Brave VPN For Linux

Brave Browser Firewall + VPN
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I haven’t seen anything on this for four months or so. Is there any news on Linux support for the VPN?

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Hi @killingthemonkey, thanks for writing in! Not update on timeline yet, unfortunately.

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OK, thank you, steeven.

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That’s disappointing. I was hoping to consolidate my VPNs with Brave but when I go to sign up for the trial it says;

Brave VPN is currently supported on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows devices. Support for Linux is coming soon.

Be nice if there was an estimate, like this 2nd Quarter or something.

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Dear Brave Community,

Regarding; Brave VPN for Linux

I shall be cancelling my subscription which was taken out on a MS Win 10 host.

The Brave Leo AI when promoted suggests Proton VPN (CH) as a recommendation from Brave support. Another option for Linux it mentions is Mullvard (SE). Not sure what other options there are for Linux.

is the brave firewall tightly coupled to the brave vpn that is are the brave firewall and brave vpn always bundled or can they be purchased separately and it appears the brave vpn many never be delivered for linux it does not appear to be a priority on there feature on the brave product backlog

Checked Brave Firewall and VPN bundling and Linux status
Tightly coupled — they’re one product, not two.

Brave Firewall + VPN is a single subscription ($9.99/mo or $99.99/yr, up to 10 devices). You cannot buy the firewall alone or the VPN alone. The firewall is a server-side component (powered by Guardian) that sits in the path of traffic already inside the VPN tunnel — it blocks trackers, malware domains, and known threats in real time. There’s no standalone firewall client you can run without the VPN.

So the “firewall” isn’t a local host firewall like Windows Firewall or ufw — it’s more like a network-level content filter applied at the VPN exit node.

On your Linux observation — you’re right to read the tea leaves:

The GitHub issue (brave/brave-browser#15817) has been open since May 2021 with no meaningful movement.
A July 2026 Gizmodo review still says “The VPN doesn’t work on Linux.”
A May 2026 thebestvpn.com review says “A Linux version is in development” — same vague phrasing as 5 years ago.
The technical blocker (no standard Linux VPN API, would need strongSwan/WireGuard integration) is real but not insurmountable — Proton VPN and Mullvad both solved it. It’s a priority problem, not a technical problem.
The likely reason: Brave’s business model is browser-first, and Linux users are a small slice of their revenue. Their paid features (Firewall + VPN, Brave Origin one-time purchase) are where the money is, and Linux is the only major platform where they can’t monetise. That’s not a coincidence.

Practical takeaway for you on Ubuntu 24.04: if you want Brave’s ad/tracker blocking plus a real VPN, run Brave browser (free, works great on Linux) alongside Proton VPN or Mullvad as your system-level VPN. You get the same net effect as Brave Firewall + VPN would, minus the $120/yr.

Yours,
York

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Dear Brave Community,

Regarding; Brave VPN + firewall, subscription now cancelled

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I had continued paying the subscription even though not receiving any service on Linux in the hope it might prompt action on prioritizing this product backlog item.

Disapointed.

Yours,
York

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Dear Brave Community,

Regarding; How to cancel a Brave VPN + firewall

The following recommendation worked as described also from Brave AI Leo.

how to cancel brave vpn and firewall on linux ubnutu 24 desktop host

Found steps to cancel Brave VPN subscription
Since Brave VPN has no Linux client, there’s nothing to remove locally. The subscription is managed entirely through the web portal:

Steps:

Open any browser on your Ubuntu machine and go to account.brave.com
Log in (Brave sends a one-time code to the email you used to sign up)
Scroll down to “Brave Firewall + VPN” under Your plan subscriptions
Click Cancel plan
That’s it — the subscription won’t renew. You retain access until the end of the current billing period.

If the cancel button is broken or missing (a recurring complaint on their forums), submit a support ticket:
https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360003078831

If you can’t log in (e.g. you used a disposable email that’s now gone), same ticket form — they can look up the account by payment method and cancel manually.

One gotcha: if you originally signed up via the Brave browser’s in-browser prompt (the “Get Brave VPN” banner), the subscription is still tied to your Brave account, not the browser install. So even if you remove Brave from your system, the subscription persists until you cancel at account.brave.com.

Hope this helps.

Looking forward the Linux VPN + firewall product backlog item being resolved. :slightly_smiling_face:

Yours,
York