Chromium is a LICENSE licensed [[Web Browser]] written in LANG. - Website - Source - Documentation - AlternativeTo > QUOTE # Notability The basis on which Google [[Chrome]] and many other web browsers is built. # Philosophy ## Controlled by Google Is attempting to reduce extensions' ability to block ads. # Platform Support # Features # Tips # Resources ## Extensions Needed to support extensions on some forks: ```cardlink url: https://github.com/NeverDecaf/chromium-web-store/releases/tag/v1.5.4.3 title: "Release 1.5.4.3 · NeverDecaf/chromium-web-store" description: "ChangelogAdded Korean translation (courtesy of @jjhitel)Fix for extensions not installing correctly on some browsers #145" host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/3f830d60c2b3574193e209704a046b380c0b32d49d49582050fc21e57a21c514/NeverDecaf/chromium-web-store/releases/tag/v1.5.4.3 ``` ## Forks - [[Thorium Browser]] - [[Ungoogled Chromium]] - Chromium without Google integrations - https://github.com/uazo/cromite - Fork of Bromite - Manifest v2 - https://github.com/uazo/cromite/issues/1404 ## Specialty Forks - https://github.com/win32ss/supermium - For Windows, particularly XP/2000/Vista but supports more modern versions too - Manifest v2 - committed to support going forward ## Other Forks - https://www.catsxp.com/ - Possibly a fork of [[Brave Browser]] - Closed source? "Users are not allowed to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software product." - Chinese-based - Possibly contains malicious code? - No Linux support - No promise to support Manifest v2 - https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/catsxp-browser.449453 - https://www.elevenforum.com/t/catsxp-browser.2871/ - https://alternativeto.net/software/catsxp-browser/about/ ## Defunct Forks - https://github.com/bromite/bromite - The lead developer is Ukrainian and has not been active in a while... - https://xdaforums.com/t/app-4-0-nochromo-a-wild-ad-blocking-browser-appears-v51-0-2695-0-2016-04.3130776/ # References