What are the main differences between Google Chrome and Ungoogled Chromium?
Ungoogled Chromium removes many services that the regular Chrome browser uses that rely on Google and usually track your usage. Even Google's Safe Browsing is disabled to avoid communication with the company.
However, if you want a similar kind of protection you can use extensions such as uBlock Origin. As long as you (take the time to customize it) learn how to use it properly, you can enjoy a Chrome-like browser without the privacy implications.
What are key features of Ungoogled Chromium?
Disable Google Host Detector, Google URL Tracker, Google Cloud Messaging, Safe Browsing etc.
Force all pop-ups into tabs
Add Omnibox search provider "No Search" to allow disabling of searching
By default it clears all cookies upon quitting
Do not set the Zone Identifier on downloaded files
Features
- Replace many web domains in the source code with non-existent alternatives ending in qjz9zk (known as domain substitution; see docs/design.md for details)
- Strip binaries from the source code (known as binary pruning; see docs/design.md for details)
- Disable functionality specific to Google domains (e.g. Google Host Detector, Google URL Tracker, Google Cloud Messaging, Google Hotwording, etc.)
- This includes disabling Safe Browsing. Consult the FAQ for the rationale.
- Add many new command-line switches and chrome://flags entries to configure disabled-by-default features. See docs/flags.md for the exhaustive list.
Enhancing Features:
- Use HTTPS by default when a URL scheme is not provided (e.g. Omnibox, bookmarks, command-line)
- Add Suggestions URL text field in the search engine editor (chrome://settings/searchEngines) for customizing search engine suggestions.
- Add more URL schemes allowed to save page schemes.
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