Brave vs Dawn
Brave is a privacy-focused Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box.
| Feature | Brave |  Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Tabs in a sidebar | Yes | Yes |
| Spaces for each project | No, workspaces are in testing | Yes, each with its own theme |
| Profiles for separate logins | Yes | Yes, with spaces inside each |
| Split view | Yes | Yes, up to four pages |
| Tabs that put themselves away | No | Yes, after 12 hours (you choose) |
| Chrome Web Store extensions | Yes | Yes |
| Imports from Arc | No | Yes: spaces, pinned tabs, folders, and favorites |
| Imports from other browsers | Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and Opera, or a bookmarks file | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera, Dia, and Zen, or Safari’s bookmarks file |
| Netflix, Disney+, and Spotify (DRM) | Yes, once you turn on Widevine | Yes |
| Built-in AI | Leo assistant | None |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android | Mac |
| Price | Free | Free |
What’s different
Spaces today
Brave is testing workspaces. Dawn has spaces now, each with pinned folders and a color, inside profiles that keep logins apart.
Tabs that put themselves away
Tabs you didn’t pin archive themselves after 12 hours, and the command bar still finds them.
No AI built in
Brave includes the Leo assistant. Dawn has no built-in AI.
Where Brave wins
It blocks ads and trackers by itself (in Dawn, that’s an extension), and it runs on every platform.
Switching from Brave?
Dawn brings over your bookmarks in one click.
Switch me from Brave to Dawn and bring my tabs along. Here’s how: https://dawn.example/llms.txt
Brave and Dawn: questions
What comes over from Brave?
Your bookmarks, from every Brave profile. History, passwords, and extensions stay in Brave.
Sources: Brave: DRM content, Brave: Chrome extensions, Brave Leo, Brave workspaces test. Checked October 2026.