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These are my own notes on the settings I change from Brave Browser. The fine print is that settings get UI changes from time to time, and the notes will get outdated sooner than later.
```bash
# macOS
brew install --cask brave-browser
# Linux
flatpak install flathub com.brave.Browser
```
-> Settings
-> Get started
-> On startup
(o) Open the New tab page
-> Customise new tab page
-> Background Image
Show sponsored images (OFF )
-> Top Sites
Top sites (OFF )
-> Clock
Show Clock ( ON)
Format [ 24-hour clock |v]
-> Cards
-> Talk -> [ HIDE ]
-> Brave Rewards -> [ HIDE ]
-> Brave VPN -> [ HIDE ]
-> Search
Show search widget [...] (OFF )
-> Appearance
-> Toolbar
Show Brave News button (OFF )
Show Leo AI button (OFF )
Show Brave Rewards button (OFF )
Show Brave Wallet button (OFF )
Show Sidebar button (OFF )
Show VPN button (OFF )
Use wide address bar ( ON)
Always show full URLs ( ON)
-> Sidebar
Show sidebar [ Never |v]
-> Shields
-> Content filtering
-> Filter lists
[x] Bypass Paywalls Clean Filters
[x] EasyList Spanish
[x] Adguard Spanish/Portuguese
-> Social media blocking
Allow LinkedIn embedded posts ( ON)
-> Leo
Show Leo in the context menu [...] (OFF )
-> Search engine
Normal window: Google
Private window: DDG
Improve search suggestions (OFF )
-> Extensions
WebTorrent (OFF )
-> Autofill and passwords
-> Password Manager
-> Settings
Offer to save [...] (OFF )
Sign in automatically (OFF )
-> Payment methods
Save and fill payment methods (OFF )
Save security codes (OFF )
Allow sites to check [...] (OFF )
-> Addresses and more
Save and fill addresses (OFF )
Allow auto-fill in private windows (OFF )
-> Languages
-> Preferred languages
English (US)
English
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (LATAM)
Spanish
-> Spell check
Check for spelling errors [...] ( ON)
English (US) ( ON)
Spanish (Mexico) ( ON)
-> Downloads
Ask where to save each file [...] (OFF )
-> System
-> Performance
Memory Saver ( ON)
-> Sync
-> Start using sync
-> Sync Settings
Bookmarks (ON )
Extensions (ON )
Settings (ON )
Theme (ON )
Reading list (ON )
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