ungoogled-chromium

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Background requests

The project removes remaining background requests to web services while building and running the browser. source

Browser engine

chromium source

Builds and distributions

The project lists builds or packages for multiple Linux distributions, macOS, Windows, and Android. source

Built-in ad blocking

No source

Captive portals

Disabling the intranet redirect detector also breaks captive portal detection, although captive portals still work. source

Chromium experience

The project aims to retain the default Chromium experience as closely as possible, as a drop-in replacement. source

Cross-device sync

No source

Extension support

chrome_store source

Free plan

Yes source

Google-specific functionality

It disables Google-domain features such as Google Host Detector, Google URL Tracker, Google Cloud Messaging, and Google Hotwording. source

Open source

Yes source

Supported platforms

both source

Request blocking

It substitutes many Google domains with non-existent qjz9zk domains and blocks Chromium requests to those domains as a fail-safe. source

Safe Browsing

The project’s listed changes include disabling Safe Browsing. source

Search controls

It adds a Suggestions URL field to search engine settings and a “No Search” Omnibox provider. source

Support

The project directs users to issue trackers as its primary support channel and also offers Gitter and Matrix chat rooms. source

Third-party binary limit

The project warns that contributor binaries may not be reproducible, so their authenticity cannot be guaranteed. source

URL and pop-up behavior

Enhancements include opening pop-ups in tabs and disabling automatic URL formatting in the Omnibox. source

User controls

It adds command-line switches and chrome://flags entries for configurable features, which are disabled by default. source

What it is

ungoogled-chromium is Google Chromium with its dependency on Google web services removed. source

Who it is for

The project describes its privacy, control, and transparency tweaks for users who want Chromium with reduced Google web-service dependency. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 11 Oct 2026.