v0.1.0 - first public release

Brave Origin Nightly on Windows, first public release.

What this is

Brave's minimalist Origin build is currently Linux-only. This ships it to Windows users inside a managed WSL2 distro, wrapped in a dark tabbed webview with live logs, in-app terminal, and one-click updates. Free, portable, zero installer.

Install

1. Download Brave.zip (below, ~29 MB)
2. Right-click → Extract All
3. Double-click Brave.exe

First launch: ~5 min (one-time Ubuntu + Brave install). Every run after: ~10 seconds.

Downloads

• Brave.zip (recommended) — complete portable package, extract and run
• Brave.exe — launcher binary only (~616 KB), for replacing the .exe in an existing install

Requirements

• Windows 10 (2004+) or Windows 11
• WSL2 installed (wsl --install)
• WebView2 Runtime (preinstalled on Win11)
• ~1.5 GB free disk space
• Internet on first launch only

Built with

portable-linux-in-a-box • Brave • noVNC • TigerVNC • openbox • Ubuntu 24.04

See the README for full documentation, troubleshooting, and screenshots. Questions or feedback welcome in Discussions.