Currently, Brave requires users to change proxy settings system-wide, which affects all applications and services running on the system. In contrast, Firefox offers a more granular approach by allowing users to configure proxy settings specifically for the browser. This per-browser proxy configurati…

Agreed - this definitely should be something defined per browser and not be forced to use the global Windows proxy settings. Very poor/lazy design. Just let us specify the proxy settings in the browser like the good old days, or give the choice to override the Windows proxy settings and use custom …

If you want to configure a proxy per browser in Brave, a simple solution is to use browser extensions that allow custom proxy settings. For a more seamless experience, especially if you’re looking for a stable connection across multiple sessions, sticky datacenter proxies are a great option. They m…

Looks like an ad, and I want to use my own internal proxy server, not pay $25/mo for someone else’s. I already pay $3/mo for a VPN that lets me use their proxy if I want.

@resuevarb yeah, I’m assuming they are one of these AI bots that are starting to go around. I keep seeing them (bots) appear in a lot of places. They try to reply to stuff as if they are answering questions, but then always put in some random link to an external site. Speaking of, I edited to remove…

Heavy vote here! My usecase is that medium.com is not available in my country and I am not allowed to install VPN software on work laptop, so whenever I want to read medium article about some programming stuff I have to open it in FF, which has multi-account containers feature where I can setup prox…

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Although this was over a year ago, I had ChatGPT help me out as I’m absolutely terrible in putting certain things into words but this was a legit post

Partly the reason why I created this post. My previous job when I had posted this it blocked certain things but I was able to view them with the proxy I had created with my Raspberry Pi. If I wanted to do this, I’d have to use FF but I found it pointless in switching between browsers just to accompl…

Exactly! I want to use my internal proxy but not have it use Windows proxy.

Per-Browser Proxy Configuration in Brave

Brave Feature Requests

humanupgrade September 22, 2025, 2:05am 8

Absolutely agree. Finally made my first brave account ni order to vote/comment on this exact thread. I am suprised that this isnt already a widely adopted practice. Per profile→should haveboth vpn and proxy options

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Per-Browser Proxy Configuration in Brave

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