Some of these include the PDF reader, Flash and some audio and video codecs (MP3, AAC, H.264). As I mentioned earlier, some parts of Google Chrome aren’t available under open-source licenses. What are the differences between Google Chrome and Chromium? Non-open source components Other features such as “Use a web search to help resolve navigation errors” and “enable phishing and malware protection” are enabled by default. The sync feature available in Google Chrome is also available for Chromium which means if you live in the Google ecosystem, you can as easily log in with a Google account and sync your data with Chromium much like on Google Chrome. There are also a few Google based features that are available by default on Chromium.

The only issue is that Google only allows extensions from its web store although this can be bypassed by enabling developer mode. The two browsers support the same extensions, themes, and web apps, that is extensions, themes and web apps written or optimized for one will work on the other. Support for the same Extensions, Themes, and Web Apps Since both of these browsers are based on the same source code, the Blink rendering engine (previously used WebKit until version 27) used by them is the same. The tabs, the controls, the address bar, and the main window will be the exact same thing.Ĭan you guess which browser this is? The Engine On a typical desktop, you will not be able to differentiate between the two. Other than the icon, the interface of Google Chrome and Chromium are the same. As a result, most Linux distros don’t ship Google Chrome in the spirit of “open source(ness)” but another which conforms completely to the GPL (GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE), such as Chromium or Firefox. Google then takes this pure browser and adds onto it its services and other products which are not available under open source licenses. Chromium browser is the immediate product of the project. The Chromium Project is an open-source project that is behind both Google’s Chrome browser and Google Chrome OS. In 2008 Google introduced the Chromium Project. So why don’t they (Linux distros) just ship with Google Chrome? What are the differences between Google Chrome and Chromium? Google Chrome Vs. They share everything from looks to extensions, engine, and features. Chromium for all intents and purposes is very identical to Google Chrome. The most popular of these is Firefox whilst others prefer Chromium.

Here in the Linux world, Google Chrome is not the most popular as most distros prefer to ship other web browsers.

It has over 54% of desktop users usually in the Windows world choosing it over the other browsers. Google Chrome is currently the most popular browser on desktop PCs.

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