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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: September 02, 2008
- Total Downloads: 411,304
- Downloads last week: 14,936
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1017 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Chrome is Google's attempt to make the browser disappear and to focus on the applications and pages users are viewing, rather than on the border with its tools. Some of Chrome's basic underpinnings are quite novel, but people will recognize other features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.
Currently only for Windows, Chrome is blazingly fast and is easily the quickest browser available. Based on Webkit, the same open-source engine that powers Apple Safari and Google's Android mobile platform, Chrome's interface is a drastic departure from other browsers. Instead of the traditional toolbar, Chrome puts its tabs on top. Moreover, the tabs are detachable: "tabs" and "windows" are interchangeable here. Detached tabs can be dragged and dropped into the browser, and tabs can be rearranged at any time. By isolating each tab's processes, when one site crashes, the browser does not.
Within each tab are individual controls, such as forward and back buttons. The search box and the address bar have been fused into a hybrid "Omnibox." The Omnibox includes not only suggestions for URLs culled from your browser's history, it also includes search suggestions from your search engine, and remembers site-specific search engine results. There's also Application Shortcuts, a feature that allows you to create desktop icons for Web-only applications, such as Gmail or Calendar. The stealth mode, Incognito, lets you surf without the history recording cookies.
Chrome lacks plug-ins, and there's the potential for high memory usage given that each tab is its own process. If you're addicted to Web apps and a need for speed, though, Chrome just might be the shine your browsing experience has been looking for.
Publisher's description
From Google :Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the Web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop.
Note: The Download Now link will take you to the Google Chrome Web site, where you must accept the end-user license agreement before downloading. Also, the 474K downloadable file is only a stub installer. You must remain connected to the Internet during installation to complete the full download of Google Chrome.
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User reviews of Google Chrome 0.2.149.27
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 1017 votes
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Version: Google Chrome 0.2.149.27
Pros: Fastest in loading pages
Fastest in starting
Powerful sandboxing features
Each tab has it's own process, good thingCons: Small amount of info goes to google-
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Version: Google Chrome 0.2.149.27
"FAILS TO INSTALL:ERROR 0X8004071C!"
Pros: HAVEN'T FOUND ANY YET!
Cons: NO ERROR CODE FOR INSTALL FAILURE!! HOW THE HECK ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WHEN YOU CAN'T DE-CODE THE ERROR??
Summary: WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHERE THE ERROR CODES ARE TO FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED TO INSTALL IT. ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS ERROR IS? ANY HELP APPRECIATED! GREATLY! BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR DAYS NOW. TRIED TO DOWNLOAD IT FROM I.E.7,I.... read more >>
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Version: Google Chrome 0.2.149.27
Pros: layout and tool bar/tabs- quick loading Like with Google, i like the logic of the program that makes it easy to use and to get used to.
Cons: dead link messages - programs/plug ins that will not run
Summary: As more programs get on board and can run in Chrome, its value and use will greatly increase. Even now to start it flows smoothly. When it does crash it closes instead of like some other browsers that lock up or freeze the entire system. Need to ... read more >>
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Version: Google Chrome 0.2.149.27
Pros: Personally i like and use Mozilla Firefox. When i installed this it was slow, and made Firefox crash a lot!
Cons: The only good thing i can say about it is IT AS VERY EASY TO UNINSTALL!!!!!!!!!
Summary: The set up is not that good, just trying to copy everyone else two versions ago. Terrible coding with lots of flaws that cause it to run slow. It causes other programs to run differently which just slowed the whole computer down!
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Version: Google Chrome 0.2.149.27
"Just as fast as firefox 3.0; beats IE 7 in speed easily"
Pros: Overall, it is a great browser, but still needs work to beat the 20% share of the firefox market. Fast, great interface, easy to use and minimal; possibly too minimal
Cons: There are many issues I have with this chrome browser. There are no RSS feeds, but I am sure they will put this in. Next in line is there are no extensions which then leads on to it being too bare and minimulistic for me, and there is a privacy issue
Summary: Overall, like what I am seeing, but needs more work, needs more extensions and I do not like the way google chrome logs every keystroke and sends it to google which means it could be classed as spyware and this for me is the dealbreaker. Untill goog... read more >>
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