How do I customize the toolbar in Brave? Follow
Brave allows you to customize what icons appear in your browser toolbar and address bar. Most of these icons allow quicker access to to features, settings or pages within the browser.
This is useful for those who want to maximize efficiency by allowing them to use the features and components they find most valuable directly from the browser toolbar without having to leave the page they're on. It is also useful for users looking for a sleek and minimal browsing experience by allowing them to disable any additional unused icons/clutter from the toolbar.
To customize the toolbar in the browser:
- Launch Brave and go to
Main Menu --> Settings --> Appearance - Click on
Customize your toolbar
Once selected, a side panel will open with various options you can toggle on/off:
Additionally, icons for basic browser features are enabled on the toolbar will appear on the left side of the divider line and can be reorganized on the toolbar in the order you would like. Note that Brave specific features (e.g. VPN, Leo, Wallet, etc.) will appear to the right of the divider line and cannot be rearranged at this time:
It is worth noting that showing or hiding these icons in the browser toolbar or address bar does not actually enable or disable this feature in the browser. For example, hiding the "Wallet" icon does not disable Brave Wallet - it only hides the icon.
Learn how to fully disable browser components
List of toolbar and address bar icons available
The following icons can be added or removed from the Customize your toolbar menu:
Brave specific features
| Feature/Icon | Effect |
|---|---|
Sidebar |
Opens the Brave Sidebar panel |
Wallet |
Opens Brave Wallet drop down panel |
Leo AI |
Opens Brave Leo AI side panel |
VPN |
Opens Brave VPN Panel |
Browser Navigation
| Feature/Icon | Effect |
|---|---|
Home |
Opens Home Page (if configured) in a new tab |
Forward |
Moves the current page forward in browsing history |
Add Bookmark |
Adds current page to your bookmarks |
Open in Split View |
Opens a new Split-view in current tab |
New Private Window |
Launches a new Private browsing window |
Tab Search |
Opens tab search drop down panel |
Browser Toolbar
| Feature/Icon | Effect |
|---|---|
Password Manager |
Launches browser password manager (brave://password-manager/passwords) in a new tab |
Bookmarks Panel |
Opens Bookmarks sidebar |
Reading List |
Opens Reading List side panel |
Downloads |
Opens Downloads page (brave://downloads) in a new tab |
Delete Browsing Data |
Opens Clear browsing data (brave://settings/clearBrowserData) page in a new tab |
Browser Tools and Actions
| Feature/Icon | Effect |
|---|---|
| Opens the Print page dialog | |
Create QR code |
Creates a QR code for the page open in the active tab |
Cast |
Opens Cast tab panel to cast the active tab to other devices |
Copy Link |
Copies URL of active tab to the clipboard |
Send to your devices |
Allows you to send active tab to other devices on Sync chain. Note that this is only available when Brave Sync is enabled |
Task Manager |
Launches the browser Task Manager |
Developer Tools |
Opens the Developer Tools window |
Address bar
| Feature/Icon | Effect |
|---|---|
Brave Rewards |
Shows or hides Brave Rewards icon in address bar |
Brave News |
Shows or hides Brave News RSS feed icon in address bar |