Chromium
Also known as: CrossOver Chromium
2008 – present
Active
64
Google's open-source project underlying Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi and most of today's browsers.
Facts
- Developer
- Google / Chromium Project
- Website
- www.chromium.org
- Engines
- Platforms
- Details
- CrossOver Chromium (CodeWeavers, Sept. 15, 2008): Windows build of Chromium packaged with Wine for Mac OS X and Linux, a free proof of concept
- Popularity
- 64/100
Lineage
- Derived browsers (199)
- Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, UC Browser, 360 Secure Browser, Mi Browser, Huawei Browser, Phoenix Browser, Opera, Brave, Sogou Explorer, Vewd Browser (Opera TV), Yandex Browser, FAB Adblocker Browser, Baidu Browser, JioPages, Adblock Browser, Silk, webOS Browser, 2345 Browser, Whale, Puffin, Cốc Cốc, Avast Secure Browser, 360 Extreme Explorer (360极速浏览器), CryptoTab Browser, Steam Browser, TheWorld Browser, Meta Quest Browser, CM Browser, CryptoTab Browser Lite, Kiwi Browser, Ecosia Browser, Aloha Browser, AVG Secure Browser, Tesla in-car browser, Carbon Browser, Soul Browser, GoLogin, Amigo (Mail.ru), Wave Browser, Torch Browser, CCleaner Browser, Herond Browser, Shift Browser, Vivaldi, Arc, ChatGPT Atlas, Opera Touch, Quetta Browser, Seznam.cz Prohlížeč, OneLaunch, Bitdefender Safepay, Hyperbeam, Lemur Browser, Gener8, Linken Sphere, Universe Browser, Dolphin Anty, Comet, SRWare Iron, CoolNovo (ChromePlus), Santa Browser, Swing Browser, Veera, Bromite, Slimjet, Cent Browser, Island Enterprise Browser, Avira Secure Browser, Orbitum, Atom (Mail.ru), Power Browser (PowerDAO), Undetectable, WebDiscover Browser, Chromodo, Gello, RockMelt, Ulaa, Norton Neo, Thorium, NeoBrowser (Onyx Boox), eFast Browser, Catsxp, Dia, Vanadium, Opera Air, Twinkstar Browser (星愿浏览器), Fellou, Kometa, LT Browser, CrossBrowse, BoBrowser, WebNavigator, BrowserOS, Donut Browser, Mises Browser, Ungoogled Chromium, Citrio, Nichrome (Rambler), Kinza, Supermium, Opera Neon (2017), Genspark AI Browser, 115 Browser, Iridium Browser, SiteKiosk, SalamWeb, AOL Shield Pro, Chedot, CyberGhost Private Browser, Tortuga, Olcinium, Qword Browser, BrowserAir, BeagleBrowser, Sidekick, Ghost Browser, Min, Wavebox, Blisk, Decentr, Tempest Browser, TUSK Browser, Chromnius, BlackHawk Web Browser, Polarity, Project Maelstrom, Beaker Browser, Prisma Access Browser, Breach, KioWare, Qiyu Browser (旗鱼浏览器), UR Browser, Sputnik (Rostelecom), Uran (uCoz), Tesla Browser (Pass Service), Beamrise, Viasat Browser, WhiteHat Aviator, Superbird, Polypane, Elixir Browser, Carbonyl, AMP Browser, Flow Browser (Multibox Labs), Crest, Chromium-Gost, SURF Zero Trust Browser, Redcore, Coowon, Sigma AI Browser, Mulch, Sanbrowser, Ultimatum, Xvast, SSuite NetSurfer, CyberArk Secure Browser, SharpBrowser, awrit, Sandcat, Trivalent, Polar, Aside, Horse Browser, Mighty, Synth, Helio (Magic Leap), Bare Browser, Aerium, Google Disco, Blinker Fluid, Nimo Infinity, Beacon, Dezor, slashB, Aera Browser, Phi Browser, Stedding, Pissandshittium, Cra, Acent Browser, BrowserJet, Flecha, Termium, Doogie, brow6el, WebExpress, Puppetromium, Companion (Compy), Cronos, SLBr, Nickel Browser, Sprocket, Wren Browser, Orb Browser, Chameleon (0kzh), Edgescape Navigator, R Chromium (Haiku x86)
Key versions
- Initial source releaseWebKitChromium source code released alongside Google Chrome’s debut (Windows).[1]
- Mac/Linux dev buildsFirst developer builds for macOS and Linux.[2]
- 6Minimalist UI, built-in PDF reader and WebM/VP8 support.[1]
- BlinkBlinkChromium forks WebKit into its own engine, Blink.[3]
- AndroidChrome for Android’s code lands almost entirely in Chromium, which can now be built for Android.[4]
- 89Processors without SSE3 no longer supported.[1]