Roadmap Archive

See the Roadmap page for recent version information.

Milestone 1: Open sourceable (December 2017 - February 2018)

• Adblock off the main thread
• Tracking protection off the main thread
• HTTPS Everywhere off the main thread
• Browser action for shields panel, implemented through an extension
• macOS installer
• Windows silent installer
• Basic JS blocking via shields
• URL bar suggestions from Alexa and search suggestions off by default
• Debranding
• WebUI basic framework used by payments, new tab page and welcome page
• Geolocations
• produce build on Linux / Win that changes tab shape
• Signing build / installer on Windows
• Linux debs / rpms
• Upload symbols and bins to GitHub
• Ability to override cc files for less patching to chromium src
• new tab page impl
• welcome page impl
• produce build on macOS that changes tab shape
• Restore last session by default
• Disable search autocomplete and use alexa top 500
• Transifex tooling and app localization
• Extension localization tooling
• Canvas / WebGL Fingerprinting protection

Milestone 2: Builds with updates (March 2018 - May 2018)

• Audio / WebRTC fingerprinting protection
• Third party fingerprinting protection
• Noscript with per origin selections
• Updating DAT files via an extension.
• Removing Chrome extension store support.
• Create whitelist for extension installation.
• Import from Chrome
• Multiple channels support
• Fine tune Chrome default settings
• Automated browser tests framework
• Site hacks
• New tab private search engine selection UI
• Signing on macOS
• Proxy Safe Browsing
• Disable Flash by default per v1 Flash plan
• Disable PDFium and use PDF.js
• Generate brave-extensions for DAT files and themes
• Get proper Debug builds working
• Newtab private search engine UI

Milestone 3: Unadvertised Dev channel builds (June 2018 - July 2018)

• Import from browser-laptop based Brave (Garrett in-progress)
• Widevine
• Jumbo UI on Windows
• Linux deb and rpm signing.
• Native-Ledger integration into brave-core
• Rewards hooking up into delegates and observers
• Stats when you click on a number in brave shields panel (Cezar)
• update ping stats
• Crash reporting
• Local welcome page w/ placeholder
• Local welcome page UI impl
• Chromium 68 rebase
• Fix any remaining chromium branding things here. (Jocelyn, in progress)
• CI for builds using buildbot
• Update client and server work to do updates
• Windows stub installer from Omaha server
• Regional ad-block
• brave:// protocol support
• Get automated WebUI tests running on Travis

Milestone 4: Dev channel Releasable builds for 0.55.x (August 2018)

• Chromium 69 rebase
• Autoplay
• Rewards UI integration into brave-core (Nejc)
• UGP
• Allow a different private search engine to tie into private newtab UI
• Cosmetic filter blocking
• Dev channel dark theme
• Bookmarks star button on the left
• Chromium 70 rebase
• Verify no calls are made out to Google
• Extensions installable from CWS, updatable
• Moving BAT & Brave icon into URL bar
• Colors and tab shape v1
• Webtorrent
• go-update component update server

Milestone 5: Release channel Releasable builds for 0.55.x -- released on brave.com (September-October 2018)

• Tor private windows
• Tab shape
• Hide settings which are not applicable
• Colors v2
• URL bar centered changes
• Fix Widevine
• Default Brave shield preferences
• Manage script should not show enforced by extension
• Referral promo
• Tipping and donations

Milestone 6: 0.56.x - Completed & Released

• New shields redesign
• More UI work
• Get automated C++ tests running on Travis

Milestone 6: 0.57.x - Completed & Released

• Add import of more Brave legacy things
• Start migrate muon users
• Fix extensions compat
• Fix some blocking issues

Milestone 6: 0.58.x - Completed & Released

• Tipping banner
• More import settings from Brave old (search settings)
• Fix relaunch after update
• Fixed PDFs not loading on certain websites when they are behind basic authentication

Milestone 6: 0.59.x - Completed & Released

• Bookmarks Sync
• Ads integration landing into brave-core possibly disabled behind a flag
• Add Widevine detection to show up for install any time Widevine is attempted to be accessed.
• Allow disabling PDF.js in settings
• Upgrade to Chromium 72

Milestone 0.60.x (~February 19, 2019) - Completed & Released

• Rust support for brave-core.
• Webcompat fixes (including sportsnet)
• Ads integration into Brave-core with foundations to support Rust based blind token confirmations. This will be in a disabled state in Release channel until related work is completed in future milestones.
• Build out PR builder to do builds for each PR
• Build out daily Dev channel and Beta builds CI
• Fix Twitch tipping
• New tab UI tweaks
• Rewards stability fixes

Milestone 0.61.x (~March 12, 2019) - Completed & Released

• More ads work. This will be in a disabled state in Release channel until related work is completed in a future milestones.
• Upgrade to Chromium 73
• Rewards stability fixes
• Webcompat fixes including third-party detection and ad-block rule parsing fixes

Milestone 0.62.x (~April 2, 2019) - Completed & Released

• Widevine support for Linux
• More ads work
• Add options for allowing FB login / embeds and Twitter embeds
• MacOS OS theme controls theme

Milestone 0.63.x (~April 23, 2019) - Completed & Released

• Unify exception handling
• Fix Brave shields localization
• Make Widevine UI more noticeable
• eTLD+1 matching for about:adblock
• Working ads model, Rust-based blinded tokens for privacy-safe confirmation of ad views and interaction, and ability to give BAT monthly to users who see ads
• Settings/Bookmarks/History/Downloads facelift
• Clear private data on exit
• Upgrade to Chromium 74

Milestone 0.64.x (~May 14, 2019) - Completed & Released

• Custom ABP filter rules in about:adblock (Emerick, in progress)
• UI improvements and support for theming in the Brave shields panel
• Support for Nightly builds
• Override regional ad-block selection in about:adblock

Milestone 0.65.x (~June 4, 2019) - Completed & Released

• Smart Tracking Protection (off by default)

Milestone 0.66.x - (~July 2, 2019) Completed & Released

• In page translations (Jocelyn, completed in 0.65.x but not enabled on Release channel for cost performance needs)

Milestone 0.67.x - (~August 1, 2019) Completed & Released

• Ability to compile Brave and produce an Android based APK (nothing close to releasable yet)
• Tie Brave Core Android builds to CI
• Twitter tipping
• Build a Rust based ad-block library with best of class performance.

Milestone 0.68.x - (~August 21, 2019) Completed & Released

• Rust based ad-block integration
• Ongoing work for Brave Core Android builds

Milestone 0.69.x - (~October 3, 2019) Completed & Released

• Ethereum Wallet - #4494
• User Wallets/Uphold Connect - #4774
• Added onboarding for User Wallets/Uphold Connect - #5518
• GitHub panel and inline tipping - #4987 & #5040
• User Ads Feedback / Ad Policy Operations - #4047
• Chromecast support - #209
• Ability to change default theme via Welcome onboarding experience - #2909
• Ability to import bookmarks via the Welcome onboarding experience - #1530
• Ability to hide widgets on New Tab Page (Brave Stats, Clock, Top Sites) - #4510
• Add “Simple” view for Brave Shields - #1196
• Ability to use “Simple” or “Advanced” Brave Shield view as global default using brave://settings - #4784
• Automatic DApp detection - #718
• Making New Tab Page keyboard accessible - #5041
• Several WebTorrent fixes and general improvements
• Ability to turn off Widevine modals via “Don’t ask again” checkbox - #2980
• Translations via Google Translate extension - #5561
• Bookmark bar visible under New Tap Page by default - #5781
• Ability to change “Always show bookmark bar” on New Tab Page via brave://settings - #4782
• Optimized publishers list database - #5907