Chromium Alternatives

Chromium is described as 'Open-source browser project forming the codebase for other browsers, with strong security, stability, frequent updates, and wide platform compatibility' and is a leading Web Browser in the web browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Chromium for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Chromium alternative is Mozilla Firefox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chromium are Brave, Zen Browser, Google Chrome and Tor Browser.

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Chromium alternatives are mainly Web Browsers, but if you're looking for Ad Blockers or Text to Speech Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android + Open Source, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Chromium.
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  1. Tunnel is a simplistic, minimalist web browser based on the principle that even if you don't use the internet very often, using Tunnel is probably still not a very good idea. It is one of the premier browsers for downloading other browsers, continuing the longlasting legacy...

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. VoidBrowser icon
     2 likes

    Privacy-focused Windows browser blocks ads and trackers using 146K filter rules, prevents fingerprinting, encrypts bookmarks, enforces HTTPS, and wipes all data on exit. No telemetry, accounts, or servers involved. Small 6 MB install, built with Rust and Tauri.

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    • Windows
     
  3. TUSK Browser icon
     1 like

    With the belief in free speech and individual liberty for all, we are on a mission to protect a free and open internet, starting with TUSK, a secure web browser with an anti-censorship search engine, built-in news feed and now, the marketplaces’ first Conservative AI chatbot...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. Wave Browser icon
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    SURF THE WEB, SAVE THE OCEAN

    Wave Browser helps clean the ocean with every session.

    Through our verified partnership with 4ocean, Wave funds real ocean cleanup. We will remove over 300,000 pounds of plastic and trash from our ocean, rivers, and coastlines by 2028.

    Browse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Carbon is a free and open-source web browser developed by Carbon X Labs based on a custom fork of the Chromium web browser and its powerful Blink engine. Carbon is a privacy-focused browser, which automatically blocks online ads and website trackers by default.

    53 Carbon Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Mac
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. FixBrowser icon
     1 like

    FixBrowser is a truly lightweight web browser created from scratch. It intentionally doesn't support JavaScript to make things faster and much less resource intensive. Instead it contains an updated set of scripts that fix and improve various websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Ortix Browser icon
     5 likes

    WebKit core and wrapped in a fluid liquid-glass interface. Powered by Ortix AI, it features auto PiP, audio player, tab audio mixer, site gallery, built-in file manager, grammar checker, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. BadWolf icon
     5 likes

    Minimalist and Privacy Oriented Web Browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  9. Edgescape Navigator is a web browser which is literally just a web browser. It has no bloatware, no mess and no unnecessary features. Just buttons for forward, backward, reload, homepage and about and also the addressbar. It is powered by EdgeWebView2 runtime.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. A Full-Featured Mobile and Desktop Browser App (such as the Google Chrome mobile browser) created using Flutter and the features offered by the flutter_inappwebview plugin.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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