

All in the same sleek results page.

Search without a trace. Search that puts you first.

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Configures Brave Search as the default search engine in Chrome

Provides an easy way to switch from default search engines (like Google) to Brave Search, which offers privacy-focused, independent search results without user profiling

User installs the extension, which automatically configures Brave Search (https://search.brave.com/search) as the default search engine. All subsequent searches from the address bar or search box are routed to Brave Search instead of the browser's default engine (typically Google). No additional configuration or interaction is needed.

Target users: Users who prefer privacy-focused search / Users who want to avoid Big Tech search engines / Users who want Brave Search's independent index results / Privacy-conscious internet users

Extension is extremely minimal (manifest + icons only, no JS code), so there is very little to analyze beyond the manifest declaration
Cannot verify runtime behavior of the destination service (Brave Search) - the web service itself may have login/premium features not visible from the extension source

Monetization

No paid features detected

The extension contains no payment code, no subscription logic, no premium feature gating, and no upgrade UI. It is a minimal manifest-only extension with just icon files and a search provider configuration. The 'pro' keyword matches are false positives: 'search_provider' in manifest.json line 16 and base64-encoded metadata in verified_contents.json. While Brave Search as a web service may offer premium plans (e.g., Brave Search Premium), the extension itself does not gate any features behind payment.

Confidence: 95
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: The extension contains no login UI, no authentication code, and no user account handling. It is purely a manifest-based search provider override that configures Brave Search as the default search engine. The 'auth' keyword match on line 5 of manifest.json is a false positive (matches 'author' field). Users can use the extension immediately after installation without any login.

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Low-risk permissions

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Publisher

Brave Software

Aaron Santamaria

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +16502003351
Address: 580 Howard St #402 San Francisco, CA 94105 US

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