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DOWNLOAD LATEST STABLE CHROMIUM BINARIES (64-BIT AND 32-BIT)

Chromium
The free and open-source project behind Google Chrome
* OS▾
* Windows (64-bit)
* Windows on Arm (64-bit)
* Windows (32-bit)
* macOS
* Linux
* BSD
* Android
* iOS
* Windows
* Mac
* Linux
* BSD
* Android
* iOS
* Notes
* Features
* Features▾
* Secure Preferences
* Google API keys
* Widevine plugin
* Flash plugin
* NPAPI plugin
* HTML5 audio/video
* Secure Preferences
* Google API keys
* Widevine plugin
* Flash plugin
* NPAPI plugin
* HTML5 audio/video
* Advanced
* Advanced▾
* Internal pages
* Keyboard shortcuts
* Command-line flags
* User data directory
* External extension installation
* Source code
* Older version
* Browser crash
* Browser benchmark
* API (for developers)
* API
* Links
* Browsers
* Privacy
* Privacy▾
* Browser update
* Browser settings
* Hosts file
* DNS services
* Web search engines
* Extensions
* Tools
* Guides
* Tests
* Malware
* Updaters
* Comments (7911)

MY CHROMIUM VERSION

Chromium version used by this web browser (Also, check at chrome://version):

102.0.5005.61

widevineall-codecsall-codecs+win64

WebRTC IP address leak: maybe
A 100% free & open-source browser
compatible with all Google Chrome extensions

Welcome on this auto-updated website to easily download latest stable and
development versions of Chromium. Please, read my #notes.

Stable buildsDevelopment or beta buildsCanary buildsDevelopment builds (official
repository)

OTHER PAGES

* → download: simplest multilingual page about development builds (official
repository)
* → audio/video tester: online media player

SITE QUERY STRINGS

Customize this page as you want and bookmark the URL. (* = JS needed)
* Add a tooltip on external links *
* Convert date to "time ago"
* Define a color on external links *
* Enable auto showing/hiding navbar *
* Open external links in a new tab *
* Show file checksum in uppercase
* Show all comments
* Show only stable releases
* Show the content of all toggle boxes *
* [Reset all]

You can combine them like tab=1&ago=1

RSS

* → feed/android
* → feed/linux
* → feed/mac
* → feed/windows-64-bit
* → feed/windows-32-bit
* → feed/comments
* → feed/news

NEWS

1. FROM THE OFFICIAL CHROMIUM BLOG

* Chrome 103 Beta: Early Navigation Hints, a Host of Completed Origin Trials,
and More
* Chrome 102: Window Controls Overlay, a Host of Finished Origin Trials, PWAs
as File Handlers and More
* Chrome 101: Federated Credential Management Origin Trial, Media Capabilities
for WebRTC, and More
* What to Expect from Privacy Sandbox Testing
* How Chrome Became the Highest Scoring Browser on Speedometer, Ever
* A new speed milestone for Chrome
* Chrome 100 Beta: Reduced User-Agent Strings, Multi-Screen Window Placement,
and More
* Chrome 99: CSS Cascade Layers, a New Picker for Input Elements, and More
* Chrome 98 Beta: Color Gradient Vector Fonts, Region Capture Origin Trial, and
More
* Chrome on Windows performance improvements and the journey of Native Window
Occlusion

2. FOUND ON THE WEB

* Scoop (a command-line installer for Windows) uses our Chromium releases
* The endless browser wars
* Firefox and Chromium Security
* Browser Startup Comparison
* [DE] Ungoogled Chromium Erweiterungen und Suchmaschine Installieren
* How to block un-installation of extensions in Chrome/Chromium, using
ExtensionInstallForcelist?
* [FR] Overview of Chromium builds: For chrlauncher
* Group Policy & Chromium
* [FR] Règles et stratégies appliquées à Chromium dans Windows
* [video] How to setup & use Tor with Chrome without browser bundle on Windows
* Force Chromium Browser to use WPAD proxy detection
* Working with custom DNS names in Chromium
* How Chromium Works
* Get the latest Chromium Releases - Easy Peasy!

3. ON MEDIA

* gHacks
* Google News (RSS, ATOM, news::google.com)
* Hacker News (via hn-search)
* MalwareTips
* Reddit
* Slashdot
* Twitter
* Wilders Security Forums

4. ON SECURITY TRACKERS

* tracker::chromium.org
* tracker::debian.org

5. FOR THIS SITE

* info Latest site updated: 10 minutes ago (max: 1 hour)
* new justclueless shares his stable builds for #windows.
* removed RobRich's releases.
* new 2 new releases:
- AVX2 version for Linux, by RobRich,
- Thorium for Linux and Windows, by AlexFrick.
* newPortapps shares his portable "ungoogled-chromium" versions, based on the
Marmaduke's releases (source).
* new 2 new releases:
- AVX2 version for Windows, by RobRich,
- ungoogled-chromium for Linux, by Marmaduke.
* removed win64|dev|no-sync version by Marmaduke.
* new In collaboration with the Open Source Software group at Arm, we share
Chromium for #windows-on-arm.
* new Hibbiki shares his stable builds for #windows.
* changed The stable 64-bit Chromium release on #windows-64-bit is now compiled
by Maramaduke.
* new Marmaduke shares his "ungoogled-chromium" builds for #windows and #mac.
* removed The "No WebRTC" builds are stopped since version 68. Now, WebRTC is
deeply integrated in Chromium. For help, the last builds are still
downloadable: win64 stable, win64 dev, win32 stable.
* removed Chromium Portable of AluisioASG and winPenPack. These releases are
too outdated.
* new Dear #mac users: Marmaduke shares his builds compiled with all codecs.
* new Secure connection: https://chromium.woolyss.com
* changed Now, we use the "Snapshots" repository about "The Chromium Authors"
(official) builds.
* removed Chromium Portable and Chromium Updater (crupdater) of Zychopat are
discontinued.
* changed The Chromium Team has removed non-clusterfuzz and non-telemetry LKGR
builders. So I rewrote a new internal engine for this site.
* removed Chromium Portable of LiberKey and ThumbApps have not been updated for
a long time.
* changed Update of Chromium logo and site colors.
* changed The site structure has changed. Your OS and architecture (32/64-bit)
is dynamically highlighted if detected.
* changed The time is based on the local time of Mountain View (USA) where the
Chromium Buildbot server is located.
* fixed Cron was temporarily broken because my server was under maintenance.
Now, the full site is automatically updated each hour.
* removed In the Buildbot results, "bug=none" does not mean "build without
bug". So, I cleaned my #rss feeds and #api about that. Example of a good
build: 285741
* changed Major update. The full site is now based on the Git revision's commit
hash. See my #api to quickly understand.
* fixed About Chromium builds stored at SourceForge: If your browser does not
send a referer header, you can directly download them.
* changed Modified content of each #rss feed in order to provide a better
visibility into RSS readers.
* changed Shortened URLs about Google Storage: commondatastorage.googleapis.com
→ storage.googleapis.com
* new Now you can post anonymous #comments. Enjoy!

CREDITS

This site uses only free and open-source resources:
* Material icon for the site
* Icon for the Progressive Web App
* Script for auto-generated avatars

Site archives:
* chromium::archive.today
* chromium::wayback.machine
* chromium::google.cache
* chromium::ghostarchive

DONATION

We share freely our work for pleasure without require using of ads and user
tracking methods. If you want to help us, you are welcome! ^^

Arm
Developer of Chromium stable/dev versions, on #windows-on-arm
Henry++
Donate via his own website
Developer of chrlauncher (updater/launcher for Chromium), on #windows
Hibbiki
Developer of Chromium stable versions, on #windows
Jerry
Site administrator, webmaster. Why to use closed-source browsers when 100% free
and open-source browsers exist? Long life to Firefox and Chromium! ;)
Marmaduke
Developer of Chromium stable/dev versions, on #windows, #mac and #linux
RobRich
Developer of Chromium dev versions, on #windows and #linux

WINDOWS 10, 8, 7

How to install, update and remove Chromium, on Windows?
About updates: your settings, bookmarks, extensions, history, passwords,
cookies... will be saved. Do not worry!
For automated updates, choose one of the Chromium #updaters

Installer
1. Download the EXE executable file (This is a 7-zip self-extracting archive.
So you can unzip it to see its content)
2. Close Chromium browser if opened
3. Execute this EXE file
4. Wait for 2 or 3 seconds (Installation is silent)
5. Open Chromium browser. It is updated!
6. To remove it definitively: use the standard way (or a software like Bulk
Crap Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, Ccleaner...)

Archive

1. Download the ZIP archive file
2. Close Chromium browser if opened
3. Unzip this ZIP file
4. Double click on the unzipped folder to open it
5. Drag its icon on Applications folder
6. To remove it definitively: drag the app from the Applications folder to the
Trash

CHROMIUM FOR 64-BIT MACOS

Reference: Google Chrome 102.0.5005.61 (992738) • Tuesday, 24 May 2022

MarmadukeEditor
Marmadukeoldold
Outdated versionsyncsync
Chromium with defined Google API keys. So Google services (Chrome Sync...) work.
You will be able to log in with your Google account and synchronize your data.
• Info: #google-api-keyswidevinewidevine
Chromium compiled with the enabled Widevine support. After install of this
plugin by yourself (because this is not an open-source software), Chromium will
be able to play DRM content (on Netflix, for example).
• Info: #widevineall-codecsall-codecs
Chromium compiled with open-source audio/video codecs + H.264 + AAC
• Info: #html5-audio-video
• Test: https://tools.woolyss.com/html5-audio-video-tester/macmac
Chromium for 64-bit macOS

Archive
100.0.4896.60 (972766) • Sunday, 3 Apr 2022
Info:
* sha1: 46ed8c9362d29bffcbeeb3a6264f708f8ba5ab89.(virus?) -
Chromium.100.0.4896.60.sync.app.zip
* Use #updaters-on-mac
* List of changes
* Previous versions
* Source: Github repository

MarmadukeEditor
Marmadukeungoogledungoogled
Chromium without Google integration and enhanced privacy, based on the
"ungoogled-chromium" project of Eloston.
• Info: https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium/
• FAQ: https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-wiki/faq
• Extensions: https://github.com/NeverDecaf/chromium-web-storewidevinewidevine
Chromium compiled with the enabled Widevine support. After install of this
plugin by yourself (because this is not an open-source software), Chromium will
be able to play DRM content (on Netflix, for example).
• Info: #widevineall-codecsall-codecs
Chromium compiled with open-source audio/video codecs + H.264 + AAC
• Info: #html5-audio-video
• Test: https://tools.woolyss.com/html5-audio-video-tester/macmac
Chromium for 64-bit macOS

Archive
101.0.4951.64 (982481) • Thursday, 19 May 2022
Info:
* sha1: 73bbf8860ea3693d366da1bf66526d189f1c08f1.(virus?) -
Chromium.app.ungoogled-101.0.4951.64.zip
* Use #updaters-on-mac
* List of changes
* Previous versions (ungoogled)
* Source: Github repository

Binaries →Info
Info:
* Website: Thorium

The Chromium AuthorsEditor
The Chromium Authorsmacmac
Chromium for 64-bit macOS

Archive
104.0.5087.0 (1008157) • Friday, 27 May 2022
Info
* md5: 514aa0a7ae159acda406d0cce74044f5.(virus?) - chrome-mac.zip
* Install an #older-version
* List of changes
* Source: Google repository

CHROMIUM FOR 64-BIT MACOS ON ARM

Reference: Google Chrome 102.0.5005.61 (992738) • Tuesday, 24 May 2022

AlexFrickEditor
AlexFrickarm 8.3arm 8.3
Release specifically for the M1 chipsyncsync
Chromium with defined Google API keys. So Google services (Chrome Sync...) work.
You will be able to log in with your Google account and synchronize your data.
• Info: #google-api-keysmodifiedmodified
Features compiler optimizations via build configuration
modifications.widevinewidevine
Chromium compiled with the enabled Widevine support. After install of this
plugin by yourself (because this is not an open-source software), Chromium will
be able to play DRM content (on Netflix, for example).
• Info: #widevineall-codecsall-codecs
Chromium compiled with open-source audio/video codecs + H.264 + AAC
• Info: #html5-audio-video
• Test: https://tools.woolyss.com/html5-audio-video-tester/macmac
Chromium for 64-bit macOS

Binaries →Info
Info:
* Website: Thorium

The Chromium AuthorsEditor
The Chromium Authorsmac-armmac-arm
Chromium for 64-bit macOS on Arm

Archive
104.0.5087.0 (1008157) • Friday, 27 May 2022
Info
* md5: c4cd4b09cf873cbd5a0812e8dce72539.(virus?) - chrome-mac.zip
* Install an #older-version
* List of changes
* Source: Google repository

CHROMIUM FOR 32-BIT MACOS

Since version 39, Chromium and Google Chrome are not available in 32-bit version
for macOS.

LINUX

How to install, update and remove Chromium, on Linux distributions?
In most cases, Chromium is directly available in the official repository of each
Linux distribution. So it is easy to install, update and remove it via the
integrated software/package manager or in command-lines.

There are other ways like:
* chromium snap-package (Snap)
* chromium flatpak-package (Flatpak)
* For more, check a list of software package management systems.

CHROMIUM FOR 64-BIT LINUX

Reference: Google Chrome 102.0.5005.61 (992738) • Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Archive102.0.5005.61 (992738) • Sunday, 22 May 2022
Tested under Ubuntu 18+

Info:
* sha1: b49f05a7da65bf79b46562604c63a113aa170b15.(virus?) -
ungoogled-chromium_102.0.5005.61_1.vaapi_linux.tar.xz
* Previous versions (ungoogled)
* Source: Github repository

Eloston and other contributorsEditor
Eloston and other contributorsungoogledungoogled
Chromium without Google integration and enhanced privacy, based on the
"ungoogled-chromium" project of Eloston.
• Info: https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium/
• FAQ: https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-wiki/faq
• Extensions: https://github.com/NeverDecaf/chromium-web-storelinuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

Binaries →Available in different repositories
If you prefer, you can install the Flatpak package of Ungoogled Chromium.

Info:
* Website: ungoogled-chromium
* FAQ: ungoogled-chromium-wiki/faq
* Extensions: chromium-web-store

Binaries →Info
Info:
* Website: Thorium

CHROMIUM FOR 64-BIT AND 32-BIT LINUX

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

ARCH LINUX

Available in the official repository
sudo pacman -S chromium

If you prefer, you can install the Snap package or Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* Chromium at Arch Linux wiki
* Arch Linux is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

CENTOS

Available in the official repository
To install the stable Chromium version on CentOS 7+: $ sudo yum -y update
$ sudo yum install -y epel-release
$ sudo yum install -y chromium
$ - requires given Linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged
user

To run it: $ chromium

If you prefer, you can install the Snap package or Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* CentOS is a distribution affiliated with Red Hat (RHEL).

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

DEBIAN

Available in the official repository
To install the stable Chromium version:
* use the integrated software/package manager
* or use the Snap package (apt://snapd)
* or use the Flatpak package
* or use the gdebi APT tool (apt://gdebi • Deb files)
* or type these commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install chromium chromium-l10n
(chromium-l10n is only used for localization and is optional)

Info:
* Chromium at Debian wiki and Debian packages
* Debian is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

ELEMENTARY OS

Unavailable in the official repository but you can install it!
Install the Snap package or Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* elementary OS is a distribution based on #ubuntu

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

FEDORA

Available in the official repository (since Chromium v52)
To install the stable Chromium version:
* use the integrated software/package manager
* or alternatively, type these DNF command:

sudo dnf install chromium

If you prefer, you can install the Snap package or Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* Chromium at Fedora package, Fedora rpms, Fedora wiki and Fedora cloud
* Fedora is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

GENTOO LINUX

Available in the official repository
If you prefer, you can install the Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* Chromium at Gentoo Linux packages
* Gentoo Linux is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

LINUX MINT

Available in the official repository
To install the stable Chromium version:

- Use the integrated software/package manager

- or type this command (on Linux Mint 20+):
sudo apt install chromium

- or follow this tutorial to install the Snap ("Ubuntu") version of Chromium

- or install the Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* Chromium at Linux Mint Community and Linux Mint's blog
* Linux Mint is a distribution based on #ubuntu and #debian

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

MAGEIA

Available in the official repository
Info:
* Chromium at Mageia Application Database
* Mageia is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

MANJARO

Available in the official #arch-linux repository
sudo pacman -S chromium

If you prefer, you can install the Snap package or Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* Chromium at Arch Linux wiki
* Manjaro is a distribution based on #arch-linux

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

OPENSUSE

Available in the official repository
If you prefer, you can also install the Snap package or Flatpak package of
Chromium.

Info:
* Chromium at openSUSE package, openSUSE wiki and RPM resource chromium
* openSUSE is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

PUPPY LINUX

Available in the official repository
Follow the posts at Announcements about LxPup, ScPup, UPups, Chromium, LXQt,
Kernels etc.

1) Install it via Menu → Internet → Get Web Browser

2) or download it from the Sourceforge repository

Info:
* Old discussion on the Puppy Linux forum
* Chromium at PuppyLinux wiki
* Puppy Linux is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

SLACKWARE

Unavailable in the official repository but you can install it!
Follow the blog post of Eric Hameleers (developer of Chromium packages)

Slackware is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

SOLUS

Unavailable in the official repository but you can install it!
Install Snappy on Solus (if not installed). Then type this command: sudo snap
install chromium
If you prefer, you can install the Flatpak package of Chromium.

Info:
* Chromium at snapcraft
* Solus is an independent distribution

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

UBUNTU

Unavailable in the official repository (since Ubuntu 19.10+) but you can install
it!
To install the stable Chromium version, there are different ways.

THE SNAP VERSION

- For Ubuntu 19.10+, use the snap package (Deb to snap transition article). snap
install chromium
snap run chromium chromium::snap-package

- or type these commands about the Olivier Tilloy's PPA: sudo add-apt-repository
ppa:canonical-chromium-builds/stage
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

THE "DEBIAN PACKAGE" VERSION

Type these commands about the Rob Savoury's PPA: sudo add-apt-repository
ppa:savoury1/ffmpeg4
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:savoury1/chromium
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To add language packages: sudo apt-get install chromium-browser-l10n
To add only the patent-free (ogg, vorbis, theora and av1) codecs: sudo apt-get
install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg

To add the patent-free codecs + mp3, aac, ac3, mpeg4 (audio/h264), mov: sudo
apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra

If you prefer, you can install the Flatpak package of Chromium.
Info:
* Chromium at Ubuntu packages and Launchpad
* Ubuntu is a distribution based on #debian

linuxlinux
Chromium for a Linux ditribution

CHROMIUM OS

Info
Chromium OS is the open-source OS designed by Google that primarily runs web
applications. Based on Gentoo, it exists since 2009. Chromium is its default web
browser. Google Chrome OS (closed-source) is based on Chromium OS.

Free and open-source releases:
* ArnoldTheBats' builds (Builds compiled by Tony Ditchfield)
* Alex313031's builds (Builds compiled by Alexander David Frick)
* Linux Chromium OS Full (Builds compiled by the official buildbot • Snapshots
repository)

BSD

CHROMIUM FOR 64-BIT AND 32-BIT BSD

Reference: Google Chrome 102.0.5005.61 (992738) • Tuesday, 24 May 2022

bsdbsd
Chromium for a BSD distribution

FREEBSD

Available in the official repository
Info:
* Chromium at FreeBSD wiki, FreshPorts and FreeBSD source code
* FreeBSD is an independent distribution

bsdbsd
Chromium for a BSD distribution

OPENBSD

Available in the official repository
Info:
* Chromium at OpenBSD ports and OpenBSD source code
* OpenBSD is an independent distribution

ANDROID 5.0+

CHROMIUM FOR 64-BIT AND 32-BIT ANDROID

Reference: Google Chrome 101.0.4951.61 (982481) • Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Package
101.0.4951.61 (982481) • Friday, 20 May 2022
All Bromite patches applied.

Info:
* sha1: 41d83315b38e449fe50ef590bd0d41050f5db417.(virus?) -
arm64_ChromePublic_HEVC-101.0.4951.61.apk
* List of changes
* Previous versions
* Source: Github repository

CarlEditor
Carlall-codecsall-codecs
Chromium compiled with open-source audio/video codecs + H.264 + AAC
• Info: #html5-audio-video
• Test: https://tools.woolyss.com/html5-audio-video-tester/androidandroid
Chromium for Android

Package →
101.0.4951.69 • Sunday, 15 May 2022
Info:
* Previous versions
* Source: Github repository

The Chromium AuthorsEditor
The Chromium Authorsandroid32android32
Chromium for 32-bit Android

Archive
104.0.5087.0 (1008149) • Friday, 27 May 2022
This ZIP archive contains these packages:
* ChromePublic.apk (= Chromium code + open-source Google Chrome code • Archive:
1)
* ContentShell.apk (Dev info)
* SystemWebViewShell.apk (Dev info)

Info:
* md5: e4a653536f027c860dd99d751310737d.(virus?) - chrome-android.zip
* Source: Google repository

IOS

Reference: Google Chrome 102.0.5005.67 • Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Chromium on iOS is a big fake!
Check the official blog post and build instructions to understand that Chromium
cannot use the existing content/implementation, which is based on V8/Blink. It
is just a skin on top of Safari. Go your way!

NOTES

Obviously, you know this site is not the Chromium official website. As a regular
user (not an expert), I created it in 2013 because there was no easy way to
download good and stable releases of Chromium, on Windows. I try to keep it as
safe and fast as possible! ;) This is absolutely a non-profit site. Please, read
the privacy policy.

In short:
* Since the beginning of the Chromium project until today, there is no binary
of stable Chromium shared by the official team.
* The official website is development oriented. Users are invited to download
Google Chrome.
* The official download page gives to users only ZIP archives of development
builds (also known as "snapshot", "nightly", "vanilla" or "raw" builds) which
can be very unstable. Users are invited to download Google's Chrome Canary.
* This site gives to users a choice of builds: development (also on its
simplest download page), stable and portable builds.

All downloads are only from reliable sources:
* Google Storage → development builds from the official repository (Chromium
buildbot)
* GitHub, AWS and SourceForge → other free and open-source builds

1. PROJECT

Chromium exists since 2008. It is the free and open-source project (#features)
behind the famous Google Chrome browser. There are many advantages for an
enterprise to work on an open-source project. Intrinsically, Chromium is a
Google project maintained by many authors (developers, engineers, graphic
designers, security researchers...) from Google, Adobe, Amazon, ARM, Brave,
Cloudflare, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Igalia, Intel, Logitech, Microsoft,
Mozilla, Nvidia, Opera, Samsung, Vivaldi, Xiaomi, Yandex... and external
contributors (Official graph).

Chromium is not only a web browser. It is a blend of different important
open-source projects:
* ANGLE (Graphics engine abstraction layer)
* Blink (Rendering/layout engine)
* Native Client (Sandbox for running native code)
* PDFium (PDF generation and rendering library)
* Sandbox (Security mechanism for separating running programs)
* Skia (Graphics library)
* V8 (JavaScript engine)
* and others...

One or more projects are used in Chromium browser (obviously!) and other
software/service like Google Chrome, Googlebot Evergreen, Bingbot Evergreen,
Mozilla Firefox (ANGLE, Skia), Opera, Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge (Search "chromium"
at Microsoft Third Party Disclosures. Official PDF presentation), Adobe Acrobat,
Android WebView, Discord, Bitwarden, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Minecraft,
Signal, Skype, Slack, Spotify, Steam, TeamViewer, Trend Micro, Twitch, Unity3D,
Unreal Engine, WhatsApp, Electron, CEF, QtWebEngine...

Chromium is not fully designed by Google! However, as a primary investor, Google
gives a consistent guidance and provides all free tools and services related to
this project.

2. STABLE CHROMIUM VERSION

Officially, Chromium does not have a stable release. The official developers
(aka The Chromium Authors) do not release it to end users. So it is continually
in development. Google Chrome is the stable release... but is not open-source.

Chromium is the project then Google Chrome is the product.

In fact, Chromium has a stable version! ^^
Chromium being open-source (#source-code), anybody can compile it. It is
reproductible. You should be a developer to do this. Just get the current stable
version (102.0.5005.61) from the official Git repository and compile it!
For example, the current stable version on #linux is 102.0.5005.61. In this
version, there are 61 patches which correct many issues (bugs, feature requests,
enhancements...).

All stable versions of Chromium on #windows, #mac, #linux... are always made by
third-party developers.

The stable version of Chromium is compiled by:
* Google developers (USA) → Google Chrome
* Microsoft developers (USA) → Microsoft Edge
* Opera developers (Norway/China) → Opera
* Samsung developers (South Korea) → Samsung Internet
* Vivaldi developers (Iceland) → Vivaldi
* Yandex developers (Russia) → Yandex browser
* Hibbiki, Marmaduke and FreeSMUG developers → Chromium, on #windows and #mac
* Some developers → Chromium, on each #linux and #bsd distribution
* Some developers → Chromium-based browsers
* Some developers → other projects like CEF, Electron, Qt WebEngine, Chromely,
NW.js, Beaker, JxBrowser ...

3. DEVELOPMENT

The development builds (also known as "snapshot", "nightly", "vanilla" or "raw"
builds) are built automatically several times a day by the Chromium Buildbot
(buildbot console) and made available as binary code releases.

SNAPSHOT

Once a snapshot has been built, it is placed in the chromium-browser-snapshots
root directory of Google Cloud Storage and is automatically tested. This build
is really just development tool for checking whether issues are fixed in the
latest Chromium code. It can be buggy and unstable. They are downloadable on the
official site, my alternative webpage and this site (Check The Chromium Authors
tag).

LKGR

If that snapshot build successfully passes the automated tests, it is considered
as a good build (known as LKGR meaning "Last Known Good Revision") and can
become potentially a stable build. For info, LKGR builds were stored in the
chromium-browser-continuous root directory until Friday, 18 Mar 2016. The
Chromium team has removed few LKGR builders (407399, 576253 and chromium-dev)
but other ones still work (latest commit). Finally, there is no LKGR binary
shared by the Chromium team... but any developer can re-compile it! ^^

STABLE

A stable build is a development build tested by the Buildbot then improved by
the Chromium team and all contributors.

4. CONCLUSION

Note this website and the Chromium builds are made and shared by volunteers
(devoted developers), freely, in their spare time. There is absolutely no
business, no revenue (Privacy policy). We are neither Google nor a corporation.
So please, respect our work. Officially, the #stable-chromium-version does not
exist at all. We need time to re-compile Chromium. If you cannot wait for the
latest version, prefer to use a development version (download page) or compile
Chromium yourself (#source-code) or use other #browsers.

Jerry (admin)

FEATURES

Chromium vs Google Chrome.

Chromium browser has:
* only an open #source-code
* different licences:
- mainly open-source licenses (BSD license, MIT license, LGPL, MS-PL and
MPL+GPL+LGPL tri-licensed)
- 1 proprietary licence (but for available source code: UnRAR),
- few unlicensed files.
It is a FOSS project. A full list of software developed by third-parties is
viewable within the browser at chrome://credits (similar to this online page)
* a trademark according to Google (Search "Chromium™" at Trademarks list)
* a blue-colored logo (Search "Chromium" at Logos list)
* the similar system requirements as Google Chrome
* the similar user interface and settings as Google Chrome
* the similar sandbox as Google Chrome
* the similar support for extensions and themes as Google Chrome
* the similar user agent as Google Chrome
* the similar experiments Field Trials (Finch) (viewable as a list in
"Variations" at chrome://version) as Google Chrome (and similar as Mozilla
Firefox studies and as Microsoft Edge's ECS)
* the built-in Chrome PDF Viewer (known as PDFium), on Windows
* the built-in Chromoting Viewer (To use it, you need to first install the
Chrome Remote Desktop extension)
* the built-in Google Native Client
* the built-in Print preview and print system
* no stable version offered by the official team (aka The Chromium Authors)
* no digital signature
* no auto-update system (Solution: Use #updaters • On #linux, use the
integrated software/package manager, even a PPA)
* no Google API keys (Solution: Check #google-api-keys)
* no built-in Flash player (Solution: Check #flash)
* no unwanted software protection (known as Chrome Cleanup and
"software_reporter_tool.exe"), on Windows
* no support of proprietary codecs (AAC, H.264/MP4) (Solution: Check
#html5-audio-video)
* no user RLZ identifier
* no user metrics (usage statistics) (opt-in option)
* no crash report (opt-in option)
* More details on the official site, focused on Linux.

Why I used the "similar" word, here?
I cannot certify that it is "same/identical" as Google Chome because Chrome is a
closed-source software.

Some developers maintain #chromium-forks that offer more features and
enhancements. Thanks a lot for developers! ;)

SECURE PREFERENCES

Chromium has "Secure Preferences" feature which protect user data against
#malware. On Windows, macOS and Linux, the user profile is encrypted based on
the machine SID (For info, you can change the SID on Linux). So extensions,
certificates and passwords are not portable. It works for Chromium and all
#chromium-forks like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave,
ungoogled-chromium... (except Cent Browser which is closed-source and therefore
can be easily corrupted)

Info relative to this feature:
* PortableApps::Google Chrome portable (Read "App Notes")
* PortableApps::Opera portable (Read "App Notes")
* Portapps::Brave portable (Read "Infos"... or detailed info on Github)
* Copy Chrome extensions from one computer to another
* How to migrate Google Chrome profile (extensions, cookies, etc.) to another
Windows installation?
* profile_pref_store_manager.cc (Chromium code source)
* machine_id.cc (Chromium code source)

How to migrate user data from one computer to another?
The simple way to migrate your data is to synchronize them.
For info, you can also use free services like floccus, xBrowserSync.

Also, to export/import data manually:
* Bookmarks: chrome://bookmarks
* Passwords: chrome://flags/#PasswordImport → Enabled (screenshot). Then
restart the browser. Then chrome://settings/passwords (screenshot). For info,
you can also use the #flag: --enable-features=PasswordImport (screenshot)
* Extensions: Import and export do not exist. But with an extension like Export
links of all extensions (Archive: ZIP), it is possible to list, in an HTML
file, all browser extensions used.

There are unstable ways too:
* using these #command-line-flags: --disable-machine-id --disable-encryption
(info)
* using an hacking method to bypass "Secure Preferences".

GOOGLE API KEYS

By default, few Google services (Chrome Sync...) are not available on Chromium.
They are reserved for Google Chrome users. For example, the Chrome Sync
capability in Chromium based browsers allows you to login to Google’s Sync cloud
servers and save your passwords, browsing history and bookmarks/favorites to
your personal encrypted cloud vault inside Google’s infrastructure. Extremely
convenient for people who access the Internet using multiple devices.

To use these Google services, Chromium needs Google API keys.

Chromium can display a top message if the Google API keys are needed for Google
services (screenshot):
Google API keys are missing. Some functionality of Chromium will be disabled.
Learn MoreHow to just hide the top message "Google API keys are missing..."?
Add the --no-default-browser-check flag at the end of the Chromium shortcut and
restart the browser (screenshot)How to create your own Google API keys?
With your own Google API keys, many Google services (Chrome Sync...) will work.
* Follow the official API Keys page to get them.
* Other info at Github Gist.
* A tutorial video on Youtube (mirror)

Then set three environment variables.

ON WINDOWS

Launch Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and enter the following commands:
setx GOOGLE_API_KEY yourkey
setx GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID yourclientid
setx GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET yourclientsecret
(setx = set environment variables permanently)

ON MACOS

This tutorial was written by Aargl on december 7, 2018 (#comment-4078). Thanks
to him. There are 2 methods:

1. METHOD WITH CHROMIUMSYNCENABLER

ChromiumSyncEnabler (Archive: ZIP)
* Put Chromium_template and ChromiumSyncEnabler.py at the root of the current
user (~/)
* Put Chromium.app in ~/Applications
* In Terminal, type: python /Users/your_user_name/ChromiumSyncEnabler.py
* Enter your API keys

N.B.: if you want to activate for all users, do the same procedure putting the
files respectively in / and /Applications (I haven't tried, but I can't see why
it wouldn't work...)

2. METHOD WITH A PLIST FILE

Creation of a ~/Library/LaunchAgents/setenv.ChromiumSync.plist containing:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "https://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd ">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>setenv.ChromiumSync</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/bin/launchctl</string>
<string>setenv</string>
<string>GOOGLE_API_KEY</string>
<string>your_key</string>
<string>/bin/launchctl</string>
<string>setenv</string>
<string>GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID</string>
<string>your_key</string>
<string>/bin/launchctl</string>
<string>setenv</string>
<string>GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET</string>
<string>your_key</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist> (with "your_key" being the corresponding Google API key)

Of course, you can name the LaunchAgent setenv.ChromiumSync or anything you
want.

* This is perfectly working in 10.11
* In 10.9, you must create 3 separate LaunchAgent files instead (one for each
key)
* I couldn't test more recent OSes, but I think it should work as in 10.11

The choice between method 1 or 2 depends on wether you want to enter your API
keys each time or not... ;-)

ON LINUX

export GOOGLE_API_KEY yourkey
export GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID yourclientid
export GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET yourclientsecret
How to disable Google API keys?
Without Google API keys, many Google services (Chrome Sync...) will not work.

ON WINDOWS

Launch Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and enter the following commands:
setx GOOGLE_API_KEY "false"
setx GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID "false"
setx GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET "false"
(setx = set environment variables permanently)

Now launch Chromium.

WIDEVINE PLUGIN

Widevine is a closed-source Google plugin to play DRM content (= protected
audio/video files) for web browsers. Companies including Amazon Prime Video,
BBC, Hulu, Netflix, Spotify and Disney+ use Widevine to manage the distribution
of premium content.

Chromium does not support Widevine natively. Note that Chromium developers and
most of Chromium users do not use this Google plugin at all. We do not
bundle/share it. Other people tried to obtain a licence from Google for an
open-source project and finally did not get it (Archive: 1).

On this website, the widevine support is enabled on the stable versions. (These
versions are compiled with the GN argument: enable_widevine = true). So you need
to install the Widevine CDM plugin yourself to play DRM content.

In Chromium and Google Chrome, you can check the Widevine support at
chrome://components → "Widevine Content Decryption Module" → The number must be
different than 0.0.0.0 (screenshot)

Websites to freely test Widevine:

* https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm
* https://demo.castlabs.com/ (Choose videos with labeled "DRM")
* https://shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/demo/

How to install the Widevine CDM plugin?

1. First of all, make sure you have a Chromium version with the enabled support
of:

* the protected content
chrome://settings/content/protectedContent
* Widevine and H.264/MP4
Check these tags on this website: widevine all-codecs

2. Now, get the Widevine CDM plugin. The latest version is: 4.10.2449.0
For info, this is an automated update via this official TXT file.

2.1 From official links:
* 4.10.2449.0-win-x64.zip (64-bit Windows)
* 4.10.2449.0-win-ia32.zip (32-bit Windows)
* 4.10.2449.0-mac-x64.zip (64-bit macOS)
* 4.10.2449.0-linux-x64.zip (64-bit Linux)
* 4.10.2449.0-linux-ia32.zip (32-bit Linux)

2.2 Or from offline installers of Google Chrome
Prefer these following site mirrors because you can unzip the EXE archives
and see the whole content. Note these links of Google Chrome are official.
* Mirror 1
* Mirror 2
* Mirror 3 (Check links starting with "https://redirector.gvt1.com... )
* Mirror 4 (Project page)

2.3 Or from the Google Chrome website
In this case, you must to install Google Chrome because you cannot unzip the
ZIP archives :/

* Google Chrome (official standalone version)

3. Unzip the content of this Widevine CDM plugin
(This is a 7-zip self-extracting archive)

4. Copy this Widevine CDM plugin's content to your Chromium "WidevineCdm"
folder like this following structure, on Windows:
(screenshot)
WidevineCdm/
├── LICENSE.txt
├── manifest.json (Note this file contains the Widevine version or even
the file paths ^^)
│
├── _platform_specific/
│ ├── widevinecdm.dll
│ ├── widevinecdm.dll.lib
│ ├── widevinecdm.dll.sig

5. Launch Chromium browser

6. Go to the top of this website and check if the "widevine" tag is displayed.
(screenshot)
and check chrome://components → "Widevine Content Decryption Module"

7. End.

If issue on a website using Widevine (like Spotify, Netflix...) try its
equivalent application or software.

FLASH PLUGIN

Flash is a deprecated multimedia software platform. Adobe retired Flash on
January 1, 2021, on all plateforms. Roadmap for Chromium. Roadmap for Firefox.
* Since 2021, the Flash PPAPI plugin (aka PepperFlash) plugin is discontinued.
For info, PepperFlash is secure because it works in a sandbox. In short, it
executes in its own process, separate from the browser's rendering engine.
* Since 2015, the Flash #npapi plugin is discontinued.

How to quickly install the Flash plugin? (Obsolete content!)
On Windows and macOS, Chomium find PepperFlash itself (= without
#command-line-flags)

1. Install PepperFlash (PPAPI) from Adobe website.
2. Disable the checkbox in the chrome://settings/content/flash page.
(screenshot)
3. Test if animation works on the Flash Player versions page.
4. Enjoy!

How to manually install the Flash plugin? (Obsolete content!)
This is a full manual installation tutorial.
(If Google Chrome is already installed, go directly to "3. Add command-line
flags"

1. GET PEPPERFLASH (PPAPI)

This plugin is a non-free (proprietary) software developed by Adobe, and
distributed bundled with Google Chrome. So get it from the official sources:
Adobe or Google.

1.1 FROM ADOBE

Different official ways:
* Stable version - Download page: Adobe Flash Player (Other versions) (Choose
your OS and the PPAPI version)
* Stable version - Direct link: install_flash_player_ppapi.exe (Windows)
* Stable version - Direct link: install_flash_player_osx_ppapi.dmg (macOS)
* Beta version - From Adobe Labs (Search "PPAPI" and "Chromium" for your
platform)

After install, the plugin path will be:
- On a 64-bit #windows:
* C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer64_[version].dll (64-bit
version)
* C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer32_[version].dll (32-bit
version)

- On a 32-bit #windows:
* C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer32_[version].dll (32-bit
version)

1.2 FROM GOOGLE CHROME

Canary channel:
* On #windows, get pepflashplayer.dll from Chrome Canary (64-bit) if you use
64-bit Chromium
* On #windows, get pepflashplayer.dll from Chrome Canary (32-bit) if you use
32-bit Chromium
* On #mac, get PepperFlashPlayer.plugin from Chrome Canary (64-bit)

1.3 FROM AN UNOFFICIAL SOURCE

(Use an online service to prevent #malware)
1. Search "PepperFlash" or "PPAPI" at [RU] effect8.ru or patheticcockroach.com
2. Download and open the .7z archive
3. Get "pepflashplayer.dll" (rename it, if needed) and "manifest.json" files.

Optionally, get the Flash version number:
(If you want to see the correct version number on Chromium internal pages)
* On all platforms, open the manifest.json text file in the PepperFlash folder.
* On Windows, you can do a right-click → Properties → Details, on the .dll file

2. CHANGE THE PLUGIN DIRECTORY

If you want, prefer a short path for the plugin. It will be easier for the next
step. ^^
Example on Windows: Put this .dll file in a path like C:\PepperFlash\ (Create
the directory if needed)

3. ADD COMMAND-LINE FLAGS

Use these #command-line-flags:
* --ppapi-flash-path=[plugin path]
* --ppapi-flash-version=[plugin version]
* And optionally --allow-outdated-plugins to disable browser notifications
about outdated plugins

On #windows, create a Chromium shortcut. Then go to its properties and edit the
target field: --ppapi-flash-path="C:\PepperFlash\pepflashplayer.dll"
--ppapi-flash-version="32.0.0.465" --allow-outdated-plugins
On #mac, you will need to launch it from the command-line (in the Terminal):
/Applications/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium
--ppapi-flash-path=/Library/Internet\
Plug-Ins/PepperFlashPlayer/PepperFlashPlayer.plugin
--ppapi-flash-version=32.0.0.465& The "&" at the end is not a typo. It is there
to make sure Chromium is launched in a separate thread. Without the "&",
Chromium would exit as soon as you quit the Terminal. Moreover, to simplify the
Chromium launch, check How to create simple Mac apps from shell scripts
(Archive: 1). Also see the #comment-566 and #comment-344.

4. RESTART THE BROWSER

Relaunch it to apply changes.

5. CHECK THE INSTALLATION

* Type chrome://settings/content/flash to manage it.
* For update, check the Flash Player version on the official page.
* For security information, see the security bulletins and advisories

6. ENJOY!

Now, even after browser updates, Chromium uses PepperFlash. ^^

NPAPI PLUGIN

NPAPI is a deprecated API that allows browser extensions to be developed.
Chromium 45.0.2416.0 (331982) is the last version which still has NPAPI plugin
support enabled via chrome://flags or group policy registry. (source • NPAPI
deprecation)How to still use a NPAPI plugin?
Few ways:
* Switch to other browsers still supporting NPAPI plugins (like Waterfox
browser).
* or install an older Chromium version (Ex: 331982, 331959, 331938, 331935...)
* or install the IE Tab addon which allows users to view pages using the IE
layout engine

More info on site archives:
* chromium::wayback.machine (Sunday, 26 Jul 2015)
* chromium::archive.is (Friday, 17 Jul 2015)

HTML5 AUDIO/VIDEO

By default, Chromium does not support proprietary codecs (AAC, H.264/MP4) in the
HTML <audio> and <video> elements. How to use Chromium with all audio/video
codecs?
Few ways:
* On #windows and #mac, use builds with all-codecs or all-codecs+
* or compile Chromium from #source-code with proprietary codecs, yourself.
* or install an older version having ffmpegsumo file (Ex: 333350, 333334,
333283, 333258...)
* or choose other #browsers
* On #linux, you can use Chromium with proprietary codecs (ex: FFmpeg under
Ubuntu)

Before 4 June 2015, we used an alternative with the Google Chrome ffmpegsumo
file and our Patch HTML5 Media extension. More info on site archives:
* chromium::wayback.machine (Monday, 8 Jun 2015)
* chromium::archive.is (Friday, 5 Jun 2015)

Note about the H.265/HEVC video codec
Chromium does (and will) not natively support the H.265/HEVC codec. (official
source)
* The licence of H.265/HEVC is non-free. It is currently mainly supported by
Apple. (Support of H.265/HEVC in web browsers)
* The Chromium team prefers to focus on the open-source AV1 codec. This one is
supported by major companies (Alliance for Open Media) like Google,
Microsoft, Intel, Samsung... (Support of AV1 in web browsers).

Check HTML5 audio/video support at
https://tools.woolyss.com/html5-audio-video-tester/

If there is a video issue, disable hardware acceleration (see #browser-crash).

ADVANCED

1. INTERNAL PAGES

To access to all internal pages, use chrome://about. Copy and paste this special
URL directly into the address bar (omnibox). Obviously, this special URL works
only in Chromium and Google Chrome. Note: About configuration settings, there is
nothing similar to Firefox's about:config in Chromium.

Few internal pages:
* chrome://components (Show and update info about available components like
Widevine...)
* chrome://conflicts (List all modules loaded into the browser)
* chrome://credits (View all licensing info • Similar to this online page)
* chrome://flags (View all experimental features • You can set each feature)
* chrome://gpu (Show info about GPU)
* chrome://net-export (Get all networking related info)
* chrome://omnibox (Test and follow responses of the searches via the
omnibox/address bar)
* chrome://policy (Manage Chromium, for administrators • Policy list)
* chrome://predictors (List autocomplete action predictors and resource
prefetch predictors based on user recent search and browsing history)
* chrome://quota-internals (Show info about disk space and storage usage)
* chrome://settings/content/all new: Nov 2021 (List the number of cookies each
site has set)
* chrome://sync-internals (Show info about the Chromium sync feature)
* chrome://translate-internals (View all supported internal languages)
* chrome://version (Show details of Chromium version)

About browser plugins
Since version 57, the chrome://plugins page no longer exists. (official source)

Info:
* Manage PDF viewer and Flash plugins: chrome://settings/content
* Update components (like Widevine): chrome://components

2. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

To use keyboard shortcuts (on Windows, Mac and Linux), check this full list of
official shortcuts... and this one if you are developer. Most of the shortcuts
are similar to IE, Firefox or any other browser.

3. COMMAND-LINE FLAGS

There are command-line flags (or "switches") that Chromium accept in order to
enable particular features or modify otherwise default functionality. Note flags
often contain experimental or obsolete code, so they tend not to stick around
for long.
* Run Chromium with flags
* List of Chromium command-line switches (Auto-updated list provided by Peter
Beverloo)

How to start Chromium directly in incognito (or private) mode, on Windows?
Add the "--incognito" flag at the end of the Chromium shortcut and restart the
browser. (screenshot)
"C:\{...}\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe" --incognito

4. USER DATA DIRECTORY

About your profile (history, bookmarks...), it is important to know where is
stored your user data.
How to change the user data directory?
Add the "--user-data-dir" flag at the end of the Chromium shortcut and restart
the browser. (screenshot)
"C:\{...}\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe" --user-data-dir=..\my-profile-path

5. EXTERNAL EXTENSION INSTALLATION

How to install an external browser add-on?
If you wish to install extensions directly instead of just downloading the .crx
source file, you must:
1. Change the flag chrome://flags/#extension-mime-request-handling to "Always
prompt for install".
2. Click on the link of the .crx file you want to install

Download the .crx source file of any extension directly from the Chrome Web
Store via Get CRX or via a site like Chrome Extension Downloader, CRX Extractor,
Crx4Chrome. (For info, you can see the source code before to download the
extension: CRX Viewer)
1. Go to chrome://extensions
2. Drag and drop the .crx file on chrome://extensions

If it does not work...
1. Add the "--enable-easy-off-store-extension-install" flag at the end of the
Chromium shortcut and restart the browser. (screenshot)
2. Go to chrome://extensions
3. Drag and drop the .crx file on chrome://extensions

If it still does not work...
1. Unzip the .crx file
2. Go to chrome://extensions
3. Drag and drop the unzipped folder on the page... or click on Developer mode
(Toggle in top right) then Load unpacked extension... (screenshot)

About updates:
* You have to update manually
* You can update when you want! ^^
* If ever a new version sucks, just re-install the previous one

6. SOURCE CODE

Before all, check the official guide for developers.

Official links to easily get or see the full Chromium source code:
* Google Git chromium/src
* The official GitHub mirror of the Chromium source
* Chromium Code Search or chromium/src (Old pages: Code search or
chromium/src/)
* - Source tarballs and its mirror ("-lite" is for building desktop Chromium).
- Also, there is the official Github mirror.
* Chromium source code of the latest stable version:
chromium-102.0.5005.61.tar.xz (mirror • File checksums)
* ViewVC (Obsolete since the version 39.0.2132.2, on August 2014)

Interesting info:
* [video] Building Chromium from source (by Aphrx • 2021 • mirror)
* Building ungoogled-chromium (by Eloston • 2020)
* How to build chromium on Windows (by Intel • 2019)
* How to build chromium on macOS (by Intel • 2019)
* How to build chromium for Android (by Intel • 2019)
* How to build chromium for Linux (by Intel • 2019)
* Building Chromium on Windows from source (by Jeremy Sinclair • 2019 •
Archive: 1)
* How to compile Chromium with audio/video codecs for Windows (by Nik • 2018 •
Archive: ZIP)
* How to build Chromium with proprietary codecs (OS X) (by No encoding • 2018 •
Archive: 1)
* Bash script to build and install latest stable Chromium from source on OS X
(by Bobo • 2017 • Archive: ZIP)
* [UA] Компіляція браузера Chromium для Ubuntu (x265, HEVC) (by D.Bilous • 2016
• Archive: 1)
* How to compile Chromium for Mac (by sbagmeijer • 2015 • Original site is
down!)
* Contributing to Chromium: an illustrated guide (2015 • Archives: 1 or PDF)
* Build your own Chromium (Obsolete guide • 2013 • Archive: 1)

7. OLDER VERSION

Never update your browser with a very old version. It even does not start.

To downgrade Chromium installed with the Installer (.exe):
1. Open Chromium and check its actual version at chrome://version
2. Close Chromium.
3. Uninstall Chromium WITHOUT to delete your #user-data-directory. It is an
option of its uninstaller. (screenshot)
4. Get the Installer (.exe) of an older version (from the → download/ page or
Snapshots repository about "official" builds)
5. Execute it to install Chromium.
6. Open Chromium and check the new installed version at chrome://version

8. BROWSER CRASH

You have encountered a browser crash or issue :/

Few ways to help you:

* To disable hardware acceleration:
chrome://flags/#disable-accelerated-video-decode or chrome://settings →
[Advanced] → System
* To disable/enable a browser feature: chrome://flags
* To check for conflicting software: chrome://conflicts
* To disable extensions/add-ons: chrome://extensions

Also you can use #command-line-flags: --disable-gpu,
--disable-accelerated-video-decode...

8. BROWSER BENCHMARK

To test performances of the browser, do differents benchmarks.
Except as otherwise noted, for the result, a higher number is better.

Free websites without registration:
* ARES-6 (Various tests using the newest web standards and features)
* Basemark (Various tests using the newest web standards and features)
* JetStream (JavaScript benchmark developed by Apple)
* Kraken (JavaScript benchmark developed by Mozilla • Result: A lower number is
better)
* MotionMark (Graphics benchmark developed by the WebKit team)
* Octane (JavaScript benchmark developed by Google)
* Speedometer (Performance benchmark that repeats the same actions using DOM
APIs)
* WebXPRT (HTML5 and JavaScript test developed by benchmark maker Principled
Technologies)

API

This is a free and simple API for developers to update Chromium to the latest
good build via a bash (shell) script, a browser extension... Read my #notes.
Please, do not use this API to build other websites. To prevent abuse, the site
can audit each API request. API details
GET request parameters:

* os → (required) windows or mac or android
* bit → (optional • 64 by default) 64 or 32
* out → (optional • json by default) json or string or revision

Response:
chromium → windows or mac or android →
* architecture → (string) 64-bit or 32-bit
* timestamp → (integer) Unix time of this release built on the Chromium
Buildbot server
* editor → (string) The Chromium Authors
* channel → (string) dev
* repository → (string) snapshots
* version → (string) (like xx.x.xxxx.x)
* revision → (integer) Git revision's commit position
* commit → (string) Git revision's commit hash

Examples:
* → api/?os=mac
* → api/?os=windows&out=string
* → api/?os=windows&bit=32&out=revision

LINKS

Except the Wikipedia's Chromium page, these links are official and point only to
the Google sites.

Focused on Chromium:
* Chromium Blog
* Chromium Browser Snapshots
* Chromium Bugs (Issue tracker)
* Chromium Code Reviews
* Chromium Dash
* Chromium Development Calendar and Release Info
* Chromium Discussion (on Google Groups)
* Chromium Gerrit (Code review)
* Chromium Main Console (Buildbot console)
* Download Chromium (ZIP archives)
* Monorail (The issue tracking tool for chromium-related projects)
* The Chromium Projects (The main Chromium website)
* Wikipedia's Chromium page

Focused on Google Chrome:
* Chrome Platform Status
* Chrome Release Channels
* Chrome Web Store (Extensions and themes 100% compatible with Chromium)
* Google Chrome Help (100% compatible with Chromium)
* Release updates from the Google Chrome team (Google blog)

BROWSERS

1. CHROMIUM FORKS

In simple words, a fork of Chromium means Chromium engine is used to create
another web browser.

Proprietary browsers:
(developed by official contributors of the Chromium #project)
* Google Chrome (USA)
* Microsoft Edge (USA)
* Opera (Norway/China • Opera (company), Otello Corporation, Golden Brick
Capital/Qihoo 360)
* Samsung Internet (South Korea)
* Vivaldi (Iceland • Chromium's modified code is still open source)
* Yandex Browser (Russia)

I do not recommend:
* 360 Secure Browser (Proprietary)
* Comodo Dragon (Proprietary • Famous company but its Chromium is ever outdated
compared to the #stable-chromium-version)
* Epic (Proprietary • Reviews)
* Slimjet (SlimBrowser) (Proprietary • Reviews - Archive: 1)
* SRWare Iron (Proprietary • Versioning system is not clear: no source code of
the latest version available since 2011 - Archive: 1)
* or other proprietary browser with "better privacy" than Google Chrome.

Why not recommended?
Because all of these browsers are closed-source, outdated, based on Chromium
like Google Chrome... and most of the features they remove don't even exist in
Chromium, in the first place. Control your personal info and #privacy yourself
^^

Colin (InsanityBit) explains this very well at "SRWare Iron Browser – A private
alternative to Chrome?" (2012 • Archives: 1, 2)

Note if a new browser with "better privacy" than Google Chrome is based on
Chromium and is fully open-source, it should be ok for me. But... Google is
famous. Its privacy policy and marketing strategy are well known. So you have to
ask you some questions. Do you trust in an unknown team more than Google? Is an
outdated Chromium fork?
* Google engineer finds holes in three 'secure' browsers (2016 • Archive: 1)
* Google calls out Comodo's Chromodo Chrome-knockoff as insecure crapware (2016
• Archive: 1)
* Google warns! (2015 • Archive: 1)

Few free and open-source Chromium-based browsers:
* Brave (Block website trackers and remove intrusive internet advertisements •
code differences with Chromium )
* Bromite (Patches for Chromium with adblocking features and enhanced privacy)
* Dooble
* Falkon (Formerly QupZilla)
* Iridium (tarball, git, github, code differences with Chromium • Reviews)
* Kiwi Browser (Browser with extensions support, ads & cryptojacking
protection...)
* Otter Browser
* qutebrowser (A minimalist browser)
* Thorium (Chromium fork with patches for speed, privacy and usability)
* ungoogled-chromium (A set of patches for removing Google integration • 2016
reviews, 2018 reviews, 2020 reviews)
* Advanced Chrome (Based on a development version • Often outdated browser)
* Aviator (Discontinued project since 2016 • Reviews)
* Inox (A set of patches applied on the Arch Linux chromium package • Arch
Linux website)
* Superbird (Based on a development version • No source code since 2016 -
Archive: 1)

2. OTHER OPEN-SOURCE "NON-CHROMIUM-BASED" BROWSERS

* Basilisk (Firefox-based using an old Firefox core version)
* Firefox
* LibreWolf (Firefox-based)
* GNU IceCat (Outdated since 2019)
* Midori (Webkit-based)
* NetSurf (Works on any OS)
* Pale Moon (Firefox-based using an old Firefox core version)
* Tor Browser (Firefox-based using Tor, an anonymity network)
* Waterfox (Firefox-based using an old Firefox core version • Acquired by
System1, an advertising company)
* and other open-source browsers.

PRIVACY

For a better privacy protection, use open-source #browsers like Chromium,
Firefox. Do not forget: It is open-source does not mean it is secure and
respects user privacy. Moreover, security ≠ privacy ≠ anonymity. If your browser
is fully "open-source", it means that somebody with the capability can review
the #source-code. It is easier for developers to find malicious code with
versioning tools like Git or SVN. (Ex: Chromium downloads a Chrome extension as
a binary without source code → corrected 7 days after the report). Only an
open-source code allows such defense. This is better for secure browsing and
user privacy. The security of Chromium is very solid. While I recommend
ungoogled-chromium, Bromite and Firefox (cf. about:config/user.js settings,
containers system, better content-filtering, easier way to stop browser
automatic connections, support of a self-hosted Firefox Sync server) as the most
reliable browsers for privacy enthusiasts in a standard web browsing, Chromium
is probably a reasonable alternative for everyday web browsing.

My way for a standard web-browsing (but do as you like ^^):
1. Modify your #hosts-file to stop "natively" domains who serve ads, spyware
and malware
2. Use a VPN with strong encryption for your whole OS or router to bypass many
restrictions on Internet. Note you are not anonymous behind a VPN service
(cf. Browser fingerprint, Server-side tagging...) (It is better than browser
VPN/proxy #extensions)
3. Use an up-to-date web browser
4. Change few #browser-settings
5. Install few #extensions

How to really be anonymous on the Web?
The anonymization solutions are especially necessary for the exercise of
freedoms (ex: for journalist, political opponent in certain countries,
researcher, whistleblower...). These solutions are obviously very used by
hackers too. Personally, I think most people cannot be anonymous on the Web even
using a VPN, proxy or TOR network. It is a myth that you cannot be tracked
online. If you exist, you are findable, especially if you use multiple devices
and websites. There are a lot of technologies to identify a user and get its
data. Check the #guides and #tests for more information.

But it is possible to really be anonymous on the Web if your respect all
security rules. The book "The Art of Invisibility" written in 2017 by Kevin D.
Mitnick will convince you. In a few words, do not trust proprietary
software/services, third-party VPN service providers (VPN Leaks, 'no log' VPN
providers..., VPN hacked...) and the cryptocurrency (like Bitcoin).
1. Buy a new computer (like a used computer) with cash, from an unknown person.
2. Then remove the internal HDD (or format it). You will not use it. Prefer an
external USB flash/SSD drive.
3. Use Tails, Whonix, Qubes OS or a similar live Linux distribution. These ones
uses the Tor network (Note Tor is often attacked).
4. Change the MAC address.
5. Connect to a public WiFi connection.
6. Do not change settings or add extensions on Tor Browser. It will prevent
your Browser fingerprint.
7. Never login to a site/service for which you are already known.
8. SearX and .onion addresses are welcome.
9. Here we go!

Do you know...
Sure you can protect your privacy against tracking and profiling tools but it is
really painful because these tracking tools are everywhere today: on Internet
(website, app...), at home (computer, phone, router, smart TV, smart home
speaker, smart bulb, smart grid...), in your car (GPS system, connected car...),
in the street (video surveillance camera...), at your ISP and elsewhere. You can
find them in hardware (firmware) and software (operating system, app, website,
extension...).

Do you know in all computers (excepted RISC-V and Libreboot) there is an
exploit-friendly firmware that user has no access?
Ex: in Intel processors, in AMD processors, in Raspberry Pi (proprietary
Broadcom processor).

Do you know you are readily recognizable if you install browser extensions like
an ad-blocker? It means, if you install browser extensions, your Browser
fingerprint is unique. So you are unique on the Web.
Ex: browserleaks::proxy, Browser Fingerprint

Do you know there are probably untrusted certificates on your computer?
Ex: Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla..., Dell..., Google..., Microsoft...,
Lenovo..., Surveillance firm...

Do you know it is possible to follow a user behind Tor browser?
Ex: Advanced Tor browser fingerprinting, Browser Fingerprinting, Tor and its
discontents, with CSS (noscript-tracking.go, CrookedStyleSheets), with extension
fingerprinting or with a zero-day exploit!...

About the "No log" mention of a VPN, do you know the jurisdiction of the country
where the VPN server is located has authority on the jurisdiction of the country
where the VPN provider is located?
Ex: Choose a VPN provider from United Kingdom and connect to a French VPN
server. There are no log in United Kingdom. Ok, but this is not the problem! The
VPN server is in France and there will be logs in France. This is the law. [FR]
Minimal logs lifetime in France: 360 days (Source: "Article 3"). [FR] Minimal
logs lifetime in Europe: 14 days. So be careful when your VPN provider and its
VPN server are located in countries from the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes or Fourteen
Eyes.

Do you know Linux (like Windows and Mac) devices have a unique identifier?
Ex: Linux devices have a unique identifier called machine-id. Here is how to
change it.

1. BROWSER UPDATE

The reason for updating to the latest version is security. As security threats
are found, they are fixed. Using an old version expose user to a number of
security holes and privacy issues. Browsers are far more subject to hacking than
other software.

2. BROWSER SETTINGS

Adjust all settings and advanced settings in chrome://settings:
* Do not log in with a Google account in the browser (screenshot • Do not sync
your data!)
* Do not save passwords in the browser (Prefer a free and open-source password
manager like Bitwarden, KeePass, LessPass or Password Safe)
* Enable the incognito (or private) mode (Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut • Use a #flag
to start Chromium in this mode)
* Disable all options in the "Privacy and security" section
(chrome://settings/privacy) because most of them use an external Google
service. (Ex: "Safe Browsing" option uses Google Safe Browsing • More info
about privacy settings)
* Block third-party cookies (chrome://settings/content/cookies)
* Block the #flash plugin (chrome://settings/content/flash)
* Do not share your location (chrome://settings/content/location)
* Prevent canvas fingerprinting (Use the --disable-reading-from-canvas #flag)

3. HOSTS FILE

Modify your hosts file to prevent your OS from connecting to domains who serve
ads, spyware and malware. This will increase your OS security and save
bandwidth.

* Dan Pollock's list
* Malware Domain List
* MVPS HOSTS
* Peter Lowe's list
* Unified hosts file with base extensions
* No more ads, tracking and other virtual garbage

Note:
* Few #extensions like uBlock Origin can also use these lists in their
settings.
* Few tools like Pi-hole and AdAway can also use these lists in their settings.
* Free and open-source auto-updating Hosts managers: hostsmgr, HostsFileEditor
(on Windows), Gas Mask (on macOS)

4. DNS SERVICES

By default you are using the DNS servers of your ISP but you do not have to
stick with them. Before to choose one, compare DNS performance. Free alternative
Internet DNS services for personal use:
* Adguard DNS
* Cloudflare DNS resolver (by Cloudflare • 1.1.1.1 for Families)
* Comodo Secure DNS (by Comodo)
* DynDNS (by Dyn)
* Google Public DNS
* Nextdns
* OpenDNS (by Cisco)
* OpenNIC
* Quad9 DNS
* Yandex.DNS (by Yandex • Technical details - IPv4 and IPv6)

Note:
* The DNS over HTTPS (aka DoH) page on the official Chromium website.
* You can also use a DNS over HTTPS client (screenshot of Firefox 62+). Check
Publicly available servers.
* You can also use a DNSCrypt client (Ex: Encrypt your DNS traffic with Simple
DNSCrypt for Windows)
* You can also use your own DNS resolver with Unbound or other software.

5. WEB SEARCH ENGINES

Note: Few #dns-services and #extensions exist to protect user privacy on search
engines.

SEARCH ENGINES

Search engines index the content of web pages by running an algorithm on a web
crawler.
* Baidu
* Bing
* Gigablast
* Google Search
* Mojeek
* Yahoo! Search
* Yandex Search

METASEARCH ENGINE

Metasearch engines use another search engine's data to produce its own results
from the Internet. Search engine map.
* Disconnect Search (by Disconnect.me • Uses Bing, Yahoo... results)
* DuckDuckGo (uses its own crawler + Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Wikipedia... results,
on Amazon servers (AWS) • Review at an 8ch page archive • To search without
JS, choose the html or lite version)
* Ecosia (uses Bing results)
* Fireball (uses Bing results)
* Givero (uses Bing results • Review at Hacker News)
* Oscobo
* Private.sh (by Private Internet Access • Uses Gigablast results)
* Qwant (uses its own crawler but is partner with Microsoft for Bing results,
Bing Ads and Microsoft Azure • Its lite version)
* Startpage (uses Google results • Owned by System1, an advertising company)
* Swisscows (uses its own crawler + Bing results with enabled parental filter)
* YaCy (A peer-to-peer search engine)

If you are a web developer, develop your own metasearch engine yourself ^^
* Searx (uses many search engines • Source code in Python • Author: Adam
Tauber, @Searx_engine • Searx instances)
* MetaGer (uses Yahoo... results • Source code in PHP)
* Whoogle Search (uses Google results • Source code in Python • Author: Ben
Busby)
* Googol (uses Google results • Source code in PHP • Author: Bronco)

6. EXTENSIONS

Note:
* With the use of extensions, you become more easily identifiable (cf. Browser
fingerprint, Server-side tagging...)

* Extensions hosted on the Chrome Web Store are updated via the Chrome update
mechanism (cf. Chromium source code) which developers and users do not
control. For a manual installation, read the #external-extension-installation
part.

* Here, priority to open-source (and non-obfuscated code) extensions for
Chromium and Firefox:

BLOCK ADS, TRACKERS, SCRIPTS AND POPUPS

uBlock Origin
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: Privacy Badger, Adblock Plus, AdBlock, Disconnect, Ghostery,
Adguard AdBlocker, Fair AdBlocker, Forget Me Not, NoScript
* Info: Add filters to your ad-blocker via FilterLists (an open-source website)
* My advice: By default, block third-party scripts and frames (uBlock Origin
medium mode • screenshot). Also, about Adblock Plus or AdBlock, disable
"Acceptable Ads" option (screenshot).

FORCE TO USE SECURE CONNECTION OF WEBSITES (HTTPS://)

HTTPS Everywhere
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: Smart HTTPS, KB SSL Enforcer, HTTPZ

STOP LINK REDIRECTION IN GOOGLE, DUCKDUCKGO AND YANDEX SEARCH PAGES

Don't track me Google
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: Redirect Blocker, Redirect Bypasser

CLEAN URLS TO REMOVE TRACKING ELEMENTS FROM URLS

ClearURLs
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: Neat-URL

CONTROL THE HTTP REFERER ON A PER-SITE BASIS

Referer Control
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: Smart Referer, Web Developer
* Info on wikipedia

PREVENT CANVAS FINGERPRINT

Canvas Blocker (Fingerprint protect)
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: Canvas Defender, Canvas Fingerprint Defender
* Info on wikipedia, browserleaks, ghacks

EMULE LOCALLY CDN

Decentraleyes
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: LocalCDN
* Info on wikipedia, decentraleyes test page, localcdn test page

PREVENT WEBRTC IP LEAK

WebRTC Leak Shield
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: WebRTC Control, WebRTC Network Limiter, WebRTC Leak Prevent
* Info: An extension can only block the leak of your IP address. It does not
block WebRTC in the "core" of Chromium. uBlock Origin can protect against the
WebRTC IP leak. You can do some #tests.

PREVENT CSS EXFIL ATTACK

CSS Exfil Protection
* Download: store, amo
* Info on BleepingComputer, Github and mike-gualtieri.com

UNBLOCK WEBSITES WITH A BROWSER VPN/PROXY

Browsec
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: anonymoX, HidemanVPN, TunnelloVPN, TouchVPN, Hotspot Shield
* My advice: Prefer to pay for a safe and secure VPN provider protecting your
whole OS ; or use a free VPN service without registration. Do not use Hola!,
ZenMate or Betternet in their free version. Hola! is a botnet. Betternet
shares/sells user data to third-parties. In its free version, ZenMate needs a
registration.

DISPLAY SITES QUALITY

WOT (Web of Trust)
* Download: store, amo
* Alternatives: DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, Terms of Service; Didn’t Read
* My advice for the WOT addon: Do not share your data. (WOT settings →
Real-time protection → Set to off)

7. TOOLS

* Firewall
* Freenet
* I2P (Invisible Internet Project)
* Proxy
* VPN (Virtual private network)
* Tor (Anonymity network)

8. GUIDES

* Technical analysis of client identification mechanisms (Chromium)
* Privacy tools (2021 • Source code)
* PRISM break (2021 • Source code)
* Privacy Respecting (2021)
* [FR] Google Tag Manager (Server-Side Tagging), la nouvelle arme anti adblock?
(2020 • Google Tag Manager (Server-Side Tagging), the new anti-adblock
weapon: [Translated EN] HTML, [Translated EN] PDF)
* Web browser privacy: What do browsers say when they phone home? (2020 •
Archive: PDF)
* Who left open the cookie jar? (2018 • Archives: 1, PDF)
* Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis (2017 • Archive:
PDF)
* Privacy and security aspects of the ultrasound ecosystem (2017 • Archive: 1)
* Are VPN providers more trustworthy than your ISP? (2017 • Archive: 1)
* Don't use VPN services (2015 • Archive: 1)
* Category: Internet privacy (Wikipedia)
* Chromium privacy

9. TESTS

Reputable and reliable sites to show or prevent user data tracking:
* Am I Unique (Device fingerprinting)
* AudioContext fingerprint test page
* Browser Leaks (WebRTC IP leak, System fonts, HTML5 Canvas fingerprinting...)
* BrowserSpy (It shows how much information can be retrieved from web browser)
* Browsing experience security check (Secure DNS, DNSSEC, TLS 1.3, Encrypted
SNI)
* Device Info (Web browser security/privacy testing)
* VPN & Torrent IP Leak Test (IP, DNS and WebRTC leaks)
* DNS leak test
* EFF Cover Your Track (Device fingerprinting)
* Evercookie (Persistent cookies)
* IP Leak (IP, DNS and WebRTC leaks)
* IP Leak privacy test (IP address, DNS, WebRTC...)
* JonDonym (Approach to solving much of the problem of anonymity and access)
* Permission.site (To test the interaction of web APIs and browser permissions)
* TorZillaPrint (Advanced scripts for Firefox and Tor browsers • Test site,
Mirror)
* Toolz (Ad Block Test • Test site)
* Webpage tracking only using CSS (and no JS)

MALWARE

Your antivirus has detected a malicious software in Chromium files.

FALSE POSITIVE?

You have downloaded Chromium from a reliable source (#notes) and maybe also used
open-source #updaters. In this case, it is surely a false positive. The
detection is generic (heuristic). There is absolutely no backdoor or other
malware inside Chromium. Remember that the full #source-code is available. You
will get a similar result if you compile Chromium yourself.

Note a specific thing about Chromium browser:
1. Chromium has no digital signature (unlike Google Chrome). It is not signed
because is open source and not "owned" per se by any one particular
developer or organization. Moreover, a certificate is not free for
developers (Example, Apple Developer Program).
2. Antivirus use generic detection and database of malware signatures.
3. VirusTotal which aggregates many antivirus is a Google service using its
Trusted Source project to limit false positives for software like Google
Chrome (because it is digitally signed), not for Chromium.
4. So, unsigned Chromium + any antivirus or VirusTotal service = More chance to
get an antivirus alert.

False positive reports known for few years ago:
* False positive - chromium 79 (2019 • Broadcom • Archive: 1)
* Chromium 32bit download has a virus? (2018 • Avast antivirus • Archive: 1)
* IDP.Generic reported for chromium executable (2018 • Avast antivirus •
Archive: 1)
* False positive on Chromium executable (2016 • Avast antivirus • Archive: 1)
* False positive with Chromium (2015 • Panda Internet Security • Archive: 1)
* False Positive on latest Chromium Nightly? (2014 • Avast antivirus • Archive:
1)
* AntiVirus detected Malware while syncing using gclient (2014 • Chromium Issue
Tracker • Archive: 1)
* pepflashplayer.dll tagged as malware and removed by F-Secure (2012 • Chromium
Issue Tracker • Archive: 1)
* Kaspersky detects Chrome as Trojan (2010 • Chromium Issue Tracker • Archive:
1)
* Avast! Anti-Virus reports Google Chrome as Trojan (2008 • Chromium Issue
Tracker • Archive: 1)

AUTHENTIC MALWARE?

Yes. Obviously, it is also possible.
* The common entry methods for Chromium virus are freeware downloads as bundled
software (bundleware) and spam e-mails. It means Chromium has been silently
installed via another software. Do not forget Chromium is free and
open-source. So malware writers use Chromium to push malicious code on to
your system. Remove this "fake" or suspicious Chromium web browser (like
BeagleBrowser, BoBrowser, BrowserAir, Chedot, eFast Browser, Fusion Browser,
Mustang Browser, MyBrowser, Olcinium Browser, Palikan, Qword Browser, Torch,
Tortuga Browser...).
* The other way is about a compromised Chromium repository on a reliable source
(#notes).

FREE TOOLS TO SCAN YOUR SYSTEM

Anti-malware:
* AdwCleaner and Malwarebytes (by Malwarebytes)
* Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (by Kaspersky)
* Kaspersky Rescue Disk (by Kaspersky • Bootable ISO file)
* Emsisoft Emergency Kit (by Emsisoft)
* Norton Power Eraser (by Symantec)

Antivirus:
(Independent tests and distinctions: AV-Test, Virus Bulletin, AV-Comparatives,
Gartner)
* Windows Defender (on Windows 10)
* Avast (Prefer the offline installer. Then choose the advanced installation)
* Kaspersky Security Cloud
* Bitdefender
* Avira
* ClamAV and Immunet (Open-source • Developed by Cisco)

Anti-ransomware:
* Avast ransomware decryption tools
* Kaspersky tools
* No More Ransom! (Decryption tools)

FREE ONLINE SERVICES TO SCAN YOUR FILES

(no registration required)
* Jotti
* VirusTotal (by Google • Its lite version)
* MetaDefender (by OPSWAT)
* virSCAN
* Hybrid Analysis (by Payload Security)

If you find an issue:
* Contact your anti-virus or anti-malware support
* Report it on the official Chromium supports. For links, see my #comment-1
below.

CHROMIUM UPDATERS

To update Chromium automatically.

As always, never install a closed-source software especially if you have never
heard it before! GitHub and its Gist service are good places to find good stuff.
So, try these free and open-source Chromium updaters:

UPDATERS ON WINDOWS

* For info, in the #windows section, each "Portable" version uses chrlauncher
which can install, update and launch Chromium automatically. You can change
its settings in the chrlauncher.ini file.
* Chromium Update Notifications
(by Christian Mund • 2021 • Browser extension to install Chromium manually •
Compatible with all releases of this website)
* chrlauncher
(by Henry++ • 2022 • C • Compatible with all Windows releases of this
website)
* Chocolatey
(by the Chocolatey team • 2022 • In command-line • Compatible with the
Hibbiki's releases and The Chromium authors' releases of this website •
Package core)
* Scoop
(by the Scoop team • 2022 • In command-line • Compatible with the Hibbiki's
releases and the Ungoogled releases of this website)
* ChromiumForWindows
(by Ilyó Kovács Levente • 2021 • C# • Compatible with all Windows releases of
this website)
* Simple Chromium Updater (chrupd.cmd)
(by mkorthof • 2021 • Batchfile • Compatible with all Windows releases of
this website)
* ungoogled-updater
(by NeverDecaf • 2021 • Python • Compatible with the Ungoogled releases of
this website)
* chromium for windows installer (by Lusito • 2019 • Javascript)
* ChromiumUpdathe (by Hristo Bogdanov • 2018 • C#)
* cr-updater (by pwlin • 2018 • Batchfile, PHP)
* Chromium_Updater (by Programming4life • 2018 • Rust)
* ChrUpdWin.cmd (by Michael Kharitonov • 2018 • Batchfile)
* A web installer for Chromium (by LonelyCannibal • 2017 • AutoIt • Archive:
ZIP)
* Chromium Downloader (by stsy • 2016 • C#)

UPDATERS ON MACOS

* Chromium Update Notifications
(by Christian Mund • 2021 • Browser extension to install Chromium manually •
Compatible with all releases of this website)
* Homebrew Tap for the Marmaduke Chromium builds
(by Charl P. Botha, then Matthew Salazar • 2022 • Ruby • Compatible with all
Marmaduke releases of this website)
* chromiumUpdater.js
(by TayIorRobinson • 2021 • NodeJS • Compatible with the stable Chromium
version of Marmaduke)
* chromium-updater-mac (by wangxufire • 2018 • Python)
* chromium-downloader-script (by Matteo Loporchio • 2017 • Shell)
* chromium-downloader (by Matteo Loporchio • 2017 • C)
* update_chromium_osx (by Klemens Gordon • 2016 • Shell)
* chromium-on-mac (by NicoLargo • 2015 • Shell)

DISCONTINUED UPDATERS

* Chromium Auto Updater [Root] (by Federico Dossena • 2019 • Java)
* Chromium Updater (by the FreeSMUG team • 2018 • Chrome Web Store • Archive:
ZIP
* getChromium (by Andrew Wright • 2018 • Java)
* Chromium Updater (crupdater) (by Muhammer Ayes aka Zychopat • 2016 •
Batchfile, AutoIt)
* chromium-nightly-updater (by Vikrant Chaudhary • 2016 • Java)
* Chromium updater script for OS X (by Alan Grosskurth • 2016 • Shell)
* Chromium-Download-Manager (by xinhugo • 2015 • Batchfile)
* chromium-update (by William Alexander • 2015 • PowerShell)
* Chromium Upgrader for Mac OS X (by mozamimy • 2015 • Shell)
* Chromium Updater (by Daniel Huhn • 2014 • Javascript)
* Chromatic (by Mr Gecko • 2014 • App • Source code)
* extension.chromium-updater (by Jackson Tan aka Hallbin • 2014 • Javascript,
CSS)
* Chromium-updater (by Das Schwert • 2010 • AutoIt)
* chromium updater.py (by Curt Micol aka asenchi • 2009 • Python)

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Mumu
17 May 2022, 22:33
@David Lee

https://github.com/macchrome/macstable/releases/tag/v101.0.4951.54-r982481-Ungoogled-macOS

Released this 12 days ago…
David Lee
18 May 2022, 04:28
`Mumu
As far as I can tell the Github Eloston site released 101.0.4951.64 on May 12 -
6 days ago. Marmaduke may be overworked since he does several different Windows
versions, an Android version and Unix versions too, and he probably has other
tasks as well, in addition to a full-time job. So maybe someone can step in and
give him a hand? Hate to cause him any trouble, but if the Eloston site, and the
Softaro site both have the latest version up, why not the Woolyss site? I doubt
it is on purpose, but it could be due to a lack of time, or a lack of persons
capable of doing the time consuming work? Sadly enough, I am not capable, or I
would volunteer.
Anon7884
18 May 2022, 07:00
If Eloston and Softaro sites have it then why not download it there?
David Lee
18 May 2022, 13:23
@Anon7884
Of course I already have the latest version, with the all important security
patches.
You are missing my intent, which is the state and well-being of the Woolyss
site, which has been a vital resource for so many people for ages.
For a while, the Mac versions have been consistently updated later than the
Window's versions. That could be due to an overload on Marmaduke, the only
developer to release Mac versions here, but that is unknown. Marmaduke is
obviously a talented developer, so it is hard to say why there is that time
difference in the Windows and Mac releases.
Anon7886
18 May 2022, 17:25
The other sites you mentioned are either the main release or people cloning the
github of the main release. Marmaduke seems to be compiling. 2 different things,
the latter obviously taking longer.

In this case, you are your own worse enemy here
You bought into the Apple ecosystem, an ecosystem that tries hard to
differentiate itself from others and charge very premium prices for it. So if
you're impatient, you also bought in on this as well.
If the speed of releases by the public community is not fast enough for you,
then its a clear message to tell you to look into the mirror to say what you had
to say.
albers
19 May 2022, 05:06
Shiny! Anon7886.
David Lee
20 May 2022, 02:50
@Marmaduke
Thanks for the update to the Mac ungoogled version. Much appreciated.
Anon7889
20 May 2022, 08:17
@Marmaduke
Hi. Thank you bro for the Ungoogled Android update 101.....61. Regards.... :)
User_99
22 May 2022, 04:07
@Marmaduke
Thx for the ungoogled update.
Anon7891
23 May 2022, 00:55
I moved portable install to a new windows installation my bookmarks were there
but
Is it possible they are deleted even a little?
Because, my extensions got deleted,
settings page says "Some settings were reset Chrome detected that some of your
settings were corrupted by another program and reset them to their original
defaults"
I am logged out of websites. flags, bookmarks are unchanged
StaZhuquestion
23 May 2022, 16:51
has anyone familiar with
https://github.com/StaZhu/enable-chromium-hevc-hardware-decoding/releases
builds or can check them?
there are a lot os variations + x265.
but the Chinese in the readme is a big red flag
anyone interested checking it out?
Anon7893
24 May 2022, 06:14
@Marmaduke
Thank you for the 102.0.5005.61_1 Linux build release.
With kind regards,
marmaduke
24 May 2022, 07:08
@StaZhuquestion

StaZhu knows what s/he is doing: look and learn people!

@StaZhu

Study:

../chrome/installer/mini_installer/chrome.release

Judging by the Windows TOOLCHAIN_HASH and ffmpeg_generated.gni, I think this
person is associated with Google, and would not be surprised if HEVC becomes a
standard feature in Chrome.

I'm quite pleased and will consider whether to continue with further Chromium
releases.

Pre-release:
https://github.com/macchrome/winchrome/releases/tag/v102.0.5005.61-r992738-Win64
Jack
24 May 2022, 07:19
A couple weeks ago, I downloaded Marmaduke's portable build of Chromium for
64-bit Windows. It was a normal portable apps install.
Today I'm trying to download the newer version (portable), but it's chrlauncher
instead, and after running it, it installs what does not appear to be a
portable. It looks the same as the non-portable version, and does not have the
portable exe.
It's also a little confusing where I should put the chrlauncher version before
running it. And something in it's ini file mentions making it the default
version I don't want that.

Can I just download the regular portable version somewhere without chrlauncher?
StaZhuquestion
24 May 2022, 10:36
@marmaduke is any of those a portable version?

chromium_104.0.5078.0_darwin_arm64_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.zip
106 MB
2 days ago
chromium_104.0.5078.0_darwin_x64_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.zip
112 MB
2 days ago
chromium_104.0.5078.0_linux_arm64_with_hevc_hw_decode_suppor.rpm
68.3 MB
yesterday
chromium_104.0.5078.0_linux_arm64_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.deb
68.4 MB
yesterday
chromium_104.0.5078.0_linux_x64_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.deb
85 MB
yesterday
chromium_104.0.5078.0_linux_x64_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.rpm
85 MB
yesterday
chromium_104.0.5078.0_win32_arm64_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.exe
71.7 MB
yesterday
chromium_104.0.5078.0_win32_ia32_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.exe
71.1 MB
2 days ago
chromium_104.0.5078.0_win32_x64_with_hevc_hw_decode_support.exe
marmaduke
24 May 2022, 12:41
@StaZhuquestion

All of the above files can be made portable; unarchive them: 7-zip, ar -x; etc.
make sure the directory structure (for Windows) is flat and launch from the
command prompt.

For example in windows;

"C:\Local Programs\Chromium\App\Chromium\x64\Chrome.exe"
--user-data-dir="C:\Local Programs\Chromium\Data\ChromePortableData"

Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium --user-data-dir=/whatever

chrome --user-data-dir=/whatever (Linux: need to take account of sandboxing,
use chromium.desktop etc)

The important parameter for portable operation is --user-data-dir

Alternatively for Windows, initially use PortableApps or chrlauncher,
familiarise yourself with the configuration and file layout, subsequenly
manually update by downloading an extractable archive.
Jack
24 May 2022, 13:50
@marmaduke
Can you make a Win64 portable version again, without chrlauncher, like it use to
be?
marmaduke
24 May 2022, 14:56
@Jack

Chromium Portable Template

https://github.com/macchrome/winchrome/releases/download/v102.0.5005.63-r992738-Win64/Chromium.Portable.Template.7z

Instructions are in the archive.
earthsound
24 May 2022, 15:35
@Jerry: AlexFrick has moved the macOS builds to
https://github.com/Alex313031/Thorium-Special
Anon7901
24 May 2022, 20:46
@Marmaduke
Hi. Thanks for the Ungoogled update 102.... 64bit Regards :)
Anon7902
24 May 2022, 23:57
chrome://flags/#side-panel

Missing in last Ungoogled 102
How Disable Side Panel now ?
Would you like fries with that!
25 May 2022, 00:13
@Anon7902
https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium/pull/1964
Anon7904
25 May 2022, 00:20
@Would you like fries with that!
Anon7902
Ok. Thank you for the info and link.
Anon7905
25 May 2022, 02:42
@Marmaduke
Thank you for the 102.0.5005.63-1 Win64 build release.
With kind regards,
Anon7906
25 May 2022, 06:59
@justclueless
Thank you very much for the update 104.0.5072.0. Best regards.
Anon7907
25 May 2022, 21:16
@Marmaduke

I'm getting a Netflix error code M7121-1331 with your chromium build
102.0.5005.63 (992738) on all movies. I am unable to watch Netflix with this
build.
marmaduke
25 May 2022, 22:58
@Anon7907

Try this version, it's exactly the same as 102.0.5005.61, but without some
changes I made to widevine_cdm

https://github.com/macchrome/winchrome/releases/download/v102.0.5005.61-r992738-Win64/ungoogled-chromium-102.0.5005.61-1_Win64.7z
Anon7909
25 May 2022, 23:41
According to the MacinTouch HP, Chrome 102.0.5005.61 patches a “critical”
security flaw (CVE-2022-1853) among other high-priority vulnerabilities (32 in
total). While we wait for the macOS version 102.0.5005.61, does the Developer's
build 104.0.5085.0 released today contain those security patches?
Anon7910
25 May 2022, 23:55
@Hibbiki
Hi. Thanks for nosync 102...... 64bit update. Regards :)....
Anon7911
26 May 2022, 02:38
@Marmaduke
Your 102.0.5005.63-1 Win64 release... Best build ever !
No more micro stutters on vimeo, youtube, jwplayer, brightcove videos. Web page
load times seems fast too.
Thank you sir,
With kind regards,

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