Google Chrome Browser
Google Chrome Browser
Google Chrome Browser, known in Chinese as "谷歌浏览器," is a free, open-source web browser developed by Google and released in 2008.
When Google decided to develop a browser, they needed to completely rethink it because modern browsers are vastly different from those that only needed to display simple text pages. Today, we use browsers to send emails, shop, pay bills, and run other large applications.
Google Chrome is the most widely used browser today: Download Chrome.
Google Chrome Statistics
The following table details Google Chrome usage from Browser Statistics:
| 2014 | Total | C 35 | C 34 | C 33 | C 32 | C 31 | C 30 | Older | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 59.2% | 12.8% | 40.5% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.2% | ||||
| April | 58.4% | 31.7% | 21.4% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 3.1% | |||||
| March | 57.5% | 0.8% | 49.8% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 3.0% | |||||
| February | 56.4% | 0.4% | 12.2% | 33.3% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 8.0% | |||||
| January | 55.7% | 26.4% | 24.5% | 0.8% | 4.0% | |||||||
| 2013 | Total | C 32 | C 31 | C 30 | C 29 | C 28 | C 27 | C 26 | C 25 | C 24 | C 23 | Older |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December | 55.8% | 1.0% | 49.0% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| November | 54.8% | 0.5% | 26.3% | 23.7% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| October | 54.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 39.8% | 8.3% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| September | 53.2% | 0.6% | 46.0% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | ||
| August | 52.9% | 0.5% | 11.1% | 36.5% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | ||
| July | 52.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 30.3% | 18.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.5% | ||
| June | 52.1% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 45.3% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% | |||
| May | 52.9% | 0.5% | 10.0% | 38.4% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.7% | ||||
| April | 52.7% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 45.8% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.7% | ||||
| March | 51.7% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 44.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 2.1% | |||||
| February | 50.0% | 7.7% | 37.8% | 1.4% | 3.1% | |||||||
| January | 48.4% | 0.7% | 26.5% | 17.7% | 3.5% | |||||||
| 2012 | Total | C 25 | C 24 | C 23 | C 22 | C 21 | C 20 | C 19 | C 18 | C 17 | C 16 | Older |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December | 46.9% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 41.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| November | 46.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 30.3% | 10.7% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| October | 44.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 38.2% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | |
| September | 44.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 35.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% | ||
| August | 43.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 34.7% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.3% | ||
| July | 42.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 35.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% | |||
| June | 41.7% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 35.4% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.7% | ||||
| May | 39.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.7% | ||||
| April | 38.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 31.3% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | |||||
| March | 37.3% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 31.9% | 1.0% | 2.3% | ||||||
| February | 36.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 17.1% | 15.3% | 2.7% | ||||||
| January | 35.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 30.5% | 3.4% | |||||||
| 2011 | Total | C 17 | C 16 | C 15 | C 14 | C 13 | C 12 | C 11 | C 10 | C 9 | C 8 | Older |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December | 34.6% | 0.7% | 13.4% | 17.8% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| November | 33.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 28.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| October | 32.3% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 25.5% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | |
| September | 30.5% | 0.7% | 11.2% | 16.0% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | ||
| August | 30.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 21.2% | 6.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | ||
| July | 29.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 25.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | |||
| June | 27.9% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 17.3% | 7.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | |||
| May | 25.9% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 21.0% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% | ||||
| April | 25.6% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 21.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | |||||
| March | 25.0% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 14.8% | 7.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | |||||
| February | 24.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 17.0% | 4.8% | 1.2% | ||||||
| January | 23.8% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 20.4% | 1.4% | |||||||
| 2010 | Total | C 9 | C 8 | C 7 | C 6 | C 5 | C 4 | Older | ||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December | 22.4% | 1.2% | 16.6% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | ||||
| November | 20.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 17.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | ||||
| October | 19.2% | 0.3% | 5.6% | 12.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |||||
| September | 17.3% | 0.6% | 11.4% | 4.9% | 0.3% | 0.1% | ||||||
| August | 17.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 15.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | ||||||
| July | 16.7% | 0.8% | 15.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | |||||||
| June | 15.9% | 0.7% | 13.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | |||||||
| May | 14.5% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 10.6% | 0.2% | |||||||
| April | 13.6% | 2.5% | 10.8% | 0.3% | ||||||||
| March | 12.3% | 1.7% | 10.4% | 0.2% | ||||||||
| February | 11.6% | 1.0% | 10.0% | 0.6% | ||||||||
| January | 10.8% | 2.8% | 8.0% | |||||||||
| 2009 | Total | C 4 | C 3 | C 2 | C 1 | |||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December | 9.8% | 1.9% | 7.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||||||
| November | 8.5% | 1.1% | 7.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |||||||
| October | 8.0% | 0.5% | 7.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% | |||||||
| September | 7.1% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 0.1% | |||||||
| August | 7.0% | 0.8% | 6.1% | 0.1% | ||||||||
| July | 6.5% | 0.3% | 6.0% | 0.2% | ||||||||
| June | 6.0% | 0.2% | 4.6% | 1.2% | ||||||||
| May | 5.5% | 0.8% | 4.6% | |||||||||
| April | 4.9% | 0.4% | 4.4% | |||||||||
| March | 4.2% | 0.2% | 3.9% | |||||||||
| February | 4.0% | 0.1% | 3.8% | |||||||||
| January | 3.9% | 0.1% | 3.7% | |||||||||
| 2008 | Total | C 1 | Beta | |||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December | 3.6% | 1.6% | 2.0% | |||||||||
| November | 3.1% | 3.1% | ||||||||||
| October | 3.0% | 3.0% | ||||||||||
| September | 3.1% | 3.1% |
The above statistics are based on users from the tutorialpro.org website.
Google Chrome Comic
Google created a comic about how they developed the Google Chrome browser:
http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/
Google Chrome 34
Chrome 34 was released on April 8, 2014.
Chrome 34 can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android (April 2).
New features:
-Chrome will remember and fill password fields even when autocomplete=off is set.
-Support for responsive images - Google introduced the "srcset" attribute, allowing web developers to provide multiple resources for a single image at different resolutions. This means the browser will select the resource that matches the device, which could be a desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, or TV.
-Unprefixed version of the Web Audio API
-Import supervised users to a new computer - Importing supervised users will also import all their permissions, which will automatically sync to the device.
-Many new application/extension APIs
-A different look for Win8 Metro mode
-31 security fixes
Google Chrome 33
Chrome 33 was released on February 20, 2014.
Chrome 33 can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android (February 26).
Chrome Frame (the Chrome window plug-in for Internet Explorer) has officially retired.
New features:
-Web Speech API - Speech recognition and synthesis features
-Custom elements - You can create new HTML and DOM elements (you can use any name you want), extend new elements from other elements, and bundle custom functionality into a single element.
-Create, rename, and delete folders in Google Drive while offline
-Rename files in Google Drive while offline
-28 security fixes
Google Chrome 32
Chrome 32 was released on January 14, 2014.
Chrome 32 can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame, and Android (January 15).
New features:
-Tab indicators (sound, webcam, casting)
-A new look for Win8 Metro mode
-Automatically block downloads of malicious software -Supervised Users - Chrome users can now create sub-accounts for family members to restrict and monitor website access (visit chrome.com/manage).
-11 security fixes
Google Chrome 31
Chrome 31 was released on November 12, 2013.
Chrome 31 can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame, and Android (November 15).
New features:
-Support for web payments - A new API that allows users to store and use common payment details like credit card numbers
-Launch of Portable Native Client (PNaCl) - This tool allows developers to compile their code once and run it on any hardware and website.
-25 security fixes
Google Chrome 30
Chrome 30 was released on October 1, 2013.
Chrome 30 can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
New features:
-Search by image - Right-click on an image and select "Search Google for this image"
-Three new touchscreen gestures, including horizontal swiping to switch tabs, and dragging toolbar buttons to reveal tab-switching views
-New APIs such as MediaSource and DeviceMotion (for better integration between apps and devices)
-50 security fixes
Google Chrome 29
Chrome 29 was released on August 20, 2013.
Chrome 29 can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
New features:
-Improved Omnibox suggestions (based on recently visited sites)
-You can reset your permissions back to their initial state
-More new app and extension APIs
-Improvements in stability and performance
-25 security fixes
Google Chrome 28
Chrome 28 was released on July 30, 2013.
Chrome 28 can run on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
New features:
-Use of the Blink engine as the rendering engine (no longer using Webkit)
-Support for CSS @support rules
-Enhanced notifications for Chrome apps and extensions
-HTML5 full-screen API on Android
-16 security fixes
Google Chrome 27
Chrome 27 was released on May 22, 2013.
Chrome 27 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New features:
-5% faster page loads than the previous version
-Support for the following HTML5 input types: date, datetime-local, month, week, and time
-Developer Tools window can dock to the right
-Sync FileSystem API - A new offline storage API
-14 security fixes
Google Chrome 26
Chrome 26 was released on March 26, 2013.
Chrome 26 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New features:
-Improved spell checking
-Desktop shortcuts for multi-user (permissions) on Windows
-Updated dictionaries for all languages in Chrome
-Support for three new languages (Korean, Tamil, Albanian)
Google Chrome 25
Chrome 25 was released on February 21, 2013.
Chrome 25 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New features:
-Voice recognition support - via the Web Speech API
-Better support for HTML5 time/date inputs
-Includes Adobe Flash updates
-Support for multi-monitor in extension desktop mode
-Removed default extension installation for Windows users
Google Chrome 24
Chrome 24 was released on January 10, 2013.
Chrome 24 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New features:
-Speed improvements
-HTML5 <datalist> element support for dates and times
-Added support for MathML
-Experimental support for CSS Custom Filters
-Bug/security fixes
Google Chrome 23
Chrome 23 was released on November 6, 2012. This is a Chinese to English translation.
Chrome 23 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New Features:
Introduced a "Do Not Track" feature
Included GPU-accelerated video decoding on Windows - significantly increases battery life when watching videos
Simplified website permissions
Google Chrome 22
Chrome 22 was released on September 25, 2012.
Chrome 22 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New Features:
Pointer Lock API (Mouse Lock) - more precise positioning when using the mouse
Enhancements for Windows 8
Improvements for Apple's Retina displays
Removed the old integrated Flash plugin (gcswf32.dll) - now only the full Flash Player plugin PepperFlash, which is a cross-platform web browser plugin API
24 security fixes
Google Chrome 21
Chrome 21 was released on August 1, 2012.
Chrome 21 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New Features:
Support for Apple's Retina display
Support for getUserMedia JavaScript API (allows web applications to access user's camera and microphone)
Improved support for gamepad input devices
Deeper integration with Google's Cloud Print service
26 security fixes
Google Chrome 20
Chrome 20 was released on July 11, 2012.
Chrome 20 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New Features:
Various fixes and stability improvements
Larger "New Tab" button
Google Chrome 19
Chrome 19 was released on May 16, 2012.
Chrome 19 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New Features:
Tab syncing - When you log into Chrome, your open tabs will sync across all your devices.
Chrome startup tab - By default, Chrome sets the startup tab (the first page you see when you open Chrome) to the "New Tab" page.
Google Chrome 18
Chrome 18 was released on April 19, 2012.
Chrome 18 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New Features:
Improved 2D graphics capabilities in HTML5
Included software rasterization - To enable older machines to display content from newer machines, enabling technologies like WebGL that are not supported.
Google Chrome 17
Chrome 17 was released on February 8, 2012.
Chrome 17 can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
New Features:
Download scanning protection - Checks downloaded .exes and .msi files against Google's list to see if they were downloaded from a known malicious website.
Omnibox pre-renders webpages - The browser loads search results/webpages in the background before you finish typing, making webpage loading appear faster.
Note: February 6, 2012 - Google released the first Chrome beta version for Android 4.0 tablets and phones!
Google Chrome 16
Chrome 16 was released on December 14, 2011.
New Features:
New syncing tools - Logging into Chrome allows you to save your stuff to your account. You can save bookmarks, extensions, applications, and settings to your Google account, so you can use what you've saved on any computer. It's also a good way to back up online, so even if your computer crashes, you can easily restore (sync) browser data and settings to a new computer.
Support for multiple profile user configurations in one browser window - This allows multiple synced users to use the same browser window, loading their browsing history/bookmarks.
Google Cloud Print - Using Google Cloud Print, you can print any webpage (your printer allows you to access any enabled web application).
Google Chrome 15
Chrome 15 was released on October 25, 2011.
New Features:
Redesigned "New Tab" page - Allows you to switch between applications and frequently visited websites.
Extension manager - Now part of the options page with a new interface.
JavaScript Fullscreen API enabled by default - Supports full-screen HTML5 video.
Added Chrome Sync to the menu
Faster print preview
Google Chrome 14
Chrome 14 was released on September 16, 2011.
New Features:
Enhanced Secure Web Protocol (HTTPS over DNSSEC)
Updated JavaScript Engine to V8 3.4.3.0
Print Preview (Mac)
Google Chrome 13
Chrome 13 was released on August 2, 2011.
New Features:
Instant Pages - Faster Google search results (pre-rendering web pages)
Print Preview (Windows/Linux)
Google Chrome 12
Chrome 12 was released on June 7, 2011.
New Features:
More secure
Support for hardware-accelerated 3D CSS
Google Chrome 11
Chrome 11 was released on April 27, 2011.
New Features:
Brand new logo
Added HTML voice (Chrome can convert your speech to text)
Google Chrome 10
Chrome 10 was released on March 8, 2011.
New Features:
Faster
New password sync feature
New browser settings
Google Chrome 9
Chrome 9 was released on February 3, 2011.
New Features:
Chrome Web Store
WebGL for 3D graphics
Chrome Instant - Starts loading your frequently visited pages as soon as you begin typing.
Google Chrome 8
Chrome 8 was released on December 2, 2010.
New Features:
Stability improvements
Better CSS3 support
Better HTML5 support
Google Chrome 7
Chrome 7 was released on October 21, 2010.
New Features:
Fixed numerous bugs
New HTML5 parser
Google Chrome 6
Chrome 6 was released on September 2, 2010.
New Features:
- Chrome Sync: Any changes to your browser settings are synced to your Google account if you are logged into Chrome.
Google Chrome 5
Chrome 5 was released on May 21, 2010.
New Features:
Improved JavaScript performance
Added support for HTML5 (geolocation, application cache, web sockets, drag and drop)
Integrated Adobe Flash Player
For Mac and Linux users, Chrome 5 was the final beta
Allows you to use extensions from the extension gallery while browsing in incognito mode
Google Chrome 4
Chrome 4 was released on January 25, 2010.
New Features:
Faster, more secure
Added support for HTML5
Added thousands of new tools in the Chrome extension gallery
Provided bookmark synchronization across multiple computers
Google Chrome 3
Chrome 3 was released on October 12, 2009.
New Features:
Redesigned start page (new tab page)
JavaScript execution speed increased by 25% compared to the previous version
Improved address bar
Support for HTML5 <video> and <audio>
Introduced themes for the browser
Google Chrome 2
Chrome 2 was released on May 24, 2009.
New Features:
New tab screen showing your most frequently visited web pages, with the option to remove pages from the tab screen
Auto-fill forms
Full-screen mode
Fixed over 300 bugs
JavaScript execution speed increased by 35% compared to the previous version
Google Chrome 1
Chrome 1 was released on December 11, 2008.
The first stable version!
Google spent 100 days elevating the Beta version to a stable release. During these 100 days, Google refined the browser and gathered user feedback.
First Beta Version of Google Chrome
The first Beta 1 version of Chrome was released on September 2, 2008.