Can I get stable Chromium builds for Windows such as those for Ubuntu?

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MrGaius

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Hello, while trying Ubuntu (which unfortunately overheated my laptop to the point where I had to uninstall it) I noticed that it receives stable Chromium builds. don'

Does such a thing exist for Windows users? I don't mean repositories but is there anybody online who compiles them once in a while for Windows users?

I don't like the Chrome updater and I really don't like Google products in general but I do think Chromium is the fastest browser I've used so far so if there's any stable Chromium builds out there please link to them here.

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Go here, the one on the bottom is the latest, then download mini_installer.exe

It does not auto update so you have to manually download the latest mini_installer.exe if you want to update your browser.

I already know about this, but I'm asking about stable builds. Check this out.

https://launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/stable

These are stable builds of Chromium made for Ubuntu that match the Chrome builds. Same as Chrome but none of the bloat and completely open-source.

Basically, I want this for Windows..

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MrGaius

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By far the easiest way would be to just suck it up and use "regular" Chrome. I'm not sure why you're so bothered about open-source when you're using Windows...

I'm aware of the inconsistency, but I would just prefer to not use something that puts a running process on my computer at all times just to do updates. I would be surprised if nobody has come out with a stable build of Chromium for anything but Linux considering how many people would prefer it as another truly open source alternative to IE.

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Why not just disable GoogleUpdate, or have it run monthly/weekly? Back when I use Chrome, that's what I did since I prefer manually updating my software. I removed GoogleUpdate on task scheduler, etc.

I could do that, but I just prefer not to install it at all.

I'll just wait until somebody starts rolling out Chromium builds themselves, I guess.

What do you use now?

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I'm aware of the inconsistency, but I would just prefer to not use something that puts a running process on my computer at all times just to do updates. I would be surprised if nobody has come out with a stable build of Chromium for anything but Linux considering how many people would prefer it as another truly open source alternative to IE.

I understand that you're trying to stick to a principle, but reality is as it is. Either you can use Chrome, put up with that extra process (which does no harm), and get what you're really after (the browsing experience)...or refuse, and not get anything.

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MrGaius

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I'm a Firefox user (typing this using FX Nightly) by default, but use Chromium for some quick browsing (email, school updates, etc).

I tried using Chromium snapshots but they were so crashy it was impossible to use. If only somebody could access the stable branch and compile them from source.

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What do you use now?

I use Firefox personally, but to be honest, the unstable Chromium builds are quite stable. I've used a few of them and I've encountered no issues with them, to be honest. I don't use my browser in the same manner some people do, I admit, but I have no real issues to report with Chromium on Windows. There are some extensions on the Chrome Web Store, such as Chromium Updater, so you don't have to manually find the mini_installer.exe file when you want to update. Seeing as Chromium is open-source you could look into more builds of it. I know of both SRWare Iron, and Comodo Secure Browser, though I'm uncertain if they include the little update process or not. I know RockMelt does, so that's it out the window for you.

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MrGaius

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Yep. Very unstable. If you look at the forum for the latest build, I had this same problem when using it yesterday.

I am experiencing extreme slow downs on first open of home page or other sites, once its opened once its fine but its taking up to 10 seconds to initially open a page.

I have tried a complete reboot and have cleared the cache but its still the same.

http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2471&start=10#p9419

I really don't know why this Iron browser doesn't do what they're doing for Ubuntu...

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Yep. Very unstable. If you look at the forum for the latest build, I had this same problem when using it yesterday.

Have you tried Comodo's Dragon internet browser? I've never used it but it might be what you want.

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MrGaius

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Have you tried Comodo's Dragon internet browser? I've never used it but it might be what you want.

Sorry, I should have put this in my original post.

Comodo Dragon has no source code available, has an ugly theme that can't be changed, and has a built-in updater I don't trust. :x

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Comodo Dragon has no source code available, has an ugly theme that can't be changed, and has a built-in updater I don't trust. :x

ChromePlus? It might be the only fork I can think of at this point apart from RockMelt, which I can already tell you're not big into, due to the process it needs for updating.

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ChromePlus? It might be the only fork I can think of at this point apart from RockMelt, which I can already tell you're not big into, due to the process it needs for updating.

Again, neither of these have published their source code, which makes them just as likely as Google to be nefarious.

Funny how all of these companies use something open source and then make them closed source isn't it? :shiftyninja:

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Again, neither of these have published their source code, which makes them just as likely as Google to be nefarious.

Funny how all of these companies use something open source and then make them closed source isn't it? :shiftyninja:

Haha, you have a point there! Unfortunately, that's my knowledge of Chromium development forks completely used so I have no idea what else to recommend except for Mozilla Firefox, or perhaps the Windows optimized derivative of it known as Pale Moon.

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Deo Domuique

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The guy is asking a simple thing, and some of you suggesting whatever... Why not Chrome, Why not Iron, Why not Comodo... Why not disable this, that... You've certainly to be kidding him.

By the way, nice and interesting question.

Try to follow up on the "Chrome Releases Blog" the version numbers. When they release a build in beta/dev/stable channel, usually on "Chromium Trunk Tree" they update the version number too, the same or next day.

There is an entire build just with updated number version, for example from 794 to 795, like this

http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/Win/89588/

It's not so easy process to follow up. But at least you get the point.

The latest numbers right now for example are:

Stable 742.x

Beta 782.x

Dev 792.x

The easiest is to get the latest beta build which probably will be fairly stable and that's because in Chromium's trunk tree you don't see low numbers such as "742". In Chromium tree all versions treated like dev versions.

My main browser is Fx Nightly but also use IE9 and only Chromium. From all Chromium-like browsers, Chromium is undoubtedly the best, no matter what they say. Also the lighter and cleaner. The point is what you're asking... To find a good stable one and stay with. Personally I don't mind to blindy update 2-3 times a week. If I face a serious problem, I wait some time till I get new, with the specific problem fixed.

It's easier than you might think while seeing what complicated message I wrote above.

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monkeylove

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I went to Softpedia, searched for "Chrome," and looked at the version number of the latest Win stable build.

Then, I went to

http://omahaproxy.appspot.com/revision

and entered the version number. After it returned the revision number, I went to

http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/Win/

and looked for the revision number closest to the one I got.

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chrisdoland

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http://chromiumupdater.pcriot.com/

This site has the latest continuous build & snapshot build available in both .exe & .zip for Windows. For noobs: Continuous build is like a "beta" & is stable. Snapshots builds are released almost hourly & are not to be considered stable.

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Pierre771

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Hello

your topic is not recent but it was a very good question

the answer is :

It does not exist !

Why ?

Because Google (which directs the Chromium project) does not want to do it !

Thye want people to use Google Chrome, not Chromium !

Sincerely

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