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Dem still dey call am ungoogled chromium, eloston chromium

Eloston and contributorsBrowsers

Chromium build wey comot Google integration. For Windows di process still na chrome.exe.

Wetin you need know

ungoogled-chromium no be Google Chrome, even when di exe talk say chrome.exe.

Community patches comot Google integration from Chromium. Di process name dey stay chrome.exe. Official Chrome get updater and Google services.

Wetin e be?
Web browser
Still current?
Yes, see Current status
Official download?
Use di vendor link inside dis article
Feex tok say
If chrome.exe no dey under Google\Chrome, I go check for ungoogled-chromium before I run Chrome cleanup. Dis build comot Google integration on purpose.

Wetin be ungoogled-chromium?

ungoogled-chromium na community Chromium wey comot Google web-service hooks. Windows builds still dey launch as chrome.exe.

If you never use am before

If you want Chromium without Google services, na ungoogled-chromium be dis, no be Google Chrome. Binaries dey listed on top di project GitHub Pages site. Di process still na chrome.exe. Official Chromium snapshots na different build. Google Chrome under Program Files\Google na di branded product.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Chromium browsing without Google keys

Tabs and extensions without Chrome Google API integration. Some Chrome features go dey missing.

Community binaries

You dey pick Windows build from di binaries site. No Google updater dey.

Second chrome.exe

Path and publisher dey tell am apart from Google Chrome. Task Manager name no go do am.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey want Chromium without Google account hooks
  • Users wey already dey follow ungoogled-software binaries
  • Anybody wey confuse am with google.com/chrome

Current status

ungoogled-chromium (2015) na current web browser from Eloston and contributors. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/.

How old e be?

Eloston start ungoogled-chromium inside 2015 as patches on top Chromium. E new pass Chrome (2008). Community binaries dey lag behind Chromium small. Dis one no be 2024 AI browser.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
chrome.exe Main Windows executable

Startup components

Community builds no dey install Google Update. If updater show, e no be dis project.

File locations

Common ungoogled-chromium locations
Typical install Folder wey you choose for di ungoogled-chromium Windows build

File formats

HTMLPDFPNGJPEG

Common wahala dem

No Google updater

You must fetch new community binary. Dat na di project model, no be broken Windows Update.

Missing Chrome features

Sync, some widevine flows, and Google hooks fit comot. Dat na di whole point of di patch set.

How to get unstuck

Open file location on top chrome.exe

Google\Chrome na Chrome. ungoogled-chromium folder na dis product. Raw chromium.org snapshot na third thing.

Use di binaries index, no be random mirror

ungoogled-software.github.io dey list Windows builds. Forum repack na di wrong file.

Read di GitHub README for missing features

No install Google Chrome on top to "fix" stripped service. Dat one dey replace di product.

Alternatives

Google Chrome if you want di updater and Google account. Official Chromium snapshots if you want unpatched tip-of-tree.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/ Official installer or vendor page
Help github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium Vendor support
Official site ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Di same class as Chrome: RAM and current GPU driver.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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