Brave Software demonstrates the power of Google's open source Chromium

Brave Software is a startup that made its browser have similar features to Google Chrome. They are adding not only a new layout but also a number of custom extensions compatible with Chrome. Brave is revamping their old browser away from Google's Chromium project for its main functions. The latest version has replaced Brave's user interface which was built using a project known as Muon. As a result, browser tabs are no longer tucked under the address bar.

Open-source software such as Google's Chromium gives startup companies the proper tools to develop their own browsers. It helps lower the cost of writing the source code from scratch so the tech industry is able to implement modifications without deviating too much from the original project. Though there is a limit to how much change is possible using projects like Mozilla's Firefox or Apple's Webkit.

Brave, however, is determined to follow in the footsteps of Google, by raising security features and taking extensions from Chrome to make them compatible with Brave as well. Currently, the most popular extensions are Pinterest, Reddit Enhancement Suite, Grammarly, and Evernote. Although Brave blocks many different ads, they do allow in-browser ads to show since they don't violate user privacy.

Brave will also direct ad revenue to YouTube and Twitch channels, to fund video content creators. Brave's browser testers have responded to the changes. It's assumed that Chromium operates in the same way as Chrome, but people have reported differences in rendering iframes and loading Webkit's UI. Brave tests their web apps across all known browsers-IE, Chrome, and Firefox, to name a few.

On Lambda test, they run UI tests to target several versions of a browser at once. But that's not all. Brave's ads will reward viewers with BAT cryptos, which can be converted into US dollars. Brave wants to be the first privacy-focused browser which bypasses the problems of Google and Facebook selling user data to advertising firms. Of course, users can opt out of watching ads to enjoy surfing the web in peace. Right now, Brave is working to add a dark mode version for night time browsing.For more information click here https://www.cnet.com/news/brave-browser-getting-closer-to-chrome-including-its-extensions/.