Chromium (web browser) and Mac can be downloaded directly. Unlike Chrome releases, Chromium releases do not automatically update. Chromium (web browser) Chromium is an open-source web browser project started by Google. It provides the core codebase for Google Chrome and many other browsers. While Chrome shares the majority of code and features with Chromium, there are some differences. The Chromium Project takes its name from the element chromium, the metal from which chrome plating is made. Google's intention was that Chromium would be the name of the open-source development project and that the final product's name would be Chrome; however, other developers build
History of the Opera web browser default user interface was cleaned up and simplified. The default home page was an improved search portal. The changes displeased a number of existing users since some advanced settings became hidden. Version 8.0 introduced support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 Tiny. This marked the first major web browser to natively support some form of SVG. Version 8.5 was released on September 20, 2005. Opera announced that their browser would be available free of charge and without advertisements, although the company still continued to sell support contracts. Enhancements included automatic client-side fixing of web sites that did not render correctly,