Venice AI for Brave Leo

Configure Brave Browser to use Venice.AI in seconds

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Enhance Your Brave Browser with Venice.AI

Venice AI for Brave Leo is a universal tool that seamlessly configures Leo AI helper in Brave browser to use Venice.AI's powerful LLaMA 3.3 70B model. This tool automates the process of setting up your Brave browser to use Venice.AI as your default AI assistant.

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🚀 Features

One-Click Configuration

Automatically configures Leo AI helper in Brave browser with just one click

Cross-Platform Support

Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems

Backup Creation

Creates a backup of your existing configuration for safety

User-Friendly Interface

Simple GUI on Windows, CLI on other platforms

Secure

Your API key is stored only in your local Brave configuration

Open Source

Fully transparent code available on GitHub

📥 Downloads

Venice AI for Brave Leo is a universal tool available for all major platforms:

Windows

For Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11

Download .exe

macOS

For macOS 10.13 and newer

Download for Mac

Linux

For most Linux distributions

Download for Linux

Source Code: View on GitHub

⚡ Quickstart

1

Download the executable

Download the tool for your platform:

Windows (.exe) macOS Linux
2

Run the executable

Run the downloaded file for your platform:

  • Windows: Extract the .zip file and double-click the .exe file
  • macOS: Extract the .zip file, open Terminal, navigate to the download location, and run chmod +x ./leo_venice_config_mac && ./leo_venice_config_mac
  • Linux: Extract the .zip file, open Terminal, navigate to the download location, and run chmod +x ./leo_venice_config_linux && ./leo_venice_config_linux

The tool will prompt you for your Venice.AI API key.

Don't have an API key? Get one here

3

Completely Close and Restart Brave

IMPORTANT: You must completely close Brave browser (including any background processes) and restart it for changes to take effect.

On Windows, you may need to check Task Manager and end any Brave processes before restarting.

That's it! Your Brave browser is now configured to use Venice.AI with Leo AI helper.

⚠️ Security Note for Windows Users

When running the executable on Windows, you may see a "Windows protected your PC" message from SmartScreen or it may be flagged by antivirus software. This happens because:

  1. The executable isn't digitally signed with a certificate
  2. It modifies system files (specifically Brave's Preferences file)
  3. It's a relatively new and unknown application

To run the application:

  1. Click "More info" on the SmartScreen warning dialog
  2. Click "Run anyway" to proceed
  3. If your antivirus blocks it, you may need to add an exception

For maximum security, you can:

  1. Review the source code on GitHub
  2. Build the application yourself from source
  3. Run the application in a sandbox or virtual machine

This is a standard security feature in Windows for applications downloaded from the internet. The source code is fully open and available for inspection on GitHub.

🛠️ Installation

Prerequisites

Option 1: Download Pre-built Executable (Recommended)

Simply download the executable for your platform from the Releases page.

Option 2: Building from Source (Advanced)

If you prefer to build from source, you'll need Go 1.16 or higher.

Then follow these steps:

  1. Clone the repository: 
    git clone https://github.com/georgeglarson/venice-ai-for-brave-leo.git
cd venice-ai-for-brave-leo
  2. Initialize the Go module and get dependencies: 
    go mod init leo_venice_config
go get github.com/google/uuid
  3. Build for your platform: 
    # Windows
go build -o leo_venice_config.exe leo_venice_config.go

# macOS
GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o leo_venice_config_mac leo_venice_config.go

# Linux
GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o leo_venice_config_linux leo_venice_config.go

📋 Usage

Easiest Method (Windows)

Simply double-click the leo_venice_config.exe file. A dialog will appear prompting you for your Venice.AI API key.

Command Line Method

You can also run the tool from the command line:

With API key as argument:

# Windows
leo_venice_config.exe -key=YOUR_API_KEY

# macOS/Linux
./leo_venice_config -key=YOUR_API_KEY

With interactive prompt:

# Windows
leo_venice_config.exe

# macOS/Linux
./leo_venice_config

⚙️ Configuration Details

The tool will automatically:

  1. Find Brave's Preferences file on your system
  2. Create a backup of your current configuration
  3. Configure Leo to use Venice.AI with:
    • Label: Venice.AI
    • Model: llama-3.3-70b
    • Endpoint: https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions
    • Context size: 4000
  4. Set Venice.AI as the default model for Leo AI helper

🔒 Security

📬 Contact

For questions or support, contact: