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Brave Browser 1.97.56

3 new settings, 2 changed since 1.96.61.

Changes that matter

5 settings · compared with 1.96.61
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Renamed Control where [removed: Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] can be used
    • Description Setting the policy to 0 (the default) …[removed: the developer tools ][added: Chrome DevTools ]and the JavaScript console, but not in the…[removed: the developer tools ][added: Chrome DevTools ]and the JavaScript console in all contexts, inc…[removed: developer tools,][added: Chrome DevTools,] and you can't inspect website elements. This setting a…[removed: developer tools][added: Chrome DevTools] or the JavaScript console. As of Brave version 99, this setting also … not c…[added: This policy affects Chrome DevTools, direct Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) acc…]The [added: DeveloperToolsAvailabilityAllowlist and DeveloperToolsAvailabilityBlocklist policies take precedence over this policy. The ]…
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      Setting the policy to 0 (the default) means you can access [removed: the developer tools ][added: Chrome DevTools ]and the JavaScript console, but not in the context of extensions installed by enterprise policy or, since version 114 and if this is a managed user, extensions built into the browser. Setting the policy to 1 means you can access [removed: the developer tools ][added: Chrome DevTools ]and the JavaScript console in all contexts, including that of extensions installed by enterprise policy. Setting the policy to 2 means you can't access [removed: developer tools,][added: Chrome DevTools,] and you can't inspect website elements. This setting also turns off keyboard shortcuts and menu or context menu entries to open [removed: developer tools][added: Chrome DevTools] or the JavaScript console. As of Brave version 99, this setting also controls entry points for the 'View page source' feature. If you set this policy to 'DeveloperToolsDisallowed' (value 2), users cannot access source viewing via keyboard shortcut or the context menu. To fully block source viewing, you must also add 'view-source:*' to the URLBlocklist policy. As of Brave version 119, this setting also controls whether developer mode for Isolated Web Apps can be activated and used. As of Brave version 128, this setting will not control developer mode on extensions page if ExtensionDeveloperModeSettings policy is set. [added: This policy affects Chrome DevTools, direct Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) access (for instance, when launched with --remote-debugging-port or --remote-debugging-pipe), and Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) access via chrome.debugger APIs. Both this policy and the RemoteDebuggingAllowed policy apply: RemoteDebuggingAllowed controls whether remote debugging can start, while this policy restricts whether individual targets can be inspected even when remote debugging is running. ]The [added: DeveloperToolsAvailabilityAllowlist and DeveloperToolsAvailabilityBlocklist policies take precedence over this policy. The ]availability of [removed: Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] is determined in the following order of precedence:[removed: ][added: ]1. If a URL matches a pattern in the DeveloperToolsAvailabilityAllowlist policy, [removed: Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] are allowed. 2. If the DeveloperToolsAvailabilityAllowlist is set and the DeveloperToolsAvailabilityBlocklist is not, any URL not on the allowlist is blocked. 3. If a URL matches a pattern in the DeveloperToolsAvailabilityBlocklist policy, [removed: Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] are blocked. 4. If [removed: a URL][added: neither policy] is [removed: not covered by the allowlist or blocklist,][added: set, or if a URL matches neither list,] this policy (DeveloperToolsAvailability) is [added: used as ]the [removed: fallback.][added: fallback mechanism.]

    • Option “Control where Chrome DevTools can be used” Control where [removed: Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] can be used
    • A choice in “Control where Chrome DevTools can be used” is renamed Disallow usage of [removed: the Developer Tools ][added: Chrome DevTools ]on apps and extensions installed by enterprise policy or, since version 114 and if this is a managed user, extensions built into the browser. Allow usage of [removed: the Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] in other contexts (0)
    • A choice in “Control where Chrome DevTools can be used” is renamed Allow usage of [removed: the Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] (1)
    • A choice in “Control where Chrome DevTools can be used” is renamed Disallow usage of [removed: the Developer Tools][added: Chrome DevTools] (2)
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Extensions
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Removed policies
    • Description This policy [removed: controls the visibility of the middle slot announcement on the New Tab Page. If the policy ]is [removed: set to Enabled, the New Tab Page will show the middle slot announcement if it ][added: removed. It ]is [removed: available. If the policy is set to Disabled, the New Tab Page will ]not [removed: show the middle slot announcement even if it is available. ][added: compatible with this version of Brave. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500]
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      This policy [removed: controls the visibility of the middle slot announcement on the New Tab Page. If the policy ]is [removed: set to Enabled, the New Tab Page will show the middle slot announcement if it ][added: removed. It ]is [removed: available. If the policy is set to Disabled, the New Tab Page will ]not [removed: show the middle slot announcement even if it is available. ][added: compatible with this version of Brave. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500]

    • Moved Brave [removed: Software\Brave][added: Software\Brave\Removed policies]
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Generative AI

Cite this release

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Release
Brave Browser 1.97.56 (stable)
Published
7 Oct 2026
Collected
20 Oct 2026 06:54 UTC
Templates
1 ADMX files, 18 ADML files in 18 languages
Package
policy_templates.zip
File set SHA-256
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Snapshot
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Changed template files

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