May 30, 2011 in Browsers by admin

Chromium is an open source crossplatform browser that became the predecessor of such browsers as Google Chrome, ChromePlus, SRWare Iron and RockMelt. The developers claim it to be one of the most reliable, safest and fastest tools for Internet surfing. Being based on the WebKit and V8 engines the browser has high rendering speed and supports JavaScript. Chromium has a built-in component called Safe Browsing that ensures protection against phishing and malicious software. You can disable this function in the browser settings.

It should be noted that the browser functional can be significantly expanded due to various add-ins and plugins. The program doesn’t need installing.