# ungoogled-chromium

Application: Eloston and contributors

Dem still dey call am ungoogled chromium, eloston chromium

Eloston and contributors, Browsers

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

| 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.

| chrome.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ---------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

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

## File locations

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

## File formats

HTML, PDF, PNG, JPEG

## 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.

| Download      | [ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/ ](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium ](https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium)Vendor support                                      |
| Official site | [ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/ ](https://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.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Chromium: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/chromium/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [ungoogled-chromium official site ](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/)· Vendor product page
- [ungoogled-chromium help ](https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Eloston and contributors

  **Category**: Web browser

  **Process**: chrome.exe

  **License**: Free and open source

  **First released**: 2015

  **Official site**: [ungoogled-chromium binaries](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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