04 Jun 08 What is Google Chrome Built On?

For those of you who have been wondering why Google named Chrome, I was wrong that it had anything to do with Firefox but I did find out that Google uses the same open-source WebKit used by Safari browser used on Macs and iPhones.

WebKit is basically an open-source browser you can download and build a browser yourself. (using a compiler of course)

Now, for anyone to make the current version of Google Chrome from the WebKit, you can’t because there’s no download page for Google Chrome’s open-source packages yet. (Yes, it’s open-source but it’s not open-source until you can actually download the source code)

I am sure Google is needs time for beta testing before they provide the public with open-source of Google Chrome but I am too eager to wait.

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Happy Chrome-ing!

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Comment by Jameson Subscribed to comments via email

2008-09-05 03:08:13

The source is posted,

http://src.chromium.org/viewvc

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Comment by Max

2008-09-05 11:56:27

Thanks Jameson!

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2008-09-05 11:42:51

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2008-09-05 15:15:34

[...] pondering about where the Google Chrome download is and finding a version of it, I have finally found the Chrome Developer page, where you can get [...]

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2008-09-06 16:13:29

[...] those of you who are web site designers/programmers, you need to realize first-hand that the Google Chrome is based on WebKit and therefore, it’s very similar to Safari, which is also built on the [...]

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Comment by Lilibeth Frobayre

2008-09-09 14:02:48

Guys your are smart! thank for the info. More power to you all and to Google Chrome.

-Lilibeth Frobayre
http://www.tarsier.ws

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2008-09-10 12:53:12

[...] с CSS, очень похож на Safari, потому что работает на движке WebKit. Поэтому большинство хаков для Safari подойдут и для [...]

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