ungoogled-software

    ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium

    Google Chromium, sans integration with Google

    28.2K stars
    1.3K forks
    309 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 9, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 4 days ago, with 101 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a Chromium-based web browser stripped of all Google web service dependencies to enhance privacy and control.
    • Offers a near-identical Chromium experience while removing Google-specific features and background requests for improved transparency.
    • Use for privacy-conscious users seeking a Chromium browser without Google integration and tracking.
    • Use for developers needing a customizable Chromium base with disabled Google services for building privacy-focused browsers.
    • Use for Linux, macOS, or Windows users wanting a drop-in Chromium replacement with enhanced control over network requests and telemetry.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    BSD 3-Clause

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    A lightweight approach to removing Google web service dependency

    Help is welcome! See the docs/contributing.md document for more information.

    In descending order of significance (i.e. most important objective first):

    In scenarios where the objectives conflict, the objective of higher significance should take precedence.

    Excerpt from the ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium README on GitHub (BSD-3-Clause license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    1.3K+51

    Open issues

    185+6

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