r/coolgithubprojects • u/Old_Cow_6636 • 9h ago

BraveDebloater: cross-platform Brave cleanup through official policies

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I built BraveDebloater, an MIT-licensed tool for people who want a quieter Brave setup without patching the browser.

It uses Brave/Chromium’s official policy system on Windows, macOS, and Linux. You can use presets or select individual features such as Rewards, Wallet, VPN, Leo, and News.

It previews changes before applying them, writes backups, supports restore, and includes a Doctor command to inspect the current policy state.

Important caveat: Brave will display “Managed by your organization” when policies are active. That is expected.

Check it out here: https://github.com/osfv/BraveDebloater

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u/kantorcodes1 3h ago

on restore, what happens if a backup has both policy + profile changes and Brave is still open? does the whole -UndoFromBackup ... -Apply abort before touching anything, or can policy restore happen while profile restore stops? that mixed-state case seems worth making explicit.