ungoogled-chromium
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| Developer(s) | Eloston and other hobbyists[1] |
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| Initial release | December 14, 2015 |
| Stable release | 121.0.6167.160-1[2]  (8 February 2024)
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| Repository | https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium |
| Engine | V8, Blink |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Android, BSD |
| Platform | x86-64, AArch64, ARMv7, IA-32 |
| License | 3-clause BSD License[3] |
| Website | github |
ungoogled-chromium is a free and open-source variant of the Chromium web browser that removes all Google-specific web services.[4][5][6] It achieves this with a series of patches applied to the Chromium codebase during the compilation process. The result is functionally similar to regular Chromium.[7][8]
Features[edit]
- Disabling functionality that requires Google domains, including Google Safe Browsing.[9]
- Replacing Google web domains with non-existent domains, and blocking internal requests to those domains.[9]
- Removing binary blobs from the Chromium code and replacing them with custom alternatives.[9]
- Adding dozens of flags to change browser behavior that is otherwise unconfigurable.[9]
Some features of regular Chromium do not work the same on ungoogled-chromium. For example, a special browser extension, called chromium-web-store, is required to install other extensions from the Chrome Web Store.[10]
History[edit]
The ungoogled-chromium project was founded by a hobbyist with the user name Eloston in 2015. It was first developed for Linux, then for other operating systems.[11][12] Eloston used to release builds, but eventually he stopped doing so and allowed others to provide builds with his patches.[13]
Starting in 2019, Eloston greatly reduced his involvement in the project, and other hobbyists have continued to maintain the patches.[1] In 2022, the GitHub repository was transferred from Eloston's personal account to a new "ungoogled-software" account.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Contributors to ungoogled-software/Ungoogled-chromium". GitHub. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Release 121.0.6167.160-1 · ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium (English)". 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "ungoogled-chromium/LICENSE". Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Cimpanu, Catalin (16 October 2016). "UnGoogled Chromium Removes All the Googley Parts from Chromium". Softpedia. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Tim Anderson. "When open source isn't enough: Fancy a de-Googled Chromium? How about some Microsoft-free VS Code?". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Duino, Justin (30 September 2016). "'Ungoogled' is the Chrome browser you love minus the Google". 9to5Google. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Github Readme Objectives, ungoogled-software, 4 October 2022, retrieved 4 October 2022
- ^ "Ungoogled Chromium". TechSpot. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "GitHub Readme Feature Overview". GitHub. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "chromium-web-store". GitHub. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Release 51.0.2704.106-2 · ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium". GitHub. First official binary for Windows. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Release 51.0.2704.106-3 · ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium". GitHub. First official binary for macOS. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ ungoogled-chromium-binaries, ungoogled-software, 15 September 2022, retrieved 4 October 2022
- ^ "GitHub discussion". GitHub.
This repo is now part of ungoogled-software