Welcome to the BravePurifier Wiki

Ultra-lightweight privacy-focused Brave Browser installer and debloater

🚀 Quick Navigation

• Installation Guide - Complete installation instructions
• Privacy Features - Detailed privacy enhancements
• Supported Systems - Compatible Linux distributions
• Configuration - Advanced configuration options
• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions
• Contributing - How to contribute to the project
• Changelog - Version history and updates

🚀 Cross-Platform Support

• Linux: Full support for all major distributions.
• Windows: Support coming soon! Windows compatibility is a work in progress and will be available in a future release.

📖 About BravePurifier

BravePurifier is a comprehensive script that not only installs Brave Browser but also applies maximum privacy hardening with zero bloat. It's designed for privacy-conscious users who want maximum protection with minimal effort.

Key Benefits

• 🔒 Maximum Privacy: Disables all telemetry and tracking
• 🛡️ Enhanced Security: Applies hardened security policies
• 🚫 Zero Bloat: Removes unnecessary features and components
• 🌐 Universal: Supports all major Linux distributions
• ⚡ Lightweight: Minimal dependencies and fast execution

🎯 Quick Start

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nightcodex7/BravePurifier/main/brave-purifier.sh | sudo bash

📚 Documentation Structure

This wiki is organized into several sections:

Installation & Setup

• Installation Guide - Step-by-step installation
• System Requirements - Prerequisites and compatibility
• Post-Installation - What to do after installation

Features & Configuration

• Privacy Features - Complete privacy enhancement list
• Security Features - Security hardening details
• Configuration - Advanced configuration options
• Customization - How to customize settings

Support & Development

• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions
• Contributing - Development guidelines
• API Reference - Script functions and variables

🔗 External Links

• Main Repository: https://github.com/nightcodex7/BravePurifier
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Releases: GitHub Releases

Debloating Features

Brave Purifier now lets you choose privacy/debloat options in simple groups:

• Brave Features & Services: Rewards, Wallet, VPN, News, Talk, Sync, pings, analytics, crypto, web3, etc.
• Privacy & Tracking: Telemetry, Safe Browsing, Metrics, Log Upload, Heartbeat
• Autofill & Passwords: Autofill, Password Manager
• Permissions: Camera, Microphone, Location, Notifications, Sensors, Popups, WebUSB, WebBluetooth, Serial, HID, FileSystem, etc.
• Other UI & Suggestions: Spellcheck, Home Button, Import Passwords, Import Search Engine

Prompted separately:

• Search Suggestions
• Web Store
• Background Mode

Reset to Defaults:

• At the start, you can choose to reset all Brave settings to defaults (does NOT delete bookmarks, passwords, cookies, credentials, autofill, or sync data).

Search Engine:

• At the end, you can choose to set Google as the default search engine, or keep it unchanged.

Example prompt:

Do you want to reset all Brave settings to defaults before applying debloat? (This will NOT delete bookmarks, passwords, cookies, credentials, autofill, or sync data. Only settings will be reset.) [y/N]: n
Would you like to apply ALL recommended debloat options? [Y/n]: n
You will be prompted for each group. Enter 'y' to debloat, 'n' to keep as is.

Brave Features & Services (Rewards, Wallet, VPN, News, Talk, Sync, pings, analytics, crypto, web3, etc.)
  Disables all Brave-specific services, crypto, rewards, wallet, and telemetry.
Debloat this group? [Y/n]: y

Privacy & Tracking (Telemetry, Safe Browsing, Metrics, Log Upload, Heartbeat)
  Disables all tracking, telemetry, and privacy-invasive features.
Debloat this group? [Y/n]: y

Autofill & Passwords (Autofill, Password Manager)
  Disables autofill and password manager features.
Debloat this group? [Y/n]: n

Permissions (Camera, Microphone, Location, Notifications, Sensors, Popups, WebUSB, WebBluetooth, Serial, HID, FileSystem, etc.)
  Blocks access to sensitive device features and permissions.
Debloat this group? [Y/n]: y

Other UI & Suggestions (Spellcheck, Home Button, Import Passwords, Import Search Engine)
  Disables UI suggestions and import features.
Debloat this group? [Y/n]: n

Search Suggestions (address bar autocomplete, etc.)
  Disables search suggestions in the address bar.
Debloat this option? [Y/n]: y

Web Store (extension/add-on store visibility)
  Hides the web store icon and blocks extension installs.
Debloat this option? [Y/n]: y

Background Mode (Brave running in background)
  Prevents Brave from running in the background.
Debloat this option? [Y/n]: y

Do you want to set Google as the default search engine? (Otherwise, it will remain unchanged) [y/N]: n

All relevant settings for each group or option will be applied automatically.

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Created by nightcodex7