Most Brave users only use 10% of the browser.

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Most Brave users only use 10% of the browser.

12 hidden features can automate your browsing, remove clicks, and make Brave much faster.

Here's the setup I recommend:


1. Leo AI Browsing

Research, compare products, and summarize pages automatically.

Enable:
brave://flags → search "AI Browsing" → Enable → Relaunch.



2. Content Filters

Automatically removes cookie banners, newsletter pop-ups, and tracking links.

Enable:
Settings → Shields & Privacy → Content Filters → Turn on Cookie, Annoyance, and Tracking filters.


3. Auto-clean tracking links

Brave strips UTM links and redirects around AMP pages automatically.

Enable:
Settings → Shields → Auto-redirect AMP Pages and Tracking URLs → On.


4. Playlist + Background Play

Keep videos playing without babysitting tabs.

Enable:
Settings → Media → Background Play → On.

Optional:
brave://flags → search "Playlist" → Enable.


5. Instant Back & Forward

Previously opened pages return almost instantly.

Enable:
brave://flags → search "Back-Forward Cache" → Enable → Relaunch.


6. Force Dark Mode

Dark mode works on almost every website.

Enable:
brave://flags → search "Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents" → Enable.


7. Memory Saver

Unused tabs go to sleep automatically.

Enable:
Settings → System → Memory Saver → On.

Add Gmail or Slack as exceptions if needed.


8. Faster Downloads

Large downloads often finish faster.

Enable:
brave://flags → "Parallel Downloading" → Enable.

Also enable:
"QUIC" for HTTP/3.



9. GPU Performance Pack

Smoother scrolling and video playback.

Enable:
• GPU Rasterization
• Zero-Copy

Keep:
Settings → System → Hardware Acceleration → On.


10. Vertical Tabs + Speedreader

Manage dozens of tabs and declutter long articles.

Enable:
Settings → Appearance → Vertical Tabs.

Then:
brave://flags → "Speedreader" → Enable.


11. Debloat Brave

Less clutter. Less background activity.

Turn off:
• Rewards
• Wallet
• News
• VPN cards

Hide toolbar icons you never use.


12. The best order to apply them:

• Shields + Content Filters
• Tracking redirects
• Memory Saver
• Parallel Downloads
• Dark Mode
• Leo AI

Which Brave feature do you think deserves to be enabled by default?