Chrome or Chromium? [duplicate]
I used Chrome for a while but switched to Chromium, mostly because I read that "Chromium is the open source web browser project from which Google Chrome draws its source code". I figured: if I can use open source, I will.
There aren't too many differences, although there are a few. This is what Wikipedia says Google adds to Chromium to make Chrome:
- Integrated Flash Player
- Built-in PDF viewer
- Built-in print preview and print system
- The Google name and a different logo
- An auto-update system called GoogleUpdate
- An opt-in option for users to send Google their usage statistics and crash reports
- RLZ tracking when Chrome is downloaded as part of marketing promotions and distribution partnerships
However, this is all fairly easily compensated and I use Chromium without any problems.
For more info, see Wikpedia and Google Code page.