First, because Brave uses the Chromium engine, you can install all the web extensions you had on Chrome. In case you are wondering, being better than Google Chrome is not the only reason we recommend Brave browser for better productivity. So you will not have to worry about increased RAM or CPU usage. But, unlike Chrome, Brave for Mac is well-optimized for resource management. It's based on the Chromium engine and offers almost everything you can expect from Google Chrome, which many choose over Safari.

Make sure you have Spotlight fully off or privacy on for the build directory (or indexing will slow it down).Brave has been a go-to choice for many people when they need an all-rounder Mac browser for a productivity boost.

Python - 2.7 and 3+ - Note: On macOS 12.3 and higher Python 2.7 is no longer included by default and you will have to install it manually.

If you'd like to use yarn instead of npm you can use yarn import to create a yarn.lock file from our package-lock.json. npm is automatically installed if you install NodeJS through Homebrew.

If node -version fails when installing through Homebrew or reports a different version, run brew link -force -overwrite node

Node.js active LTS version (v18) - brew install node or can also use nvm.

There are additional details in the Chromium build system requirements at (do not follow any of the instructions after system requirements): This is bundled with Xcode 14.1 for example as per You will need the prerequisites below to build Brave on macOS 10.15+.

Brave for macos