Chromium
79.0.3945.130
Chromium
79.0.3945.130Fast and stable open-source browser.
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Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.
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Version 79.0.3945.130:
Build from 79.0.3945.130 source code. Change Log.
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Including builds that have all the video codecs included.
Chrome is derived from Chromium, not visa versa.
I've used Chromium, various builds, for years, my builds do not connect to Google unless directed. I can confirm this using Little Snitch. There are extensions that disable the Google Analytics that so many sites have now. Suggest you look at settings, possibly the default site you have selected employs Google Analytics. Browser accesses the site, site requests Google Analytics... Same thing with KeyChain, I suspect the default sites being accessed have a login enabled. You can set Chromium to start with completely blank page, no link, try that.
Again, my config does not access Google unless directed, and that is precisely why many folks like myself use Chromium in the first place, so perhaps it is specific to some configuration or setting on your setup.
Peace.
One problem though is that the updater no longer works and is automatically removed and then no longer operational.
The website says "This build hasn't "Check for Updates…" command as building Sparkle update framework at 64 bit fail." Not sure, this should be solvable as sparkle is used in other 64bit applications. Hope they can find a solution for an update mechanism.
http://www.freesmug.org/chromium
scroll down, read the description
In System Preferences/Security & Privacy/General tab, you see options for 'Allow apps downloaded from: Mac App Store, Mac App Store and identified developers, and third Anywhere'. YOu can select 'Anywhere'.
However, this means any unsigned software including possible malware is permitted. Unless you are very sure about the sources of your software, I would not select Anywhere, and for sure, casual users and non techies, should not use 'Anywhere'.
This leads to the other, more recommended option. Locate Chromium in the Applications folder in Finder. Highlight app and RIGHT mouse click on it to bring up Optionss menu, select 'Open'. After a few moments, macOS will respond back with something like 'Are you really sure blah blah', select 'Open' again from that pop up. Chromium should then load. You should only need to do this RIGHT click open ONE TIME for that version of Chromium. As long as you respond Yes to the second prompt, macOS will remember your choice and thereafter you can launch Chromium normally with left mouse click or from the Dock like any other app.
Note, that if you update Chromium to a new version, macOS treats it as a new app, so you have to repeat the RIGHT mouse click, 'open' process again ONE TIME (for that version of Chromium).
I can't find any documentation noting this change, and I saw that others had reached out to the developer on social media asking about it and there was no reply.
I should have been more specific about my concern. Thanks for the info, Mcr :)
http://www.freesmug.org/forum/t-8093500/chromium-osx-70-0-3538-67-available
Because that sounds like the work of mischievous spirits to me.
Actually it sounds like BS to me.
Chromium is not malware and it didn’t magically traverse the WWW to infect your computer. Either you or someone with access to your system must have installed it.
I don’t even know what to make of your comment "other apps started playing up."
You may want to consult an exorcist.
There's only one version 68 that will run on Mavericks, and frankly I don't understand why it does, beware that it's a dev version: https://github.com/macchrome/chromium/releases/tag/v68.0.3398.0-r550900-macOS
I'm using it with no issue. Note that there's not much difference with v67...
Opera and Vivaldi are still using pre 68 Chromium and are not planned to switch to 68 right now, as far as I know, may be you can give them a try. ;-)
That leaves us with Vivaldi, which release pace is slower: its snapshots of the soon-to-be-released version 1.16 are still shipping Chromium 67...
Snapshot 1.16.1259.3 is the last to run on Mavericks, then they jumped to snapshot 2.x and Chromium 69!
So, you know what? We either have to stick to an outdated version of our Chromium based browsers or use some Fox (Fire- or Water- ;-) ).
Where can we download The FreeSMUG updater extension now ?
I have manually unpacked and installed it, but it disappear after next chromium launch ... What's that ?? ?