Questions tagged [chromium]
Chromium is an open source browser maintained by the Chromium Project which contains the majority of features of the Google Chrome browser. However there are differences including several modules related to Adobe Flash, Widevine DRM, and licensed media codecs supported by Chrome that are not part of Chromium. Use this tag for questions about Chromium specifically and use the google-chrome tag for questions concerning Chrome specifically.
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How to make a blank page in Google Chrome at start-up?
Does Google Chrome has anything similar to about:blank page in IE and Firefox? I did not find any suitable page mentioning this?
PS: I tried about:blank but it looked like Chrome is trying to load ...
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Prevent white screen before loading page in chromium?
When a page doesn't load immediately, Chromium and every other browser I tried display a white screen before they get a response from it:
Even though chrome://settings/personal says it's using the ...
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Why is Chromium bypassing /etc/hosts and dnsmasq?
I'm using hostsblock together with dnsmasq on Arch Linux to block some websites, one of them is facebook.com and www.facebook.com.
I know everything is working properly because a simple ping to ...
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Redirect URLs in Chrome?
Is there any extension to Chrome that will let me force a URL from a particular domain to be redirected to another domain?
(E.g. Redirect http://www.google.com to https://encrypted.google.com.)
Note:...
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Set Chromium to always automatically translate all languages
Is there any way to set Chromium to always automatically translate websites in all languages so I don't have to do "Always translate websites in LANGUAGE" every time I come across a website in a new ...
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How to save a web page as MHT in chrome?
How do you save a web page as .mht in Chrome?
I have Chromium 18. It's supposed to be possible but I can't figure out how...
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How to make google-chrome or chromium use less memory
My computer has only 4GB memory, and opening 8-12 random tabs on chrome or chromium often freezes my computer. Currently I'm using google-chrome-stable --process-per-site. This helps to some extent. ...
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Set custom URL for Chrome / Chromium Desktop App
You can create Chrome Apps that open a website in an own clean window, without all the browser controls as if it's a standalone app of the website by opening the desired website and then do:
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Chrome: Ctrl-K for Google Search, and Ctrl-L for I'm Feeling Lucky
Is there any way to make the Ctrl-K shortcut in Chrome actually do a regular Google search (with the results shown), while still letting the Ctrl-L shortcut do an I'm Feeling Lucky search?
I can't ...
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How do I access/edit the Chrome user avatar images?
By which I mean the files which are referenced as chrome://theme/IDR_PROFILE_AVATAR_X
I have identified the icon used as being %APPDATA%/Local/Chromium/User Data/Profile X/Google Profile.ico
But ...
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Synchronize Cookies Between Browsers
Is there any way to share cookies between my browsers, so whatever I do on one browser also takes effect on the other one? (Chromium and Firefox)
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Is the part of Chrome that encrypts/decrypts profile not open-source? How come there is no way to transfer profiles?
For FireFox, I can simply copy the its data directories under user\AppData from old Windows to new Windows to restore everything exactly. For Chrome, that does not work. Doing so restores only profile ...
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How to block un-installation of extensions in Chrome/Chromium, using ExtensionInstallForcelist?
In order to prevent de-installation of the chrome extension "stayfocusd" In a windows 10 pc with both Chrome
Version 67.0.3396.62 (Official Build) (64-bit) and chromium Version 67.0.3396.62 (Official ...
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How to Print to Save as PDF from a command line with Chrome or Chromium
Can I print to destination "Save as PDF" from a command line with Chrome or Chromium? I'd like to be able to automatically convert html files to PDF with Chrome's built-in functionality.
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Where can I get Chromium binaries?
I want to have Chromium on my Windows machine, but I find only instructions how to make it from sources on official site.
Are there any official pre-built binaries?
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Chrome UI size & zoom levels in Ubuntu 16.04
I've been using Ubuntu 16.04 with dual 4k displays for about 3-4 months now, but all of a sudden today, the zoom level & UI size seems off in Chrome.
The dual-display screenshot has 3 windows (...
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How to set custom DNS server for Chrome browser?
I have a local DNS server that resolves all URLs *.domain.tld to 127.0.0.1.
Also, I have the production server with the same address *.domain.tld.
They have the same names, because subdomains interact ...
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Sync Chromium without google account
I admit it, i'm a bit paranoid..
I have come to like firefox sync together with my own sync server. Now for various reasons, I'm tempted to use Chromium (or Iron) instead. Now is there a way to have ...
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What are the differences between Google Chrome and Chromium (especially with respect to privacy)?
What are the differences between Google Chrome and Chromium (especially with respect to privacy)?
The Google Chrome Privacy Notice lists the information Google receives when you use Google Chrome. ...
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What is the difference between Preference and Secure Preference file in Google Chrome?
%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
This location stores two file Preferences and Secure Preferences. What is the difference between the two and what gets modified in case of ...
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How can I print a webpage in landscape mode using Headless-Chromium on the command line in Linux?
I am trying this command. It works well.
chromium-browser --headless --disable-gpu --print-to-pdf=file14.pdf file:///input.html
However, it always prints in portrait mode, but I want to print the ...
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What embedded database format is used by this Chrome extension?
Chrome extension F.B. Purity writes its data at ~/.config/chromium/Default/Local Extension Settings/ncdlagniojmheiklojdcpdaeepochckl/000003.log (not a log file despite its name).
This file is a kind ...
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Red and blue are swapped on Youtube
Since Sunday (April 1st), red and blue are sometimes swapped when I watch videos on YouTube.
Examples are "Peeling Apple Like A Boss" (blue arms and apple) or, to my dismay, the famous Red vs. Blue ...
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Unblocking Downloads in Chromium for Windows (Turning off File Zone Security)
Is there any way to prevent my downloads from getting file zone security information?
Blocking executables is already very annoying (I know quite well what I'm doing), and it really ticks me off that ...
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Jumpy scrolling behavior using Chromium with my touchpad hardware buttons
I am experiencing very jumpy scrolling in Chromium. When use my touchpad hardware buttons to click anywhere on a page, and then use two fingers to scroll, the scrolling gesture will cause Chromium to ...
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Bookmark panel in Chrome/Chromium like in Firefox [closed]
I really would like to use Chrome/Chromium, but what I am missing hardly is a bookmark panel, which is shown all the time, like in Firefox and in most other browsers. By "bookmark panel" I mean the ...
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How to selectively load images in Chromium?
How to control loading of images individually like in Opera or in Firefox+ImgLikeOpera?
When I set "Don't load images" in options I don't see clear stubs to Ctrl+RightClick at them and allow this ...
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How to Disable Permanently the Chromium Popup after Crash or Hard boot?
I am aware of post
Disable Google Chrome session restore functionality
and I have tried to apply most of I saw there without success. The nasty annoying popup lives.
This is on a Raspberry pi
Can ...
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Hide useless Extensions icons in Chrome
I am using Debian Buster, and I have upgraded Chromium from version 83 to 90.
Now, in addition to the individual Extensions icons, there is also new icon for managing the extension:
This is ...
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How to set a user as a default user in chrome/chromium browser when I have multiple sign ins? [duplicate]
Browsers chrome and chromium let more than one user sign in using their google accounts. How can one set a particular account as the default one?
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Uninstall Microsoft Edge Chromium
How can you uninstall Microsoft Edge Chromium on Windows 10?
This will happen, if you ask a good question... look below.
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NET::ERR_CERT_REVOKED in Chrome/Chromium, introduced with MacOS Catalina
I'm testing a device which generates a new self-signed certificate after each hard reset.
Immediately after installing MacOS Catalina, recent versions of Chrome (and Brave) have started throwing an ...
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How do I add MP3, MP4 and H.264 support to Chromium on Windows?
Google Chrome on Windows comes with support for the above media formats, however, Chromium does not.
I want to add support for my own personal use, how can I do this?
I know that on Ubuntu this is ...
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Disable WebP format in Chrome
This is one of the most irritating behaviours I've ever experienced.
You retrieve a JPG file from the Web, but Chrome forces you to download it in WEBP format. Absurd conversion especially when it is ...
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How to launch Chrome with explicit "hardware acceleration" setting?
There is an advanced setting in Google Chrome to toggle "hardware acceleration."
On a Mac, I want to be able to choose whether Chrome launches with this option on or off.
Any way to do this? (from ...
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Open address in external application from inside Chrome Browser
After Chrome browser has abandoned NPAPI-based extensions (which included addons for this purpose, similar to Openwith and Flashgot from Firefox) is there a way of sending a link from the browser to ...
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How to set a default search engine in Chromium?
I have just installed Chromium and am attempting to set the default search engine to a site of my choosing. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work.
Originally in the first category there were 4 ...
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Where to download the last Chrome version with Java (NPAPI) support?
The Google Chrome browser version 45 completely dropped support for NPAPI in September 2015. This means plugins for Java, Silverlight, Facebook Video and other similar NPAPI based plugins will no ...
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Chromium: prevent unpacking tar.gz
The latest Chrome and Chromium seems to unpack .tar.gz files automatically for me on OS X and Linux. When using wget with the same URL, it shows:
$ wget http://mydomain/dir/file.tar.gz
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HTTP ...
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Cannot find the Chromium Sync feature anymore
I started up the Chromium browser and noticed that my Google User Profile picture was gone from the top right corner. I was all signed in previously on this browser and it was completely synced with ...
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H.264 video support in Chromium, missing codec?
Been using Chromium for a while, but it occurred to me that most video content does not work. YouTube does, but Vimeo does not, and most video streaming sites as well as random webpages with embedded ...
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Change Omnibox's default behavior to search
I love the autocompletion for Chrome's Omnibox, don't get me wrong. However, much of the time I just want to search for something. When I begin typing into the Omnibox and then press enter, I just ...
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Disable history in Chromium?
Is there really no way at all to make Chromium clear browsing history on exit? The closest way I know is to use incognito mode, which is fine except for the inconvenience of opening the browser, ...
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How to downgrade from Chrome 35 to 34 without losing data?
After upgrading Chromium from 34 to 35, the usability of Chromium went downhill. So I decided to downgrade Chromium. Fortunately, the previous version of Chromium was still somewhere on my disk, so ...
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How can I fix the default search engine in Chromium on Linux Mint 11?
Lame. Linux Mint comes with some pretty nasty defaults as far as setting the default search engine go. How can I set it to Google proper? Can someone copy and paste the URL to use which is working for ...
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How to customise chromium keyboard shortcuts
Is there any way to customise keyboard shortcuts for current chromium browser? Because of my Dvorak layout, I often bump ctrl+w when ctrl+v was intended, with disastrous results.
In firefox browser ...
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Chromium and Google Account login
I've download Chromium 53.0.2745.0 for Mac and I've no success in login with my Google account. I type my email, my password and the login box just closes.
I tried different Google accounts, turned ...
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Is there an application or some other method that would update Chromium in Windows?
I like to use Chromium beside Google Chrome in both Linux and Windows. In Windows it acts like a portable program, unlike in Linux, where it can be updated automatically if desired.
I would like to ...
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What exactly is a "Google Services Token"? [closed]
In the privacy settings for Vivaldi, there is a "Google Services Token" checkbox. I unchecked it. After that, it was possible to log in to Gmail, with the site claiming that my "browser ...
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Using secure proxies with Google Chrome
Whenever I use a secure proxy with Google Chrome I get ERR_PROXY_CERTIFICATE_INVALID, I tried a lot of different scenarios and versions.
The certificate
I'm using a self-signed certificate:
openssl ...
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