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Google Chrome is an open source web browser developed by Google (named after the user interface frame of web browsers). Its software architecture was engineered from scratch (using components from other open source software including WebKit and Mozilla) to cater to the changing needs of users and acknowledging that today most web sites aren`t web pages but web applications. Design goals include stability, speed, security and a clean, simple and efficient user interface.

Features include:
*Tabbed browsing where each tab gets its own process, leading to faster and more stable browsing. If one tab crashes, the whole browser doesn’t go down with it
*A distinct user interface that places tabs on top of the browser window instead of right below the address bar
*An “incognito” mode that lets you browse the web in complete privacy because it doesn’t record any of your activity
*A new JavaScript engine built from the ground up for speed
*Malware and phishing lists that automatically update themselves and warn you of bad websites
*A default homepage that displays your most commonly used sites and other personalized information
Type : Open source » EULA
OS Support : Windows 2000/NT,Windows XP/2003,Windows 2008/Vista
Date stamp / Size : Sep, 2. 2008 / 475 kBytes
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Update history of Chrome
v4.0.229.1 (November, 5. 2009)
This release is Mac OS X only and includes a number of UI improvements.
Version: 4.0.229.1

All,
  • [r30050] Use new renderer process for cross-site links with rel=noreferrer and target=_blank (Issue: 24447).
  • [r29848] Video/audio tags now support data:// protocol (Issue: 24357).

Mac
  • [r29121] Show "Loading" bubble while loading a theme. (Issue: 22219).
  • [r29229, r29270, r29396, r29458, r29660, r29877, r30045, r30209] Various keyboard handling fixes (Issues: 24817, 25000, 24921, 25396, 25330, 25254).
  • [r30032] Do not send some keyboard shortcuts to the renderers; e.g. cmd-w, cmd-t, ctrl-tab (Issues: 24877, 5496, 15090).
  • [r29812] "Copy image" now works (Issue: 13099).
  • [r30016] Cmd-clicking back button now opens history page in new background tab (Issue: 25319).
  • [r30100] If auto-update happens, About box now says "update is available" and "restart needed for latest version" (Issue: 13165).
  • [r30547] Form resubmission warning dialog implemented (Issue: 23526).
  • [r30189, r30190] Use Helvetica rather than Arial for several things (Issue: 21458).

More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.

You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.

If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.

Orit MazorGoogle Chrome Technical Program Manager
v4.0.223.1 (October, 29. 2009)

Version: 4.0.223.11
This release fixes a crash when running extensions like the Subscribe in Feed Reader sample.  It also fixes a problem in Google Calendar where overlapping calendar items were invisible because they were being displayed with 0 width.  This update is being released for Windows, Mac and Linux.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
Jonathan ConradtEngineering Program Manager
v4.0.221.6 (October, 8. 2009)
The Dev channel has been updated to 4.0.221.6 for Windows and 4.0.221.8 for Mac and Linux.


  • All
    • Theme change should automatically update New Tab Page background again. [r27841] (Issue: 20392)
  • Mac
    • No longer crash when selecting closed window from Dock menu. [r27769] (Issue: 14003)
    • Fix several issues with dragging tabs and quickly letting go. [r27861] (Issues: 22266, 13594, 22538)
    • Fixes for full screen plugins: keystrokes are now sent to full screen plugins and the Menu Bar is properly hidden. [r27755] (Issues: 19534, 21020)
  • Linux
    • Work around the sudden creation of a tree of directories in your homedir after an update.  [r27997] (Issue: 23327)
    • Tab titles in Thai locales are no longer chopped.  [r27725] (Issue: 22791)
  • Extensions
    • More features for browser actions (still in progress, still Windows-only)
      • badges [r27951] (Issue: 23268)
      • popups [r27889] (Issue: 23596)
    • Fix bug on Linux where directory cruft was accidentally created. (Issue: 23327)
  • Known Issues
    • Linux: Google Chrome fails to collect zombie processes from closed tabs. (Issue: 23778)
    • Mac: Bookmark bar looks weird, and hurts you when you resize the window (hit cmd-shift-b twice after window resizing as workaround).

More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.

You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.

If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.

Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome Program Manager
v4.0.211.7 (September, 24. 2009)
UPDATE: 2009-09-22 - 4.0.211.7 is being pushed to Windows.  It contains 2 fixes, the first resolves the issue which prevented large downloads and the second is a stability fix which should resolve a number of crashes (bug 22135). Thank you for you again for your patience.


UPDATE: 2009-09-19 - 4.0.211.4 is being pushed to Windows and resolves this issues with bookmark synchronization. Thank you for your patience.

UPDATE: THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN HALTED DUE TO A CRASHING ERROR WITH --enable-sync.


This week's changes for the dev channel, 4.0.211.2, is being released to all platforms.

  • All
    • Fixed a bug that prevented some Dailymotion videos from playing. [r25220]
    • Bug fixes in NewFTP. [r25624][r25729][r25750][r25771]
    • Improved New Tab page load performance. [r25232]
  • Win
    • Ensure that tips change when the Chrome language changes. [r25834]
  • Mac
    • Import from Firefox no longer hangs. [r25174]
    • Added SSL icons. [r26307]
    • Implement the search engine manager. [r26078]
    • Allow windows with a single tab to be merged into other windows with drag and drop.
    • Allow Snow Leopard systems to connect to certain IPv6-enabled web sites when only IPv4 is available. [r26051]
    • Prevent a sad tab when loading certain images on Snow Leopard. [r26089]
    • Don't show "Google Chrome did not shut down properly" when quit from the Dock, logout, restart, or shut down. [r26269]

  • Linux:
    • Make the bookmark toolbar folders act like a menu bar. [r25677]
    • Bookmark bar shows a menu on too many bookmarks. [r25200]
    • Implement external protocol handler dialog (e.g. for aim: URLs).[r25373]
    • Extensions can register page actions. [r25934]
    • Fix a crash when closing tabs that have open login prompts. [r26066]
    • Work around a Flash crash that mostly affects Gentoo users. [r26265]

  • Extensions
    • Enable/disable extension button on chrome://extensions
    • Update extensions now button to force autoupdate check on chrome://extensions
    • chrome.window and chrome.tab APIs can now reference relative URLs inside an extension

Known issues:

  • All
    • Large files do not download completely - bug 406
  • Linux:
    • Cannot be set as the default browser in GNOME (Already fixed by [r26314, r26316]).


More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.



You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.



If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.


Anthony Laforge

Google Chrome Program Manage

v4.0.203.2. (September, 3. 2009)

The dev channel has been updated with a new release for Mac OS X.  This release includes bug fixes and some improved compatibility with Snow Leopard.  This release is only slightly different than the 4.0.203.2 release so please refer to that release for more information. 
Version: 4.0.203.4
Changes specific to Mac OS X:
  • [r23636, r23693] Add modifier key support (e.g. cmd-clicking, shift-clicking) throughout the Mac UI. (Issues: 17301, 17912)
  • [r23667] Sometimes cmd-w wouldn't close the last tab in a window. (Issue: 19447)
  • [r23702] Korean IME didn't work in the Omnibox. (Issue: 19421)
  • [r23715, r23733, r23740, r23821, r24213] Improve appearance of various UI components. (Issue: 14898, 18902, 19115, 19943)
  • [r23741, r24006] Favicon lost in various circumstances. (Issue: 18352, 18359)
  • [r23886] Add bubble when user clicks the star button. (Issue: 14929)
  • [r23964] Implement tab-to-search. (Issues: 10943, 10944, 12285)
  • [r23975, r24209, r24234] Crash fixes. (Issue: 19837, 19958, 19728)
  • [r24030] Text could appear garbled on 10.6. (Issue: 11269)

More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.

You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
Jonathan ConradtEngineering Program Manager
v3.0.194.3 (July, 30. 2009)
This week's update includes changes for Windows, Mac and Linux. Significant changes include:
Form suggestions now shrink properly as the list of suggestions gets shorter. (Issue: 15334)Extensions can now auto-update. (Issue: 12117)Set the default minimum font size to 12 for Chinese and 10 for Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Thai. (Issues: 16868, 16875)Mac now supports drag and drop of URLs, plain text, and HTML intoand out of the content area, as well as within text fields and the
thumbnails on the new tab page. URLs can be dragged to and from other
apps, the Finder/Desktop, and the Dock.(Mac) Fix for download shelf crash when clearing all downloads. (Issues: 15855, 15893)(Mac) First cut at infobars. Not pretty, just functional. (Issues: 15839, 14937, 14462, 16487)(Mac) Add JavaScript Console menu item to View > Developer submenu. (Issue: 16135)(Linux) Allow dragging a link from the web contents to the bookmark bar to get a named bookmark. (Issue: 16791)(Linux) Add additional hotkeys (Ctrl-Enter, Shift-F5, Shift+Scroll Wheel). (Issue: 16792)(Linux) Dockable developer tools.More details about additional changes are available in the release notes and the log of all revisions.

You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
Jonathan ConradtEngineering Program Manager
v3.0.191.3 (July, 9. 2009)

Highlights for this release:Fixed issue where non-media types such as text would display a media player. (Issue: 12777)New Downloads page shows the remaining time left for downloads. (Issue: 9607)Various fixes for right-to-left langugagesMultiple crash and usability fixes.
Known Issue:Google Chrome crashes on Windows XP when you click the "Reset to default theme" button (Issue 13075).
Version Changes:V8 - 1.2.6.1
The release notes are available as well as a detailed list of all revisions.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
Anthony LaforgeTechnical Program Manager
v3.0.190 (June, 25. 2009)

Highlights for this release:Fixed issue where non-media types such as text would display a media player. (Issue: 12777)New Downloads page shows the remaining time left for downloads. (Issue: 9607)Various fixes for right-to-left langugagesMultiple crash and usability fixes.
Known Issue:Google Chrome crashes on Windows XP when you click the "Reset to default theme" button (Issue 13075).
Version Changes:V8 - 1.2.6.1
The release notes are available as well as a detailed list of all revisions.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
Anthony LaforgeTechnical Program Manager
v3.0.189.0 (June, 18. 2009)

Highlights for this release:Fixed issue where non-media types such as text would display a media player. (Issue: 12777)New Downloads page shows the remaining time left for downloads. (Issue: 9607)Various fixes for right-to-left langugagesMultiple crash and usability fixes.
Known Issue:Google Chrome crashes on Windows XP when you click the "Reset to default theme" button (Issue 13075).
Version Changes:V8 - 1.2.6.1
The release notes are available as well as a detailed list of all revisions.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
Anthony LaforgeTechnical Program Manager
v3.0.187.0 (June, 11. 2009)

Highlights for this release:Fixed issue where non-media types such as text would display a media player. (Issue: 12777)New Downloads page shows the remaining time left for downloads. (Issue: 9607)Various fixes for right-to-left langugagesMultiple crash and usability fixes.
Known Issue:Google Chrome crashes on Windows XP when you click the "Reset to default theme" button (Issue 13075).
Version Changes:V8 - 1.2.6.1
The release notes are available as well as a detailed list of all revisions.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.
Anthony LaforgeTechnical Program Manager
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