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24 alternatives to Chromium

The open-source base of Chrome

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chromium launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Chromium for Android▲2

   Chrome for Android is now 'almost entirely open-source'

   2015 · chromium.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Limitless▲90

   A productivity companion for Chrome

   2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cerebro▲247

   Search everything in a few clicks

   2017 · cerebroapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Highly for Chrome▲204

   The highlighter your browser always wanted

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Hanselminutes Podcast - Creating cross-platform Electron apps with Jessica Lord▲64

   Is Electron "just Chrome in a frame" or is it so much more?

   2016 · hanselminutes.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chrome for iOS (redesign)▲69

   Material Design, OS X Handoff, iOS 8 optimizations and more

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   LT Browser 2.0▲182

   Experience 6X faster responsive web development

   2023 · testmuai.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kinase▲159

   A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

   2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tab Pics▲101

   Beautiful /r/EarthPorn of our planet in every new Chrome tab

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Rocket Dashboard▲120

    A powerfull new tab page for Google Chrome

    2017 · rocketdashboard.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Starry▲133

    Look up startup information in Chrome

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AllTabs▲145

    Managing tabs in Chrome was never so easy

    2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    LINER for Chrome▲188

    Highlight everything! From Wikipedia to PDF files

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spreed▲66

    Speed reading in Chrome

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ShowerThoughts▲130

    Philosophical thoughts with every new tab! 🚿

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Openoox▲86

    Bookmark the web

    2016 · openoox.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Spaces▲103

    A Chrome take on Firefox's 'Tab Groups' feature

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LINE for Chrome▲77

    Free messaging, stickers, and more in your browser

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Yo Chrome Extension▲81

    Yo your friends the funny video you're watching in 2 clicks

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Custom Elements▲119

    A web components gallery for modern web apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Omniref▲144

    Stackoverflow for Github

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Chrome Enterprise▲77

    A new enterprise service for large businesses from Google

    2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chrome Experiments▲137

    Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders

    2015 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Start Me▲11

    Really great Chrome New Tab

    2015 · start.me · its alternatives →

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