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.