I want to have my Brave browser open and connected to my VPN and my chrome browser open but NOT connected to my VPN.
I tried using Chrome with the VPN instead, by adding an extension. But when I clicked on the extension in Chrome, it ended up turning on the vpn for my whole laptop.
Just use Brave with tor and you won’t have to worry about it.
Many VPNS have the option to enable it for specific applications. Check the settings menu of your VPN. Also someone said Brave is not good but I disagree. It’s much better for privacy then most browsers, has all of their code open source and has build in tracking protection. They actually collect less telemetry in the default settings compared to FireFox. Firefox will be better if you harden it with tweaks but this isn’t worth it for the average person and could cause some websites to break.
What operating system ?
I think at the VPN level this is called “split tunneling”. I don’t think many VPN clients support it.
Maybe something can be done using Brave’s “proxy setting” ? I don’t know.
You may be able to put Brave and VPN client in a VM, and get the effect you want.
On Linux, you may be able to define a special network namespace and run Brave in that, not sure of the details.
I was going to but the purpose I’m using it for would require a consistent IP address. You get a different address with Tor.
Plus, I read about the leaks From Brave with Tor.
You also get a different address with VPN.
Not if you connect to the same server
Why do you say brave fingerprint is a joke?
What metric / site are you using to test the browser fingerprint? I use https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ and it’s reporting “your browser has a randomized fingerprint” running latest Brave windows 10