Chromium is a free open source browser project. Google Chrome is the build version of Chromium.
Pros
With Chromium, you always get the most recent and updated version.Improved browsing speed.
Example:
If Google Chrome is version 14.0 then Chromium would be version 16.0, because of that, it is better and improved in browsing speed.
Cons
Sometimes Chromium builds without testing some of its features.
User metrics is not available.
Differences
These are the official differences list between Google Chrome and Google Chromium.| Google Chrome | Chromium | Extra notes | |
| Logo | Colorful | Blue | |
| Crash reporting | Yes, if you turn it on | None | Please include symbolized backtraces in bug reports if you don't have crash reporting |
| User metrics | Yes, if you turn it on | No | |
| Video and audio tags | AAC, MP3, Vorbis and Theora | Vorbis and Theora by default | Varies by distro: Ubuntu Chromium ships the two flavors, Fedora Chromium removes support completely |
| Adobe Flash | custom (non-free) plugin included in release | supports NPAPI plugins, including the one from Adobe | |
| PDF support | custom (non-free) plugin included in release | custom (non-free) plugin included in release | |
| Code | Tested by developers | Modified by distributions | Extra modifications by distributions have been a continual source of problems for users; please include distribution information if you report bugs |
| Sandbox | Always on | may be disabled, depending on distributor | Ubuntu and Gentoo: always on; warning: some unofficial Slackware packages remove it! |
| Package | Single deb/rpm | distro specific, sometimes split into multiple parts (locale data, inspector, v8) | Ubuntu ships l10n and inspector (optional) and 2 codecs sets (1 mandatory) for both the nightly builds, the dev channeland the beta channel, but with the same package names in each channel |
| Profile | Kept in ~/.config/google-chrome | Kept in ~/.config/chromium | |
| Cache | Kept in ~/.cache/google-chrome | Kept in ~/.cache/chromium | |
| Quality Assurance | New releases are tested before sending to users | Sometimes nightly builds without testing | Depends on the distro; e.g. Ubuntu Chromium tracks the same version numbers as Google Chrome, but other distros sometimes ship unstable "nightly" builds |
You can easily install chromium web browser οn Windows OS.
1.Click Here To Download Chromium Nightly Updater.
2.Run Chromium Nightly Updater and click on "Check"
3.Chose the Google Chromium's download type which you want and then click on Download.
4.Install or un-zip Chromium after download.
5.Congratulations, you have successfully installed Google Chromium and it is ready to use!
If you have any questions or issues, feel free to ask.
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