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Google Chrome
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This article is about the web browser. For the operating system, see ChromeOS. For other uses, see Chrome (disambiguation).
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser made by Google. It builds on parts from other open source software, including WebKit and Mozilla Firefox.[9] The name comes from the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. The open source project behind Google Chrome is known as Chromium.[10]
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Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X Version 74.0.3729.169 (May 21, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-21)) [±][1] | |||||||||||
Written in | C, C++, Assembly, HTML, Java (Android app only), JavaScript, Python[2][3][4] | ||||||||||
Engines | Blink (WebKit on iOS), V8 JavaScript engine | ||||||||||
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Platform | IA-32, x86-64, ARMv7, ARMv8-A | ||||||||||
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Available in | 47 languages[7] | ||||||||||
Type | Web browser, mobile browser | ||||||||||
License | Proprietary freeware, based on open source components[8][note 1] | ||||||||||
Website | www![]() |
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The first version was a beta for Microsoft Windows was released on September 2, 2008.[11] macOS and Linux versions were released in December 2009.[12][13]