Google Chrome

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Google Chrome
The icon for Google Chrome since September 2014 for mobile and October 2015 for desktop.
Developer(s)	Google
Initial release	September 2, 2008[citation needed]
Latest version	63
Development status	Active
Operating system	Android Jelly Bean or later Chrome OS iOS 9 or later Linux (GTK v2.24 or later) OS X 10.9 or later Windows 7 or later
Written in	C++
Engines	Blink (WebKit on iOS), V8
Available in	47 languages[citation needed]
Licensing	Freeware under Google Chrome Terms of Service
Website	chrome.com

Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google Inc.^{[citation needed]} and competes with Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari, and Firefox. The current version of Google Chrome is Chrome 61, and is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. It is also the main component and web app platform for Chrome OS.

Features

Google Chrome has its own app and extension store similar to that of Firefox, with major noticeable differences.^{[citation needed]} Along with that, Chrome has browser-exclusive pages such as Apps and Settings that use the URI scheme chrome://.^{[citation needed]}

Google Chrome also has a bottom toolbar that is sometimes shown for displaying downloads.^{[citation needed]}

History

Google Chrome was first publicly released on September 2, 2008 for Microsoft Windows, and was later ported to Linux and macOS in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Google Chrome Gallery

The current "Material" design Google Chrome logo used since September 2014 for mobile and October 2015 for desktop.

The 2D version used from March 2011 to October 2015.

The original 3D logo from the project start until March 2011.

The settings button of Google Chrome prior to Chrome 50.

See also

• Opera
• Safari
• Internet Explorer
• Firefox