From 6f463fc7f95f0c8bf824f675995f872411d318c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hadi <112569860+anotherhadi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 20:33:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add brave settings

Signed-off-by: Hadi <112569860+anotherhadi@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 home/programs/brave/default.nix | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/home/programs/brave/default.nix b/home/programs/brave/default.nix
index 1c78205..2318133 100644
--- a/home/programs/brave/default.nix
+++ b/home/programs/brave/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,70 @@
-{
-  pkgs,
-  lib,
-  ...
-}: {
+{pkgs, ...}: {
   programs.brave = {
     enable = true;
     commandLineArgs = [
+      # Wayland Native
+      "--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform"
+      "--ozone-platform=wayland"
+
+      # Hardware Acceleration (NVIDIA optimized)
+      "--enable-accelerated-video-decode"
+      "--enable-gpu-rasterization"
+      "--enable-zero-copy"
+      "--ignore-gpu-blocklist"
+
+      # Performance
+      "--enable-features=VaapiVideoDecoder"
+      "--enable-features=VaapiVideoEncoder"
+      "--enable-features=CanvasOopRasterization"
+      "--disable-features=UseChromeOSDirectVideoDecoder"
+
+      # Privacy & Security
+      "--disable-features=MediaRouter" # Disable Chromecast
+      "--disable-features=OptimizationHints" # No Google suggestions
+      "--disable-features=AutofillSavePaymentMethods"
+      "--disable-background-networking" # No telemetry
+      "--disable-sync" # Manual sync control
+
+      # Wayland-specific fixes
+      "--disable-features=WaylandWpColorManagerV1" # Color management fix
+
+      # UI/UX
+      "--force-dark-mode" # Match Stylix theme
+      "--enable-features=WebUIDarkMode"
       "--no-default-browser-check"
     ];
+    extensions = let
+      ids = [
+        "cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm" # ublock origin
+        "dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb" # vimium
+        "eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh" # dark reader
+        "pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp" # privacy badger
+        "ghmbeldphafepmbegfdlkpapadhbakde" # proton pass
+        "mmjbdbjnoablegbkcklggeknkfcjkjia" # custom new tab page
+      ];
+    in
+      map (id: {inherit id;}) ids;
+  };
+
+  xdg.configFile."BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Policies/managed/policy.json".text = builtins.toJSON {
+    BraveShieldsAdControl = 2;
+    BraveShieldsTrackersBlocked = 1;
+    BraveShieldsHttpsEverywhere = 1;
+    BraveRewardsDisabled = 1;
+    BraveWalletDisabled = 1;
+    BraveVPNDisabled = 1;
+    BraveAIChatEnabled = 0;
+    PasswordManagerEnabled = 0;
+    BravePlaylistEnabled = 0;
+    BraveWebDiscoveryEnabled = 0;
+    BraveStatsPingEnabled = 0;
+    DnsOverHttpsMode = "automatic";
+    BraveDarkMode = 1;
   };
 
   home.sessionVariables = {
     DEFAULT_BROWSER = "${pkgs.brave}/bin/brave";
+    BROWSER = "${pkgs.brave}/bin/brave";
   };
 
   xdg.desktopEntries = {
@@ -33,4 +86,27 @@
       categories = ["Network" "WebBrowser"];
     };
   };
+
+  # =================================================================
+  #  BRAVE SETTINGS (via brave://flags)
+  # =================================================================
+
+  # These need to be set manually in brave://flags on first launch:
+  # - Enable Tab Groups (UI)
+  # - Enable Parallel Downloading
+  # - Enable Reader Mode
+  # - GPU Rasterization: Enabled
+  # - Override software rendering list: Enabled
+  #
+  # Privacy settings (brave://settings/privacy):
+  # - Block trackers & ads: Aggressive
+  # - Block all fingerprinting
+  # - Upgrade connections to HTTPS
+  # - Block scripts: Off (breaks sites, use uBlock instead)
+  # - Block cookies: Only 3rd party
+  #
+  # Appearance (brave://settings/appearance):
+  # - Show home button: Off
+  # - Show bookmarks bar: Only on new tab
+  # - Use wide address bar: On
 }