Brave Launches Paid, Bloat-Free "Brave Origin"
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April 22, 2026
This is what the CEO had to save about it when asked why free on Linux.
> Zorin, Nobara, and Omarchy (Arch) already ship Brave as default. Arch repacks our builds.
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> Yes, Linux is different: open source, many distros, most won’t take our built bits (no worries), and yet we want Brave growth on Linux.
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> I want Linux to crush Windows too ;-).
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> Good enough?
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