Chromium Alternatives for Linux

Alternatives to Chromium for Linux with any license

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox (known simply as Firefox) is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite. Firefox is highly extensible, with thousands of third-party add-ons available. Firefox version 60+ (Quantum) is presently faster than Google Chrome and use less memory than Chrome. Compare to previous versions of Firefox, the Quantum version is twice as fast, promote parallelism, and has more intuitive user interface. • Video at https://youtu .
- Because it's a heavy-weight browser just like Chromium. Guest • Jul 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Highly customizable and quite fast. robertopassians • Aug 2018
- Mozilla aren't perfect, but Firefox is, overall, still the best browser out there. Just some of the reasons: it's open source (trustworthy), doesn't spy on you like Chrome, has encrypted bookmarks/tabs/settings sync, lots of extensions and a huge array of options under the about:config menu. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD iPad PortableApps.com Haiku
Customizable Privacy focused HTML5 Support Integrated PDF Viewer ... Bookmark organization Cloud sync Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Security focused Tabbed browsing UI customization Website screenshots Built-in Download Manager Built-in Script Blocker Cookie whitelist Encrypted sync Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Extensive customisability Based on Gecko engine Integrated Password Manager Legacy addons support Moddable No Tracking Portable Support for Themes Toggle reader view Support for WebExtensions Add a feature

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Google Chrome

A free web browser developed by Google from the open source Chromium project with a focus on speed and minimalism. Chrome offers fast start-up and web page loading, supports a minimalist user interface, automatically updates in the background, and offers syncing of browser bookmarks, extensions, passwords, and history between multiple computers by your Google account.

Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet BSD iPad PortableApps.com
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Android Sync Automatic Form-Filler Based on Blink engine ... Built-in Adobe Flash Player Web Browsers Based on Chromium Cloud sync Customizable Google integration Inspect Element Integrated Password Manager Integrated PDF Viewer Support for Javascript Low-Ram Usage Native bookmark sync Password sync Portable Support for Intel Quick Sync acceleration Place websites on desktop Supports H265 Codec User Levels Based on Webkit engine Add a feature

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Vivaldi Browser

Vivaldi is a free web browser developed by Vivaldi Technologies, a company founded by co-founder and former CEO of Opera, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, the Opera dev and Tatsuki Tomita. It is fast, rich in functionality, highly flexible and puts the user first. Vivaldi web browser aims to provide user synchronization, integrated mail client and much more that are in the works. Vivaldi is based on the source code of https://alternativeto .

Free Mac Windows Linux
Customizable UI customization Group tabs Tab Stacking ... Mouse gestures Lightweight Based on Blink engine Capture web pages Google Chrome Extensions Web Browsers Based on Chromium Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Night mode/Dark Theme Opera-like Privacy focused Split-screen view Support for Chrome extensions Sync between devices Tab Control Tab preview Tabbed browsing Tabbed interface Support for Themes Add a feature

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Opera

Opera is a browser with innovative features, speed and security. Opera’s vision is to deliver the best Internet experience on any device and the company is committed to support and contribute to open standards.

Free Mac Windows Linux Windows Mobile Android ... S60 Android Tablet BSD PortableApps.com Kindle Fire ReactOS
Built-in VPN Built-in Ad-blocker Lightweight Built-in Download Manager ... Mouse gestures Portable Resume interrupted downloads Auto-login Based on Blink engine Built-in RSS reader Web Browsers Based on Chromium Customizable Explorer-like Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Group tabs Multiple languages Night mode/Dark Theme Privacy Protected Spatial navigation Support for Chrome extensions Sync between devices Tab preview Tabbed browsing Tabbed interface UI customization WebRTC Add a feature

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Brave

Brave Web Browser is a fast, free, secure web browser with a built-in ad blocker*, tracking and security protection, and optimized data and battery experience. *What is Brave Ad Replacement? Brave’s goal is to speed up the web, stop bad ads and pay publishers. One of the ways we plan to accomplish this is with ad replacements. We will also invite users to fund their wallets and to use those funds to pay the publishers of their favorite websites.
- Brave is an open source, privacy-oriented browser made by taking Chromium and removing all the bullsh*t that phones home to Google. It also has a built-in ad blocker and some other privacy-protecting features. Excellent, but you should still tweak the settings a little before you're fully protected. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Electron / Atom Shell
Built-in Ad-blocker Privacy focused Built-in Script Blocker Built-in VPN ... Fingerprinting protection Security focused Support for TOR BAT Token integration Accept Bitcoin as payment Built-in Torrent client Web Browsers Based on Chromium Cryptocurrency support Electron based HTTPS Support Micropayments System No Tracking Add a feature

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Waterfox

Waterfox is a high performance browser based on the Mozilla platform. Made specifically for 64-Bit systems, Waterfox has one thing in mind: speed. What makes Waterfox so fast? It's built with Intel's C++ compiler. One of the most powerful compilers out there. This enables us to make the fastest possible web browser for all the code changes we make. This potent combination makes for an unparalleled browsing experience.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... PortableApps.com
Support for 64 bit Privacy focused Web Browsers Based on Firefox Optimized Firefox ... Support for Firefox extensions Legacy addons support Optimized for Windows Portable Specific for 64-Bit Add a feature

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Pale Moon

Pale Moon is an Open Source, Goanna-based web browser available for Microsoft Windows and Linux focusing on efficiency and ease of use.
- The rendering is much faster in this build. Guest • Aug 2015 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Lightweight Customizable Support for Firefox extensions Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... Web Browsers Based on Firefox Based on Goanna engine Legacy addons support Optimized Firefox Optimized for Windows Portable Add a feature

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Firefox Developer Edition

Firefox Developer Edition brings you latest features, fast performance, and the development tools you need to build for the open web. Its powerful development tools will extend your ability to work across multiple platforms from one place.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Web Browsers Based on Firefox Portable Add a feature

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Firefox Nightly

Firefox Nightly is the development (alpha) release channel of Mozilla Firefox . Firefox Nightly gets a new version every day. It offers access to features in development months before they make a final release of Firefox.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android
Web Browsers Based on Firefox Lightweight Add a feature

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Ungoogled Chromium

A Google Chromium variant for removing Google integration and enhancing privacy, control, and transparency A number of features or background services communicate with Google servers despite the absence of an associated Google account or compiled-in Google API keys. Furthermore, the normal build process for Chromium involves running Google's own high-level commands that invoke many scripts and utilities, some of which download and use pre-built binaries provided by Google.
- An excellent choice. This is Chromium but with all the spyware bits removed that phone home to Google. Alternatives at this level include Iridium and Brave. Otherwise, I recommend Firefox as the best all-round browser. All three are open source and Firefox is particularly configurable. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It's Chrome, without Google parts and tracking. Guest • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Same base with some modifications. ddoron • Jan 2017
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Based on Blink engine Web Browsers Based on Chromium Multiple languages Portable ... Security focused Add a feature

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Yandex.Browser

Yandex.Browser is a simple and easy-to-use internet browser. Based on the Chromium technology platform, it loads pages quickly, just shows you what you need and gives you plenty of space for viewing webpages. It has a cloud-based “safe browsing technology”, together with Kaspersky Lab’s security solution, that will safeguard users by warning them about potentially malicious websites. It also has a great built-in PDF viewer.
- More security than other browsers. Better configuration menu. Alternative extensions are available. Guest • Oct 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Based on Blink engine Web Browsers Based on Chromium Integrated PDF Viewer Mouse gestures ... Support for Chrome extensions Add a feature

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SeaMonkey

The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop the SeaMonkey all-in-one internet application suite. A lighter alternative to Mozilla Firefox. Such a software suite was previously made popular by Netscape and Mozilla, and the SeaMonkey project continues to develop and deliver high-quality updates to this concept.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com
WYSIWYG Support Built-in RSS reader Customizable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... Support for Firefox extensions Integrated Email Client Modular System Portable Privacy focused Add a feature

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Falkon

Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above that, it has by default enabled blocking ads with a built-in AdBlock plugin. During the Akademy 2017 Konqueror BoF, the ex-maintainer of https://alternativeto .

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Built-in Ad-blocker Built-in RSS reader Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Lightweight ... Multiple languages Portable Based on QTWebEngine Add a feature

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Iridium Browser

Iridium Browser is based on the Chromium code base. All modifications enhance the privacy of the user and make sure that the latest and best secure technologies are used. There are many browsers out there. To our belief, Chrome is fast, stable, and user-friendly, but does not meet many organizations’ demands for security. Since the tight integration with its inventor (Google) makes many things easier, it does not comply to restrictive data environments.
- Iridium is a project that takes the Chromium code and removes from it all the bullsh*t that still phones home to Google. The result is a light, open-source, Chrome-compatible browser that doesn't attack your privacy. Nice. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Privacy focused Web Browsers Based on Chromium Security focused Ungoogled Add a feature

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GNU IceCat

Gnuzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Mozilla Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software. While the principal source code from the Mozilla project is free software, the distribution contains various problematic files, the EULA they require for use of their binaries is troublesome, and they distribute and recommend non-free software as plug-ins.

Free Open Source Linux Android
Built-in Ad-blocker Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Web Browsers Based on Firefox Privacy focused ... Tabbed browsing Add a feature

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Cyberfox

Cyberfox is a 64-bit version (32-bit download also available) of Mozilla Firefox , compiled With Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, Windows 8 SDK & Intel Composer XE 2013. Making It Faster Than Other Browsers. There are separate versions available for Intel and AMD systems.
- Warning On their privacy page, we can see that they use our personal data linked to our social account...
Free Open Source Windows Linux
Support for 64 bit Web Browsers Based on Firefox Portable Specific for 64-Bit Add a feature

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Otter Browser

Web browser controlled by the user, not vice-versa. Otter Browser is a project aiming to recreate best aspects of classic Opera (12.x) UI using Qt5. Its primary objective is to become haven for power users that cannot stand what happened to Opera after ditching Presto engine. Otter will be not a monolithic browser, it is designed to be very modular, going so far that you could replace whole bookmarks manager or history viewer in the future.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku
Built-in Download Manager Content Filtering Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Full keyboard shortcuts ... Mouse gestures Portable Tabbed browsing Add a feature

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SRWare Iron

SRWare Iron, or simply Iron, is a fork of the free and open-source web browser Chromium , of which Google Chrome is a fork of. Iron primarily aims to eliminate usage tracking and other privacy violating functionality that Chrome includes. SRware bundles a simplistic hosts-based BLOCKer. You can also install Chrome extensions and themes on Iron.
- SRWare Iron is closed source, offers nothing above tweaking Chrome settings and has [other question marks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRWare_Iron#Criticism) hanging over it. If you want a de-Googled Chrome, see Iridium or Brave; they are open source and therefore more trustworthy. JohnFastman • Apr 2018
Free Mac Windows Linux Android PortableApps.com
Built-in Ad-blocker Web Browsers Based on Chromium Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Portable ... Privacy focused SRWare Add a feature

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Konqueror

Konqueror is an Open Source web browser powered by the KHTML rendering engine (and optionally Webkit) which means it supports the latest web standards such as HTML5, Javascript, CSS3, and others. Konqueror is part of KDEs "kdebase" package. File manager Konqueror is one of the most advanced file managers for KDE.
- Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. In August 2017 the ex-maintainer of Konqueror, David Faure, proposed to integrate QupZilla, now https://alternativeto.net/software/qupzilla/ , into KDE in order to replace the aging Konqueror.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD KDE
Web Browsers Based on Firefox Integrated PDF Viewer Based on Webkit engine Add a feature

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GNOME Web

GNOME Web is the web browser for the GNOME desktop, based on the popular WebKit engine. It offers a simple, clean, beautiful view of the Web featuring first-class GNOME desktop integration. Its code name is Epiphany. Desktop integration If you use a particular website as if it were an application, make it one! Web allows you to make any website a first-class citizen of your GNOME desktop. Good stuff built-in No fumbling around to install extra extensions.

Free Open Source Linux BSD
Built-in Ad-blocker Based on Webkit engine Integrated PDF Viewer Lightweight ... Mouse gestures Place websites on desktop Add a feature

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qutebrowser

qutebrowser is a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. It’s based on Python, PyQt5 and QtWebKit and free software, licensed under the GPL. It was inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Configurable Customizable Keyboard focused Lightweight ... Support for Hotkeys Vim key mapping Add a feature

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Min browser

Min is a smarter, open-source web browser. FEATURES Built-in ad blocking Min lets you decide whether you want to see ads or not. And when you’re using a slow or expensive internet connection, it lets you block scripts and images, so pages load faster and use less data. Find anything instantly The searchbar answers your questions immediately, with information from DuckDuckGo including Wikipedia entries, a calculator, and more.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Built-in Ad-blocker Lightweight Add a feature

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Cliqz

CLIQZ is a Firefox-based browser with a built-in quick-search and a new Anti-Tracking technology for better privacy protection. Start typing a search query into the address bar of the CLIQZ browser and you'll instantly see just a selection of website suggestions. These are based on our own, independent search engine. If you are looking for more, the Enter key will take you to the alternate search engine of your choice.

Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Firefox
Web Browsers Based on Firefox Firefox Extensions No Tracking Privacy Protected Add a feature

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Basilisk

Basilisk is a free and Open Source XUL-based web browser, featuring the well-known Firefox-style interface and operation. It is based on the Goanna layout and rendering engine (a fork of Gecko) and builds on the Unified XUL Platform (UXP), which in turn is a fork of the Mozilla code base without Servo or Rust.

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Web Browsers Based on Firefox Support for Firefox extensions Legacy addons support ... Tabbed browsing Support for WebExtensions Add a feature

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Liri

Liri is an open-source, cross-platform and material-design web browser. Material Design: Liri is proudly powered by QML-Material, a QML framework developed by Papyros, based on Google's Material Design. The User Interface is aimed to be as minimal and meaningful as possible. Chromium Engine: Liri relies on QtWebEngine, the brand new Qt web renderer based on Chromium, the most powerful and fastest web engine in the world, which supports the latest web standards.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Papyros
Web Browsers Based on Chromium Material design Tabbed browsing Add a feature

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