Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.
Chromium is the open-source project behind Google Chrome.
One of the major aims of the project is for Chrome to be a tabbed window manager, or shell for the web, as opposed to it being a traditional browser application.
Features include:
- Bookmarks.
- Application shortcuts.
- Tabbed browsing.
- Page zooming.
- Pop-up blocking.
- Download manager.
- Password manager.
- Form autofill.
- Incremental finding.
- Spell checker.
- Search engine toolbar.
- Full text history search.
- Support for NPAPI-style “plugins”, such as Adobe Flash and Apple QuickTime.
- Themes.
- Incognito private browsing mode.
- Security configuration.
- Spatial navigation.
- Keyboard and mouse shortcuts.
- Import browser settings.
- Access keys.
Website: www.chromium.org
Support: Blog
Developer: The Chromium Authors
License: BSD License, MIT License, LGPL, Ms-PL, MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license
Chromium is written in C, C++ and JavaScript. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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