Brave Origin
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Apr 16, 2026first mention
Sep 29, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“it's very straightforward to either disable or remove it entirely by just using Brave Origin.”
“though I use Brave Origin with its built-in blocker now, which is stellar”
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“I just started using Brave Origin after trying to switch to Safari for a while.”
switched from Safarion “Ask HN: What browser do you use?”
“the built-in ad blocking has been very good, including YouTube, etc.”
Caveats and dissent
“Oh cool, we used to call these a "web browser" when I was growing up.”
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Threads where it came up
- I switched to Brave 2 mentions
- Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did 2 mentions
- Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker 1 mention
- Ask HN: What browser do you use? 1 mention
- Brave Origin 1 mention
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All comments 7
“it's very straightforward to either disable or remove it entirely by just using Brave Origin.”
“They released "Brave Origin" recently, which is a paid app on some platforms, but at least cuts out of all the unnecessary baggage.”
“though I use Brave Origin with its built-in blocker now, which is stellar”
“I just started using Brave Origin after trying to switch to Safari for a while.”
“allows you to have a browser without all the cruft compiled in”
“the built-in ad blocking has been very good, including YouTube, etc.”
“Oh cool, we used to call these a "web browser" when I was growing up.”