Web browser developed by Google
Google Chrome Developer(s) Google Initial release Windows XP Beta / September 2, 2008; 14 years ago (2008-09-02 ) Windows XP 1.0 / December 11, 2008; 14 years ago (2008-12-11 ) macOS, Linux Preview / June 4, 2009; 13 years ago (2009-06-04 ) macOS, Linux Beta / December 8, 2009; 13 years ago (2009-12-08 ) Multiplatform 5.0 / May 25, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-05-25 )
Windows, macOS, Linux 113.0.5672.126/127[1] / 16 May 2023; 14 days ago (16 May 2023 ) Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 109.0.5414.141[2] / 20 April 2023; 40 days ago (2023-04-20 ) Android 113.0.5672.162/163[3] / 23 May 2023; 7 days ago (23 May 2023 ) iOS 113.0.5672.121[4] / 16 May 2023; 14 days ago (16 May 2023 ) Extended Support Release 112.0.5615.204[5] / 16 May 2023; 14 days ago (16 May 2023 )
Windows, macOS, Linux 114.0.5735.45[6] / 24 May 2023; 6 days ago (24 May 2023 ) Android 114.0.5735.58[7] / 29 May 2023; 1 day ago (29 May 2023 ) iOS 114.0.5735.49[8] / 24 May 2023; 6 days ago (24 May 2023 )
Written in C , C++ , Assembly , HTML , Java (Android app only), JavaScript , Python [9] [10] [11] Engines Blink (WebKit on iOS), V8 JavaScript engine Operating system Platform IA-32 , x86-64 , ARMv7 , ARMv8-A Included with Available in 47 languages[14] Type Web browser , mobile browser License Proprietary freeware , based on open source components[15] [note 1] Website www .google .com /chrome /
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google . It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows , built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox .[16] Versions were later released for Linux , macOS , iOS , and also for Android , where it is the default browser.[17] The browser is also the main component of ChromeOS , where it serves as the platform for web applications .
Most of Chrome's source code comes from Google's free and open-source software project Chromium , but Chrome is licensed as proprietary freeware .[15] WebKit was the original rendering engine , but Google eventually forked it to create the Blink engine;[18] all Chrome variants except iOS used Blink as of 2017.[19]
As of October 2022[update] , StatCounter estimates that Chrome has a 67% worldwide browser market share (after peaking at 72.38% in November 2018) on personal computers (PC),[20] is most used on tablets (having surpassed Safari ), and is also dominant on smartphones[21] [22] and at 65% across all platforms combined.[23] Because of this success, Google has expanded the "Chrome" brand name to other products: ChromeOS, Chromecast , Chromebook , Chromebit , Chromebox , and Chromebase .
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^ "Stable Channel Desktop Update" . April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023 .
^ "Chrome for Android Update" . May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023 .
^ "Chrome Stable for iOS Update" . May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "Extended Stable Channel Update for Desktop" . May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "Beta Channel Update for Desktop" . May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023 .
^ "Chrome Beta for Android Update" . May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023 .
^ "Chrome Beta for iOS Update" . May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023 .
^ "Chromium (Google Chrome)" . Ohloh.net . Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012 .
^ "Chromium coding style" . Google Open Source . Retrieved March 29, 2017 .
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^ "Chrome Enterprise and Education release notes" . Google Groups . October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ "Google Chrome (iOS)" . May 16, 2023.
^ "Supported languages" . Google Play Console Help . Retrieved December 18, 2015 .
^ a b "Google Chrome and Chrome OS Additional Terms of Service" . www.google.com .
^ Ashford, Warwick (September 2, 2008). "Google launches beta version of Chrome web browser" . Archived from the original on April 11, 2021.
^ "Google Chrome for Android" . developer.chrome.com . Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ Bright, Peter (April 3, 2013). "Google going its own way, forking WebKit rendering engine" . Ars Technica . Conde Nast . Retrieved March 9, 2017 .
^ "Open-sourcing Chrome on iOS!" . 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2021 .
^ "Desktop Browser Market Share Worldwide" . StatCounter Global Stats . Retrieved October 13, 2021 .
^ "Tablet Browser Market Share Worldwide" . StatCounter Global Stats . Retrieved October 13, 2021 .
^ "Tablet Browser Market Share Worldwide" . StatCounter Global Stats . Retrieved March 15, 2021 .
^ "Browser Market Share Worldwide (Jan 2009 – September 2021)" . Retrieved October 13, 2021 .
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