Alternatives to Ungoogled Chromium
Chromium stripped of Google integration
Ungoogled Chromium ranks #14 of 14 in Browsers, with an Alt Score of 25. It is licensed under BSD-3-Clause, free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 4 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Privacy-conscious users and Linux/BSD desktop users who want the Chromium browsing experience without Google's telemetry, sign-in prompts, and background service calls.
A Chromium build with Google web-service dependencies (Safe Browsing pings, Cloud Messaging, usage reporting, etc.) stripped out and outbound requests to Google domains blocked via domain substitution. Embedded pre-built binaries are removed from the source, and extra command-line switches and chrome://flags entries are added for further control, most disabled by default so the browser still behaves like standard Chromium. It aims to be a near drop-in replacement rather than a feature fork.
Install a prebuilt package for your platform (Homebrew, AUR, Flatpak, or a Linux distro repository) or build from source using the platform-specific repository and docs/building.md, then use it as a regular Chromium-based browser, opting into the extra privacy flags via chrome://flags or launch switches if desired.
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Feature comparison
How Ungoogled Chromium compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for Ungoogled Chromium is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License BSD-3-Clause verified 2026-07-11
BSD 3-Clause License
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/blob/master/LICENSE -
Pricing model Free verified 2026-07-11
ungoogled-chromium is available in the following **software repositories**
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/blob/master/README.md#downloads -
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux verified 2026-07-11
Add a custom cross-platform build configuration and packaging wrapper for Chromium. It currently supports many Linux distributions, macOS, and Windows.
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/blob/master/README.md#supported-platforms-and-distributions -
Status active verified 2026-07-11
Update to Chromium 150.0.7871.114
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/releases/tag/150.0.7871.114-1 -
Engine (Chromium / Gecko / WebKit) Yes verified 2026-07-11
ungoogled-chromium is Google Chromium, sans dependency on Google web services
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/blob/master/README.md -
Extension ecosystem compatibility Partial verified 2026-07-11
Change how extension MIME types (CRX and user scripts) are handled. Acceptable values are `download-as-regular-file` or `always-prompt-for-install`.
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/blob/master/docs/flags.md -
Privacy: fingerprinting protection Partial verified 2026-07-11
(Added flag to Bromite feature) Implements fingerprinting deception for Canvas image data retrieved via JS APIs.
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/blob/master/docs/flags.md -
Telemetry opt-out Yes verified 2026-07-11
Remove all remaining background requests to any web services while building and running the browser
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/blob/master/README.md#feature-overview
FAQ
Yes. Vivaldi, Brave and Waterfox have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Brave, Waterfox and Firefox — every license claim links its source.