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With over 1 billion user, Chrome is the world's most popular web browser.

Chrome was developed by Google in 2008.

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Chrome Statistics

The values below are in percentages and are extracted from our W3Schools' Statistics.

2017 Total C60 C59 C58 C57 C56 C55 C54 C53 Older
April 75.7 0.1 0.2 4.9 53.1 11.5 1.4 0.6 0.6 3.3
March 75.1   0.2 0.4 5.9 61.8 2.3 0.7 0.7 3.1
February 74.1     0.2 0.4 50.0 17.3 1.4 1.0 3.8
January 73.7     0.1 0.3 2.8 62.6 1.9 1.0 5.0
2016 Total C56 C55 C54 C53 C52 C51 C50 C49 C48 C47 Older
December 73.7 0.4 31.5 34.3 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.3 2.1
November 73.8 0.3 0.5 62.9 3.5 1.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.3 2.6
October 73.0 0.1 0.3 12.7 51.6 2.1 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 2.1
September 72.5   0.3 0.3 32.5 31.2 2.2 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.4 2.4
August 72.4     0.3 0.4 47.3 17.6 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.5 2.8
July 71.9     0.2 0.5 2.8 59.9 1.9 2.3 0.6 0.7 3.0
June 71.7       0.5 0.4 45.9 18.0 2.7 0.7 0.6 3.4
May 71.4         0.5 1.4 56.1 7.8 1.1 0.9 3.6
April 70.4           0.5 6.5 56.1 1.9 1.1 4.3
March 69.9           0.3 0.4 32.4 30.7 2.1 4.0
February 69.0             0.7 0.4 58.8 4.0 5.1
January 68.4             0.1 0.7 5.6 55.2 6.8
2015 Total C49 C48 C47 C46 C45 C44 C43 C42 C41 C40 C39 Older
December 68.0 0.4 0.6 47.1 14.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.5
November 67.4   0.5 0.6 58.3 2.3 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 2.1
October 66.5   0.4 0.6 27.1 32.2 1.9 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.7
September 65.9     0.8 0.4 47.8 10.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.7
August 64.0       0.6 0.5 52.1 3.6 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.5 3.8
July 63.3         0.7 11.7 42.8 1.0 1.9 0.6 0.6 4.0
June 64.8         0.8 0.5 54.9 1.9 1.4 1.0 0.9 3.4
May 64.9         0.1 0.8 15.4 41.1 2.3 1.2 1.2 2.8
April 63.9           0.4 0.7 23.3 32.6 1.9 1.4 3.6
March 63.7               0.5 35.1 21.3 2.2 4.6
February 62.5               0.6 0.6 52.3 3.9 5.1
January 61.9   0.9 13.0 41.7 6.3
2014 Total C40 C39 C38 C37 C36 C35 C34 C33 C32 C31 Older
December 61.6 0.6 52.0 3.0 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3
November 60.1 0.5 13.2 37.8 2.1 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 2.2
October 60.4 0.5 0.6 24.6 27.4 2.1 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.8
September 59.6   0.7 0.6 43.6 8.3 1.9 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.8
August 60.1     0.6 2.3 49.5 3.0 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.5 1.6
July 59.8       0.5 19.2 34.0 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.6 2.2
June 59.3         0.5 49.9 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.7 3.3
May 59.2           12.8 40.5 1.8 0.8 0.8 2.5
April 58.4             31.7 21.4 1.0 0.9 3.4
March 57.5             0.8 49.8 2.2 1.3 3.4
February 56.4             0.4 12.2 33.3 2.0 8.5
January 55.7                 26.4 24.5 4.8
2013 Total C32 C31 C30 C29 C28 C27 C26 C25 C24 C23 Older
December 55.8 1.0 49.0 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.2
November 54.8 0.5 26.3 23.7 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
October 54.1 0.2 0.5 39.8 8.3 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.5
September 53.2     0.6 46.0 3.2 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.1
August 52.9     0.5 11.1 36.5 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.1
July 52.8     0.2 0.5 30.3 18.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.5
June 52.1       0.4 1.5 45.3 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.4
May 52.9         0.5 10.0 38.4 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.7
April 52.7         0.3 0.7 45.8 2.9 0.7 0.6 1.7
March 51.7           0.4 2.1 44.2 2.1 0.8 2.1
February 50.0               7.7 37.8 1.4 3.1
January 48.4               0.7 26.5 17.7 3.5
2012 Total C25 C24 C23 C22 C21 C20 C19 C18 C17 C16 Older
December 46.9 0.4 0.7 41.7 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.0
November 46.3 0.3 0.6 30.3 10.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.0
October 44.9   0.3 0.7 38.2 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.0
September 44.1     0.4 4.1 35.2 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.2
August 43.7     0.1 0.5 34.7 4.2 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.3
July 42.9       0.3 0.7 35.4 2.7 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.5
June 41.7         0.4 1.6 35.4 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.7
May 39.3         0.1 0.5 15.8 19.8 0.9 0.5 1.7
April 38.3           0.3 0.9 31.3 3.4 0.6 1.8
March 37.3             0.6 1.5 31.9 1.0 2.3
February 36.3             0.3 0.9 17.1 15.3 2.7
January 35.3               0.3 1.1 30.5 3.4
2011 Total C17 C16 C15 C14 C13 C12 C11 C10 C 9 C 8 Older
December 34.6 0.7 13.4 17.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4
November 33.4 0.4 1.0 28.1 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7
October 32.3   0.5 3.3 25.5 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5
September 30.5     0.7 11.2 16.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.7
August 30.3     0.3 1.0 21.2 6.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7
July 29.4       0.7 1.2 25.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7
June 27.9       0.2 0.8 17.3 7.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.8
May 25.9         0.3 1.1 21.0 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.7
April 25.6           0.6 1.9 21.3 0.6 0.4 0.8
March 25.0           0.1 0.8 14.8 7.7 0.6 1.0
February 24.1             0.2 0.9 17.0 4.8 1.2
January 23.8               0.7 1.3 20.4 1.4
2010 Total C 9 C 8 C 7 C 6 C 5 C4 Older
December 22.4 1.2 16.6 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1
November 20.5 0.6 0.9 17.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.0
October 19.2   0.3 5.6 12.3 0.6 0.2 0.2
September 17.3     0.6 11.4 4.9 0.3 0.1
August 17.0     0.1 1.3 15.1 0.3 0.2
July 16.7       0.8 15.3 0.4 0.2
June 15.9       0.7 13.9 1.1 0.2
May 14.5       0.3 3.4 10.6 0.2
April 13.6         2.5 10.8 0.3
March 12.3         1.7 10.4 0.2
February 11.6         1.0 10.0 0.6
January 10.8           2.8 8.0
2009 Total C4 C3 C2 C1
December 9.8 1.9 7.7 0.1 0.1
November 8.5 1.1 7.1 0.2 0.1
October 8.0 0.5 7.0 0.4 0.1
September 7.1 0.4 2.7 3.9 0.1
August 7.0   0.8 6.1 0.1
July 6.5   0.3 6.0 0.2
June 6.0   0.2 4.6 1.2
May 5.5     0.8 4.6
April 4.9     0.4 4.4
March 4.2     0.2 3.9
February 4.0     0.1 3.8
January 3.9     0.1 3.7
2008 Total C1  Beta
December 3.6 1.6 2.0
November 3.1   3.1
October 3.0   3.0
September 3.1   3.1

Google Chrome 56

Chrome 56 was released on January 25, 2017.

Chrome 56 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • New warning for websites that collect passwords/credit card numbers but do not use HTTPS
  • Improvements to performance and efficiency of page reloading
  • Support for the Web Bluetooth API
  • Supports the CSS position: sticky
  • WebGL 2.0 API is enabled by default
  • 51 security fixes

Google Chrome 55

Chrome 55 was released on December 1, 2016.

Chrome 55 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • The History page has changed and is no longer in "Settings"
  • Flash Player is now off by default for most sites
  • Impossible to disable Material Design

Google Chrome 54

Chrome 54 was released on October 12, 2016.

Chrome 54 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Rewrites YouTube Flash players to use the YouTube HTML5 embed style
  • Support for the custom elements V1 spec - Custom elements allow developers to create custom HTML tags, as well as defining their API and behavior in JavaScript
  • The BroadcastChannel API has been implemented to allow one-to-many messaging between windows, tabs, iframes, web workers, and service workers - In other words, this API allows scripts to establish named channels to send messages between browsing contexts of the same origin. This is mainly aimed at sites that leverage multiple browser windows or tabs that let users perform more complex tasks
  • 21 security fixes

Google Chrome 53

Chrome 53 was released on August 31, 2016.

Chrome 53 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Supports Shadow DOM V1 - Allows an element to encapsulate its style and child DOM away from the main document. This is useful when trying to maintain large code bases of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Chrome will support V0 of the API until enough developers have moved to V1
  • PaymentRequest API - to make paying for products online easier
  • Chrome for Android can now autoplay if they are muted
  • 3D-positioned elements will be flattened - if an ancestor has opacity less than 1
  • 33 security fixes

Google Chrome 52

Chrome 52 was released on June 20, 2016.

Chrome 52 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Removed the backspace button as a return shortcut
  • Removed the Chrome App Launcher
  •  Comes with a new CSS contain property - allows a developer to prevent Web page elements from displaying outside of bounds. This allows Web pages to load a lot faster as some Web page element will no longer need to be updated.
  • VAPID support -  a push service that authenticates a website's server
  • For Mac users, Chrome 52 comes with Google's Material Design - a redesign of the top bar and other user interface elements
  • 48 security fixes

Google Chrome 51

Chrome 51 was released on May 25, 2016.

Chrome 51 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Credential Management API - Enable developers to store and retrieve passwords and federated credentials. This allows users to sign in with one tap and automatically sign back in when returning to the site
  • Intersection Observer API - Allows sites to detect element intersections as an asynchronous event. Sites can receive a callback whenever any element intersects a watched element or its children
  • Chrome no longer runs the rendering pipeline or requestAnimationFrame() callbacks for cross-origin frames that are offscreen - This reduces power consumption by up to 30 percent, according to Google's own tests
  • SPDY and NPN support have been removed; in favor of the standards-based HTTP/2 protocol and ALPN
  • 42 security fixes

Google Chrome 50

Chrome 50 was released on April 13, 2016.

Chrome 50 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Auto-fill form letters are now highlighted in bold
  • A number of fixes and improvements

Google Chrome 49

Chrome 49 was released on March 2, 2016.

Chrome 49 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Enabled Smooth scrolling by default
  • New MediaRecorder API  - allows sites to record audio and video without the using of plugin like Flash
  • Background Sync API - enable sites schedule a sync when an Internet connection is detected the next time
  • Websites can now send a lighter version of the web page by detecting if the user has turned on the data saving feature or not
  • 26 security fixes

Google Chrome 48

Chrome 48 was released on January 20, 2016.

Chrome 48 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Personalized notifications - Chrome now adds the ability for developers to incorporate custom buttons in their subscription push notifications
  • Removed support for the RC4 cipher
  • Ability for mobile sites to use the presentation api to cast to Google Cast devices
  • The crash rate was reduced by 70 and JavaScript execution is now faster
  • 37 security fixes

Google Chrome 47

Chrome 47 was released on December 1, 2015.

Chrome 47 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Until recently, a white screen appeared when Android apps were loading. Now Chrome brings splash screens - Developers can customize the splash screen by setting a name, icon, background color, and notification bar color in the web app manifest
  • Developers can now program processes to run at idle times, due to the requestIdleCallback() function
  • New PDF viewer design
  • Change in appearance on closing tabs with red x's
  • Better desktop notifications
  • 41 security fixes

Google Chrome 46

Chrome 46 was released on October 13, 2015.

Chrome 46 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • CSS Motion Paths allow web pages to animate graphical objects along paths, using the new CSS properties: motion-offset, motion-path, and motion-rotation
  • Developers can now negotiate with the server to download the best image variant for a device using straightforward HTTP request headers - These headers communicate DPR, Viewport-Width, and the intended display width of the resource being fetched to the server
  • Developers can now instrument service workers to gather detailed fetch and script timing
  • Developers can also measure the startup time of service workers more accurately
  • Developers can now use CSS.escape(), eliminating the need for complicated string escape code while handling user generated identifiers
  • 24 security fixes

Google Chrome 45

Chrome 45 was released on September 1, 2015.

Chrome 45 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Support for NPAPI plugins permanently disabled
  • Now automatically pauses less-important Flash content, like ads
  • New ES6 features - developers can now use arrow functions and new array methods
  • Subresource Integrity is implemented - can help mitigate the risk of a compromised server and make sure only the expected resource is used
  • 29 security fixes

Google Chrome 44

Chrome 44 was released on July 21, 2015.

Chrome 44 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • A number of new apps/extension APIs
  • Improvements to the App Install Banner
  • Changes to Push Messaging and Push Notifications
  • Change in the loading page circle on Chrome tabs
  • New ES6 features
  • Support for ES6 computed property names - allowing developers to put an expression in brackets [], to be computed as the property name at runtime
  • 43 security fixes

Google Chrome 43

Chrome 43 was released on May 19, 2015.

Chrome 43 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Support for Web MIDI - means you can create music without installing any specialized software
  • New Permissions API - lets developers query and observe changes to their permission status for Geolocation, Push, Notifications, and Web MIDI
  • Upgrading legacy sites to HTTPS - A new CSP directive causes Chrome to upgrade insecure resource requests to HTTPS before fetching them
  • 37 security fixes

Google Chrome 42

Chrome 42 was released on April 14, 2015.

Chrome 42 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Support for native push notifications -  offers two new APIs (Push API and Notifications API) that together allow sites to send notifications to users even after the given page is closed
  • Support for NPAPI plugins disabled by default - makes some plugins incompatible with Chrome, such as Java, Silverlight and Unity
  • Redesigned "Add Bookmark"
  • 45 security fixes

Google Chrome 41

Chrome 41 was released on March 3, 2015.

Chrome 41 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Better visual debugging of Web Animations
  • Script streaming - will improve the parsing of JavaScript files
  • Code caching - will help page load times on pages that a user frequently visits
  • Support for CSS image-rendering: pixelated
  • CSS Media Queries now support any-pointer and any-hover
  • Support for new Javascript ES6 features
  • 51 security fixes

Google Chrome 40

Chrome 40 was released on January 27, 2015.

Chrome 40 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • The default wallpaper has been updated to Material Design
  • Custom wallpapers are now synced across your devices
  • Added the new File System Provider API -  lets you install extensions to access remote file systems in the file manager in the same way as Google Drive
  • Added Smart Lock Beta - allows you to sign in to your Chromebook by having your Android phone within 100 feet of your device
  • Emoji palette allows users to quickly access emoji

Google Chrome 39

Chrome 39 was released on November 18, 2014.

Chrome 39 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • 64-bit by default for Mac
  • ECMAScript 6 Generators - allow developers to create iterators that pause their execution after yielding a value, and resume again when later invoked
  • The new Beacon API - lets you send data to a server without having to wait for a response. Requests are queued and sent as soon as possible but it doesn't delay unloading/loading of the page
  • Playback Control - the Web Animations API now has playback control
  • Web Application Manifests - a new standard for defining mobile web apps
  • Saved passwords can now be edited
  • scrollTop and scrollLeft now return high-precision fractional values in preparation for high-DPI support
  • XMLHttpRequest progress event properties position and totalSize are deprecated (in favor of the loaded and total properties)
  • 42 security fixes

Google Chrome 38

Chrome 38 was released on October 7, 2014.

Chrome 38 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • First browser to support the new HTML <picture> element
  • New user switching for profiles and new Guest mode
  • Supports Set and Map classes in JavaScript (Ecma Standard 6)
  • Supports for...of loops in JavaScript (Ecma Standard 6)
  • Screen Orientation API
  • 159 security fixes

Google Chrome 37

Chrome 37 was released on August 26, 2014.

Chrome 37 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • DirectWrite support; for better-looking fonts on Windows
  • New "password saver" prompt
  • Disabled support for showModalDialog API by default
  • A number of new apps/extension APIs
  • Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
  • 50 security fixes

Google Chrome 36

Chrome 36 was released on July 16, 2014.

Chrome 36 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Rich Notifications Improvements
  • An Updated Incognito / Guest NTP design
  • The addition of a Browser crash recovery bubble
  • Chrome App Launcher for Linux
  • Support for un-prefixed CSS transforms
  • Support for two new JavaScript methods: Object.observe and element.animate()
  • Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
  • 26 security fixes

Google Chrome 35

Chrome 35 was released on May 20, 2014.

Chrome 35 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Enables "Ok Google" voice search
  • More developer control over touch input
  • New JavaScript features (Promise, WeakMaps, WeakSets, Object.observe)
  • Unprefixed Shadow DOM
  • CSS Font Loading has been added for dynamically loading font resources
  • Support for the SVG "paint-order" property
  • A number of new apps/extension APIs
  • Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
  • 23 security fixes

Google Chrome 34

Chrome 34 was released on April 08, 2014.

Chrome 34 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android (on April 02).

New features:

  • Chrome now offers to remember and fill password fields in the presence of autocomplete=off
  • Support for Responsive Images - Google is introducing the "srcset" attribute that let Web developers provide multiple resources in varying resolutions for a single image. In short, this means that the browser picks the resource that matches the device's capabilities, whether it's a desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, or a TV
  • An unprefixed version of Web Audio API
  • Import supervised users onto new computers - Imported supervised users come with all their permissions, which will automatically sync across devices
  • A number of new apps/extension APIs
  • A different look for Win8 Metro mode
  • 31 security fixes

Google Chrome 33

Chrome 33 was released on February 20, 2014.

Chrome 33 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android (on February 26).

Chrome Frame (the Chrome window plug-in for Internet Explorer) has been officially retired.

New features:

  • Web Speech API - features both speech recognition and synthesis
  • Custom Elements - You can now can create new HTML and DOM elements (you can use whatever name you want),  extend new elements from others, and bundle custom functionality into a single element
  • Folders can be created, renamed and deleted in Google Drive offline mode
  • Files in Google Drive can be renamed in offline mode
  • 28 security fixes

Google Chrome 32

Chrome 32 was released on January 14, 2014.

Chrome 32 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame, and Android (on January 15).

New features:

  • Tab indicators for sound, webcam and casting
  • A new look for Win8 Metro mode
  • Automatic blocking of malware downloads
  • Supervised Users - Chrome users can now create sub-accounts for family members, allowing for website restrictions and monitoring (visit chrome.com/manage)
  • 11 security fixes

Google Chrome 31

Chrome 31 was released on November 12, 2013.

Chrome 31 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame, and Android (on November 15).

New features:

  • Support for Web payments - A new API which allows users to store often-used payment details such as credit card numbers
  • Launches Portable Native Client (PNaCl) - This tool lets developers compile their code once to run on any hardware and website
  • 25 security fixes

Google Chrome 30

Chrome 30 was released on October 1, 2013.

Chrome 30 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Search by image - Right-click on an image and choose "Search Google for this image"
  • Three new touchscreen gestures, including swiping horizontally to switch tabs and dragging down from the toolbar to see the tab switcher view
  • New APIs such as MediaSource and DeviceMotion (for better integration between webapps and handhelds)
  • 50 security fixes

Google Chrome 29

Chrome 29 was released on August 20, 2013.

Chrome 29 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Improved Omnibox suggestions (based on recency of visited sites)
  • Ability to reset your profile back to its original state
  • Many new apps and extensions APIs
  • Stability and performance improvements
  • 25 security fixes

Google Chrome 28

Chrome 28 was released on July 30, 2013.

Chrome 28 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

New features:

  • Blink rendering engine (no more Webkit)
  • Support for the CSS @support rule
  • Rich notifications for Chrome apps and extensions
  • HTML5 fullscreen API on Android
  • 16 security fixes

Google Chrome 27

Chrome 27 was released on May 22, 2013.

Chrome 27 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • 5 faster page loads
  • Support for the following HTML5 input types: date, datetime-local, month, week, and time
  • The Developer Tools window can now be docked to the right
  • Sync FileSystem API - A new offline storage API
  • 14 security fixes

Google Chrome 26

Chrome 26 was released on March 26, 2013.

Chrome 26 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Improved spell-checking
  • Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows
  • Updated dictionaries for all languages in Chrome
  • Support for three new languages (Korean, Tamil, and Albanian)

Google Chrome 25

Chrome 25 was released on February 21, 2013.

Chrome 25 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Voice recognition support - Via Web Speech API
  • Better support for HTML5 time/date inputs
  • Includes an Adobe Flash update
  • Multiple monitor support in extended desktop mode
  • Removed silent extension installs for Windows users

Google Chrome 24

Chrome 24 was released on January 10, 2013.

Chrome 24 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Speed improvements
  • The HTML5 <datalist> element now supports a date and time
  • Added support for MathML
  • Included experimental support for CSS Custom Filters
  • Bug/Security fixes

Google Chrome 23

Chrome 23 was released on November 6, 2012.

Chrome 23 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Offers a "Do not track" feature
  • Includes GPU accelerated video decoding on Windows - increases battery life significantly while watching videos
  • Includes easier website permissions

Google Chrome 22

Chrome 22 was released on September 25, 2012.

Chrome 22 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Pointer Lock API (Mouse Lock) - allows more accurate gaming while using a computer mouse
  • Windows 8 enhancements
  • Improvements for Apple's Retina screens
  • Removed the old integrated Flash Plugin (gcswf32.dll) - The only integral Flash Player plugin is now PepperFlash; which is a cross-platform API for plugins for web browsers
  • 24 security fixes

Google Chrome 21

Chrome 21 was released on August 1, 2012.

Chrome 21 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Support for Apple's Retina display
  • Support for the getUserMedia JavaScript API (allows Web applications to access the user's webcam and microphone)
  • Improved support for the gamepad input devices
  • Deeper integration with Google's Cloud Print service
  • 26 security fixes

Google Chrome 20

Chrome 20 was released on July 11, 2012.

Chrome 20 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Various fixes and stability improvements
  • The "New Tab" button is bigger

Google Chrome 19

Chrome 19 was released on May 16, 2012.

Chrome 19 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Tab Sync - when you are signed in to Chrome, your open tabs will now be synchronized across all your devices
  • Chrome Startup Tab - Chrome now sets the startup tab (the first page you see when Chrome opens) to the "New Tab" page by default

Google Chrome 18

Chrome 18 was released on April 19, 2012.

Chrome 18 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Improved 2D graphics performance in HTML5
  • Included a software rasterizer - to enable older machines to display content rendered using newer, unsupported technologies such as WebGL

Google Chrome 17

Chrome 17 was released on February 8, 2012.

Chrome 17 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New features:

  • Download Scanning Protection - Compares downloaded .exes and .msi files to a Google-list and alerts if the file has been downloaded from a known malicious site
  • Omnibox Prerendering - the browser loads search results/web pages in the background, before you finish typing them to make page loading seem faster

Note: 6th February, 2012 - Google released the first Chrome beta for Android 4.0 tablets and phones!

Google Chrome 16

Chrome 16 was released on December 14, 2011.

New features:

  • New syncing tools - Signing in to Chrome lets you take your Chrome stuff with you. You can save your bookmarks, extensions, apps and preferences to your Google Account - so they will be available on any computer you use. It's also a good way to backup your Chrome stuff online - even if your computer died you would easily be able to restore (synch) your Chrome data and settings onto a new computer
  • Multiple-profile user support in one browser window - Enables multiple users to use the same browser window and load their browsing history/bookmarks as long as they are synced
  • Google Cloud Print - Print any webpage to Google Cloud Print (your printer is available to you from any enabled web app).

Google Chrome 15

Chrome 15 was released on October 25, 2011.

New features:

  • Redesigned "New Tab" page - Lets you toggle between apps and frequently visited sites
  • Extension manager - is now a section of the options page and has a new interface
  • JavaScript fullscreen API enabled by default - allowing for full-screen HTML5 video
  • Added Chrome sync in the menu
  • Faster Print Preview

Google Chrome 14

Chrome 14 was released on September 16, 2011.

New features:

  • Strengthens the secure Web protocol (HTTPS over DNSSEC)
  • Updated JavaScript engine to V8 3.4.3.0
  • Print Preview (Mac)

Google Chrome 13

Chrome 13 was released on August 2, 2011.

New features:

  • Instant Pages - quicker Google search results (pre-rendering of webpages)
  • Print Preview (Windows/Linux)

Google Chrome 12

Chrome 12 was released on June 7, 2011.

New features:

  • More secure
  • Support for hardware-accelerated 3D CSS.

Google Chrome 11

Chrome 11 was released on April 27, 2011.

New features:

  • Brand new logo
  • Adds HTML speech (Chrome can now convert your speech to text)

Google Chrome 10

Chrome 10 was released on March 8, 2011.

New features:

  • Much faster
  • New password sync features
  • New browser settings

Google Chrome 9

Chrome 9 was released on February 3, 2011.

New features:

  • Chrome Web Store
  • WebGL for 3D graphics
  • Chrome Instant - starts loading frequently visited web pages as soon as you start typing

Google Chrome 8

Chrome 8 was released on December 2, 2010.

New features:

  • Stability improvements
  • Better CSS3 support
  • Better HTML5 support

Google Chrome 7

Chrome 7 was released on October 21, 2010.

New features:

  • Lots of bug fixes
  • New HTML5 parser

Google Chrome 6

Chrome 6 was released on September 2, 2010.

New features:

  • Chrome Sync: Any changes to your browser settings will be synced to the Google Account you have used to sign in to Chrome

Google Chrome 5

Chrome 5 was released on May 21, 2010.

New features:

  • Improved JavaScript performance
  • Increased HTML5 support (Geolocation, App Cache, Web sockets, drag and drop)
  • Integrated Adobe Flash Player
  • For Mac and Linux users, Chrome 5 is finally out of beta
  • Lets you use the features in the extension gallery when browsing in incognito mode

Google Chrome 4

Chrome 4 was released on January 25, 2010.

New features:

  • Faster, more secure
  • Increased HTML5 support
  • Thousands of new tools in the Chrome extension gallery
  • Offers bookmark synchronizing between multiple computers

Google Chrome 3

Chrome 3 was released on October 12, 2009.

New features:

  • Re-designed startpage (New Tab Page)
  • 25 faster JavaScript
  • Improved address bar
  • Support for HTML5 <video> and <audio>
  • Different themes for the browser

Google Chrome 2

Chrome 2 was released on May 24, 2009.

New features:

  • New Tab Screen, which displays your most visited web pages and the possibility to get rid of pages you don't want to be displayed in the Tab Screen
  • Auto-fill forms
  • Full screen mode
  • Over 300 bug fixes
  • 35 faster JavaScript

Google Chrome 1

Chrome 1 was released on December 11, 2008.

FIRST STABLE RELEASE!

It took Google 100 days from the release of the Beta version to the full version. In these 100 days, Google improved the browser, and listened to requests from the users.

Google Chrome's first Beta

Chrome's first Beta 1 was released on September 2, 2008.


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