I use 2 browsers; Brave and Edge. I use Edge for almost everything, YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, etc., while Brave for work stuff. The thing is that today when I turned on the computer and wanted to watch a video, I came across the unpleasant surprise that AdBlock has stopped working and I have to wait more than 1 minute to be able to watch a video, and it doesn’t even play automatically. Obviously, this problem doesn’t exist in Brave, so the solution is obvious. The thing is that I don’t want to mix my work data with mine since this would mean affecting my productivity; Before writing this post, I did some research and read a comment in this community pointing out that this (having 2 browsers installed on the same PC) was indeed possible, but every time I try to install the browser, all I get is the already installed Brave browser that opens.
@suicidebomber, there are two ways to approach this. You can either create different profiles within your browser or install different versions (release channels) of Brave.
Option 1: Different Profiles (Desktop only)
This keeps everything in the same browser, but each profile acts like a separate container for your data. For example, you can have one profile for Work and another for Personal. When using the Work profile, all your browser history, bookmarks, and passwords will be kept separate from the Personal profile, and vice versa.
Here’s how it works: You can switch between profiles easily, and using different icons for each helps you quickly see which one you’re using
You create new profiles by going to the hamburger menu → 
→ More Tools → Add new profile.
One you have created another profile, you’ll always see the profile icon in the upper right next to the hamburger menu, such as:
Option 2: Different Release Channels (this is what the link you shared was referring to)
Brave has three versions: Brave, Brave Beta, and Brave Nightly. There used to be a Brave Dev version, but it was removed. You can read more about the differences between them here: https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017916752-What-is-the-difference-between-Nightly-Dev-Beta-and-Release-builds. Here’s a screenshot of all three on my desktop:
Each of these installs as a separate browser. Beta and Nightly are future versions of Brave in development, but despite being in testing, they’re generally stable and safe to use.
For example, you could use Brave for work and Beta or Nightly for personal use. This setup fully separates your browsing activities. It’s especially useful because changes made to brave://flags or custom content filters in Shields apply to all profiles within the same version, but they don’t affect other versions of Brave (like Beta or Nightly).
Thank you very much, mate.
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