1 # The Difference between Google Chrome and Chromium on Linux
3 Chromium on Linux has two general flavors: You can either get
4 [Google Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux) or chromium-browser
5 (see [Linux Chromium Packages](linux_chromium_packages.md).
6 This page tries to describe the differences between the two.
8 In short, Google Chrome is the Chromium open source project built, packaged, and
9 distributed by Google. This table lists what Google adds to the Google Chrome
15 * [Reports crashes](linux_crash_dumping.md) only if turned on.
16 Please include symbolized backtraces in bug reports if you don't have crash
18 * User metrics only if turned on
19 * Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distro)
20 * AAC, H.264, MP3, Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV
21 * Sandboxed PPAPI (non-free) Flash plugin included in release
22 * Code is tested by Chrome developers
23 * Sandbox is always on
24 * Single deb/rpm package
25 * Profile is kept in `~/.config/google-chrome`
26 * Cache is kept in `~/.cache/google-chrome`
27 * New releases are tested before being sent to users
28 * Google API keys are added by Google
33 * Does not ever [report crashes](linux_crash_dumping.md). Please include
34 symbolized backtraces in bug reports.
35 * User metrics are never reported.
36 * Video and Audio codecs (may vary by distro)
37 * Opus, Theora, Vorbis, VP8, VP9, and WAV by default
38 * Supports NPAPI (unsandboxed) Flash plugins, including the one from Adobe in
40 * Code may be modified by distributions
41 * Sandbox depends on the distribution (navigate to about:sandbox to confirm)
42 * Packaging depends on the distribution
43 * Profile is kept in `~/.config/chromium`
44 * Cache is kept in `~/.cache/chromium`
45 * New release testing depends on the distribution
46 * Distributions are encouraged to track stable channel releases: see
47 http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/, http://omahaproxy.pspot.com/
48 and http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromium-browser-official/
49 * Google API keys depend on the distribution
50 * See http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys