+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted December 8, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted December 8, 2009 Google Releases Chrome for Mac Beta As anticipated, Google has finally released an official beta version of its Chrome browser for Mac. The initial beta version, termed Build 4.0.249.30, requires Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard, and is only compatible with Intel-based Macs. While developer builds of Chrome have been available for nearly six months, only now does Google consider it full-featured enough and stable enough to promote to its "Beta" release channel. Work will continue on Chrome with additional Developer Preview releases occurring on a regular basis. Refined versions will then periodically (approximately monthly) be released as new additions to Chrome's Beta channel. Releases will eventually make their way to Chrome's "Stable" channel, which will offer "rock solid" performance without the inclusion of features still under development and testing. Chrome for Windows launched as a beta version in September 2008, with Google co-founder Sergey Brin admitting only days later that the lack of a Mac version at the time was "embarrassing". At the time, he hoped that a Mac version would be available in only a "matter of months", and the company announced in January that it was targeting a Mac release for the first half of 2009. While developer versions of Chrome did appear within that timeframe, it has taken an additional six months for developers to sufficiently refine it to be considered a beta release for more general consumption. News source: Mac Rumours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Kompressor Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I already have Chrome on my Mac. except it didn't have the Mac skin...looked just like the one in windows....worked fine for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Seems to be no different to what I've been using for the last few weeks, but I'm not complaining. I love the simplicity of Chrome. Reminds me of Firefox when I started using it pre-1.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I like Chrome a lot, but the scrolling doesn't seem to be as smooth as it is in Safari, and the placement of the close/min/max widgets (two pixels down in comparison to the rest of the apps in OS X) really bothers me. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Does it finally support extension in OSX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspiria Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Been using the developer builds for a few weeks, and I definitely like Chrome. But it's hard for me to really make a judgement on it until some of its missing features are implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Does it finally support extension in OSX? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 No. The day they fix that is the day I'll start using it..... I love it (just like I love Safari) but I'm stuck with F since it has some extensions I'm not willing to go without Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo0o Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 i like the idea that everything is done in one bar. chrome is awesome, it's tops in my books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted December 8, 2009 Veteran Share Posted December 8, 2009 Just received an email from google about this. Great news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Noticeable speed improvement over Firefox. I have to say I'm kinda impressed. But no Adblock :(. The only extension I use on Firefox is Adblock but my lord is the internet weird with out. Hope i can get some extensions on this badboy soon. --edit-- and oh lord, a bookmark manager. What the heck is this weird thing with the....other...bookmarks thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Veteran Posted December 8, 2009 Veteran Share Posted December 8, 2009 Intel only...they can keep it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProiektHat Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 bookmark manager is grayed out, so...no way to manage bookmarks (using snow leopard 10.6.2 and chrome 4.0.249.30) oh well..back to safari or camino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabron Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 bookmark manager is grayed out, so...no way to manage bookmarks (using snow leopard 10.6.2 and chrome 4.0.249.30)oh well..back to safari or camino. Yeah Chrome needs a lot of work to make it as a main competitor, right now is a piece of ****. I know is a beta but I am considering this more an alpha than a beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Intel only...they can keep it time to upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 time to upgrade? Check out his member title. :p He likes his PPC. The day they fix that is the day I'll start using it..... I love it (just like I love Safari) but I'm stuck with F since it has some extensions I'm not willing to go without The funniest part about this is that extension support was in there at one point, but they took it out because it didn't completely work. Imagine that: a feature not completely working...in a beta (actually, at that point, alpha) product. Instead of giving us the option of trying it out and submitting bug reports, they just took it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Sure smells more like a Alpha then a Beta version to me. * No bookmarks manager. * No cookies manager. * No extensions. Certainly expected more 15 months after the beta version for MS Windows appeared. Oh well! Especially considering that these features made its way into the beta version for GNU/Linux, which they also released today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Sure smells more like a Alpha then a Beta version to me.* No bookmarks manager. * No cookies manager. * No extensions. Certainly expected more 15 months after the beta version for MS Windows appeared. Oh well! Especially considering that these features made its way into the beta version for GNU/Linux, which they also released today.. Yea. Doesn't bother me too much, though. Safari is an excellent browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Yeah Chrome needs a lot of work to make it as a main competitor, right now is a piece of ****. I know is a beta but I am considering this more an alpha than a beta. No it really isn't. Use it awhile and give it a chance. I'm not quite sure why it feels "right". But it does. Maybe its the speed, maybe its the way it looks, or a combination of things. But the thing feels and looks right. After a few hours, I've made it my default browser. Although, a bookmark manager would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo0o Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 ugh, it's disgusting, i thought i would have a new browser, but no bookmark manager? that's low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 No it really isn't. Use it awhile and give it a chance. I'm not quite sure why it feels "right". But it does. Maybe its the speed, maybe its the way it looks, or a combination of things. But the thing feels and looks right. After a few hours, I've made it my default browser. Although, a bookmark manager would be nice. Must be the close/minimize/zoom buttons Google lowered by two pixels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Must be the close/minimize/zoom buttons Google lowered by two pixels. Which feels so wrong to me. :laugh: It's not that it's ugly, but my eyes just notice it so well and go "Hey, that's not how it's supposed to look, dammit!" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blachole Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I would totally be using this full-time because of its speed, but the lack of extensions and bookmark manager has me going back to safari for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo0o Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 ^ ditto! exactly what im thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 It has a lot of potential. But it's no for me. Safari does a nearly-perfect job (in fact it IS perfect, it's just that some websites prevent Safari from accessing the pages... like there's a PHP script which detects Safari and returns that it's impossible to view the site). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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