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A lightweight web browser is a web browser that sacrifices some of the features of a mainstream web browser in order to reduce the consumption of system resources, and especially to minimize the memory footprint. [1] [2] [3] The tables below compare notable lightweight web browsers.
CEF 3 is a multi-process implementation based on the Chromium Content API and has performance similar to Google Chrome. [6] It uses asynchronous messaging to communicate between the main application process and one or more render processes (Blink + V8 JavaScript engine).
Operating system Latest version Support status Windows: 10 and later, Server 2016 and later : 131 2015– 7, Server 2008 R2, 8, Server 2012, 8.1 and Server 2012 R2: 109 [1]: 2009–2023
Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, primarily developed and maintained by Google. [3] It is a widely-used codebase, providing the vast majority of code for Google Chrome and many other browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, and Opera.
On Linux, Google Chrome/Chromium can store passwords in three ways: GNOME Keyring, KWallet or plain text. Google Chrome/Chromium chooses which store to use automatically, based on the desktop environment in use. [144] Passwords stored in GNOME Keyring or KWallet are encrypted on disk, and access to them is controlled by dedicated daemon software.
Google: GNU LGPL, BSD-style: Google Chrome and all other Chromium-based browsers including Microsoft Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Huawei Browser, Samsung Browser, and Opera [4] Gecko: Active Mozilla: Mozilla Public: Firefox browser and Thunderbird email client Goanna [b] Active M. C. Straver [6] Mozilla Public: Pale Moon, Basilisk, and K-Meleon ...
V8 is a JavaScript and WebAssembly engine developed by Google for its Chrome browser. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] V8 is free and open-source software that is part of the Chromium project and also used separately in non-browser contexts, notably the Node.js runtime system .
In 2015, designer Frances Berriman and Google Chrome engineer Alex Russell coined the term "progressive web apps" [14] to describe apps taking advantage of new features supported by modern browsers, including service workers and web app manifests, that let users upgrade web apps to progressive web applications in their native operating system (OS).