Iridium Browser
Iridium Browser is a free, open, and libre browser modification of the Chromium code base, with privacy being enhanced in several key areas.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Features
Iridium Browser News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- POX added Iridium Browser as alternative to Kumo Web Browser
- OpenSourceSoftware added Iridium Browser as alternative to Flutter Browser
- TBayAreaPat reviewed Iridium Browser
Jan. 2025 I considered switching from Thorium to Iridium, but from what I read, Iridium like Thorium and Brave, does not whitelist cookies. That makes cookie management difficult. At least Brave has a work-around using the program CCleaner. The Windows install .zip file is now an incredibly big 2.9gb.
- sontopo reviewed Iridium Browser
Iridium WAS nice, but they are far behind updates, also seems that or: 1. is abandoned, or 2. they are very slow releasing new updates, because the last update was a year ago, this a big threat for users, a big risk, so, this is not worth the time for now.
I'll keep an eye on their github repo, hoping they update it again. https://github.com/iridium-browser/iridium-browser
- POX added Iridium Browser as alternative to Fiery
- lamjed001 added Iridium Browser as alternative to Camoufox
- Maoholguin added Iridium Browser as alternative to Aurora Browser
- POX added Iridium Browser as alternative to Waterfox
- braky updated Iridium Browser
- POX added Iridium Browser as alternative to Opera Air
Comments and Reviews
google ads layers of evil to chromium to produce chrome.
chromium has some evil in it still
iridium offers evil-free versions of chromium for numerous popular platforms -- most notably NOT mobile.
iridium is best with uBlock Origin (adblock extension) & tampermonkey (adblock enhancing features).
When you allow third parties to whore your privacy for their profit you become their bitch. AdBlock. It is your right to privacy.
Seems like the only decent open source alternative to Chrome that isn't Brave. However, it's dreadfully behind on security updates making it a non-player in the browsing game. A real shame.
Iridium WAS nice, but they are far behind updates, also seems that or: 1. is abandoned, or 2. they are very slow releasing new updates, because the last update was a year ago, this a big threat for users, a big risk, so, this is not worth the time for now.
I'll keep an eye on their github repo, hoping they update it again. https://github.com/iridium-browser/iridium-browser
Downloads page is 404, home page only has source code. No builds, no installer.
Jan. 2025 I considered switching from Thorium to Iridium, but from what I read, Iridium like Thorium and Brave, does not whitelist cookies. That makes cookie management difficult. At least Brave has a work-around using the program CCleaner. The Windows install .zip file is now an incredibly big 2.9gb.
I am fully satisfied with the services of this search engine
Fast, secure and comes with nice logo. Good alternative to Firefox.