If you like where it’s going, using it can help it get there. It’s going to take some time, but if Brave is able to pull it off, it could end up being a contender in both the browser and search engine rings.įor now, though, Brave Search is at its most basic. How Brave manages to return relevant results without algorithms or data-tracking is a little unclear, but the way they explain it is, “We rely on anonymous community contributions to refine results and community-created alternative ranking models to ensure diversity.” Final verdictīrave is striving to do what other browsers won’t (or can’t): Make an independent search engine with reliable results, all while keeping your data totally safe. While DuckDuckGo (opens in new tab), another top Brave Search competitor, also has anonymous search, it doesn’t use an independent search index like Brave does. Unlike Google, Brave Search doesn’t track what you do or sell your information to trackers. The competitionīrave Search’s biggest competitor is, of course, Google. If you opt to use the Brave browser, you don’t have to use Brave Search – there are six other search engines that you can choose from to set as the default. Platformsīrave Search can be used via the dedicated website at (opens in new tab), or it can be used with the Brave browser. There’s a feedback link on every results page, so you can tell Brave Search whether they got it right or wrong, which can help move it out of beta.
The biggest drawback of Brave Search is that it’s still in beta, which means it doesn’t have highly refined results for certain languages, queries, or regions. If you’re using the Brave browser, you can search right from the address bar.Īs Brave Search is still in beta, Brave will ask you to provide feedback on its search results (Image credit: Brave) When you use the search page, you’ll enter your query in the search box, and suggested searches will auto-populate. User experienceīrave Search functions as any search engine should.
Note that if you want the most privacy that Brave can offer, you need to pair its search functionality with the Brave browser. By clicking the "Info" link toward the top of the results page, you can see how many results came from third parties. “This mixing is a means-to-an-end toward 100% independence,” Brave says. Brave is building its own search index … but sometimes, it anonymously checks search results against third-party results, then mixes those results into its results page. Most search engines rely on third-party indexes instead of building and using their own. When it comes to that independent search index, here’s a recap of how Brave explains it. Brave is building its own search index instead of relying on third-party results (Image credit: Brave)
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