Google Chrome is a free web browser developed by Google and based on the WebKit layout engine and application framework. In November 2008, it had a share of 0.83% of the browser market. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. The public stable release was on December 11, 2008. Chromium is the open source project behind Google Chrome, and is released under the BSD license. It implements the same feature set, but has a slightly different logo.
Feature Google Chrome :
Security :
Chrome periodically downloads updates of two blacklists (one for phishing and one for malware), and warns users when they attempt to visit a harmful site. This service is also made available for use by others via a free public API called " Google Safe Browsing API". Google notifies the owners of listed sites who may not be aware of the presence of the harmful software.
Chrome will typically allocate each tab to fit into its own process to "prevent malware from installing itself" or "using what happens in one tab to affect what happens in another", however the actual process allocation model is more complex. Following the principle of least privilege, each process is stripped of its rights and can compute, but can not write files or read from sensitive areas , this is similar to the "Protected Mode" that is used by Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista.
A private browsing feature called Incognito mode is provided that prevents the browser from storing any history information or cookies from the websites visited. This is similar to the private browsing feature available in Apple's Safari and the latest beta version of Internet Explorer 8.
Speed :
The resulting V8 JavaScript engine has features such as hidden class transitions, dynamic code generation, and precise garbage collection. Tests by Google showed that V8 was about twice as fast as Firefox 3 and the Safari 4 beta.
Several websites performed benchmark tests using the SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark tool as well as Google 's own set of computationally intense benchmarks, which includes ray tracing and constraint solving. They unanimously reported that Chrome performed much faster than all competitors against which it had been tested, including Safari, Firefox 3 , Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8.
User Interface :
The main user interface includes back, forward, refresh, bookmark, go, and cancel options. The options are similar to Safari, while the location of the settings is similar to versions of Internet Explorer 7. The design of the window is based on Windows Vista.
When the window is not maximized, the tab bar appears directly under the title bar.
When maximized, the title bar disappears, and instead, the tab bar is shown at the very top of the window. Unlike other browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox which also have a full-screen mode that hides the operating system's interface completely, Chrome can only be maximized like a standard Windows application. Therefore, the Windows task bar, system tray, and start menu link still take space at all times unless they have been configured to hide at all times.
Usage Tracking :
Usage tracking is an option presented to the user during the software's installation. Once accepted, it is possible to disable the transmission of this information by modifying Chrome's "Under the Hood" options. Freeware programs such as UnChrome can remove the unique ID without having to change the browser. Unofficial builds, such as SRWare Iron, seek to remove these features from the browser altogether .
Extensions :
As of version 3499, Google Chrome has rudimentary greasemonkey support. This feature is off by default, and may be turned on by launching the application with a specific command-line argument .
Please visit http://www.google.com/chrome/ for more information .
download Setup-InstallerMirror - softpedia.com
Portable Edition - chromeplugins.org
download Theme on freechromethemes.com
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