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.

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    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 not another new browser from scratch. It takes the Chromium code base, which is also used for the official Chrome browser, and enhances its security and sets certain policies by default. There are many forks of Chromium-based browsers, yet, in our opinion, they failed in many other key areas important for adoption:

    Transparency:
    With Iridium Browser, the whole process is entirely transparent. The public Git repository allows a direct view of all changes made. The complete source code is therefore available, and unlike other providers, not only binary builds of which it is unknown what has been changed.

    Security:
    Iridium Browser has various enhancements where it forces strict security to provide the maximum level of security without compromising compatibility.

    Availability:
    Our goal is to provide Iridium Browser on the most common desktop platforms that the majority of users run on, including Linux, Windows and OS X.

    Deployability:
    We try to distribute it in ways where it allows easy installation and yet allows administrators to deploy it easily. An example is an MSI-based installation mechanism for easy deployments throughout an entire organization.
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    • Top positive comment  about 4 years ago • 0 replies
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    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.

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    • Top positive comment  almost 2 years ago • 0 replies
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    Fast, secure and comes with nice logo. Good alternative to Firefox.

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    • Review • 11 months ago • 1 reply
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    Can't run chrome plugins.

    DL300

    This is not true, even the portable version definitely can.

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    jasonbrown1965
    Comment • almost 2 years ago • 0 replies
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    Synch not working (at the mo?) - leads to a 404 page not found error.

    Faster than Vivaldi on low-spec gear.

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    • Review • about 3 years ago • 0 replies
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    Still uses a "chrome/google" login, so not much better in that. Otherwise, above average, maybe good, but not excellent. Info still stored at Google; activities still tracked in part.

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    • Positive comment • about 4 years ago • 2 replies
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    can't stand the google look it has; i prefer vivaldi
    however after comparing both side by side the speed is the same for iridium as for vivaldi (with no addons)
    if you value security you might use this, if you like the style of vivaldi, there you go (but might 'leak' your ip address)

    SparkleenEnterprises

    So, you're saying it's as SLOW as Vivaldi (which is dreadfully slow, many people complain) but also has a basic look like Chromium (which can also be slow without tweaks such as those found in Chrome, Iron, Edge, etc.)
    So, if you prefer a dreadfully slow browser that's your problem.

    Reply written 8 months ago

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    RemovedUser

    i said i prefer vivaldi over iridium
    i use the new Opera GX, very fast and pretty nice interface, good browser
    i use mainly for videos because it does not cache on the drive the data, the portableapps version of Firefox
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    so what are you talking about?

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