I’m curious... how many people really use the "official" Google Chrome. I started with Chromium (long time ago) but got tired quickly because way too many new snapshots were released lol. Currently, I’m using the Google Chrome dev version.


Chromium

• Original project
• new features probably before Chrome dev

Link: Download Snapshot(s)


Google Chrome

• Some visual differences (compared to Chromium)
• new features a bit delayed (compared to Chromium)

SRWare Iron

• Crash information is not sent to Google
• integrated Adblocker
• No user-specific information is sent to Google

Link: Download SRWare Iron

SRWare Iron sounds nice, but that they removed sending crash informations to Google makes the Chromium project useless IMO. How can the Chromium developers remove bugs? lol I never tried their adblocker, but thanks to some guys, there are Adblocker user scripts and extensions for Google Chrome out there.

Anyway, I’d never use such a (small) third party product anymore. Way too much sensitive information are sent from the browser. I trust Google more than a small and unknown company.

What you guys use and why...?

I use this link when checking and download the latest build of Chromium

Code:

http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-xp/?C=N;O=D

Originally Posted by sulasno

I use this link when checking and download the latest build of Chromium

Smart... saves pressing the "END" button on the keyboard. Thanks

it's a big problem for chrome. to much varians of chromium

Google Chrome Dev Version user here.

Reason why I'm not on Chromium:
- Updates are way too frequent. The weekly/bimonthly updates of Chrome are good enough for me.
Reason why I'm not on Iron:
- I was actually very intrigued with it. But as nandayo said, I guess it has to do with me trusting the big brand more. As shiny as that integrated adblock and increased security is, I have a bigger trust bank for Google.

I use 'Chromium Updater' to automatic update to latest chromium builds..

I don't see any advantages for me over the variations (I use Chrome btw).

Chromium: too many updates and doesn't have that update checker tool built-in. This means more time spent to make it up-to-date, which I don't want loose and don't need too.

Iron: for people paranoid about sending info or because that adblock is so needed, I think it's great, but this neither is my case.

I just want a stable browser, clean, fast and that make it possible to check for updates easily. Chrome has all that, and I don't really care if Google has my profile or anything as that. I won't say I thrust so much Google, because I heard many cases of people who lost everything from their gmail accounts... So it's not like Google is a "super company". Let's say it's just a company that I respect because of their simple (and robust) solutions.

Well I as a software engineer loves testing and checking out the changes, so Chromium is perfect for me :=)

and I am just a computer user who loves crashing my system with betas

I dunno why my XP can't run chromium, but in my win 7 work well. Now, my XP use chrome and my Win7 use chromium.

Anyway, can you tell me how to enable extension in chromium?