Alternatives to Cromite

A hardened Chromium fork for Android, Windows and Linux with ad blocking and Google services removed. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Cromite.

  • Brave

    A Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box, with no extension to install first.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Brave keeps Chromium with ad and tracker blocking on by default, adds macOS and iOS builds and Tor windows, but ships a crypto wallet, rewards and AI assistant.

  • IronFox

    Hardened Firefox fork for Android, successor to DivestOS Mull.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    IronFox switches to a hardened Firefox base on Android with uBlock Origin built in, but has no desktop builds and its defaults break some sites.

  • ungoogled-chromium

    Plain Chromium with every connection to Google web services stripped out, and nothing else changed.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ungoogled-chromium also removes Google web service calls and adds a macOS build, but has no Android version and leaves most privacy features off by default.

  • DuckDuckGo Browser

    Privacy browser with tracker blocking, cookie pop-up handling and one-click data clearing.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSAndroid

    DuckDuckGo Browser blocks trackers and ads by default on Android, Windows and macOS and handles cookie pop-ups, but has no Linux version and narrow extension support.

  • Vanadium

    GrapheneOS's hardened Chromium browser and system WebView.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Vanadium is a hardened Chromium build that also provides the system WebView, but it is intended for GrapheneOS and has no extension support.

  • Firefox

    The main browser not built on Chromium, with tracking protection turned on by default.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Firefox moves to a non-Chromium engine with tracking protection by default and content blocker extensions on Android, while its defaults are shaped by Mozilla's search deal.

  • Samsung Browser

    Chromium-based Android browser with content blocker extension support.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Samsung Browser is a closed-source Android Chromium browser that supports content blocker add-ons and a biometric secret mode, but prompts for a Samsung account for sync.

  • Kiwi Browser

    Android Chromium fork that runs desktop Chrome extensions on mobile.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Kiwi Browser is an Android Chromium fork that runs desktop Chrome extensions such as blockers, but its original branded app was discontinued and it relies on community rebasing.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Cromite as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Aloha Browser

    A privacy-focused web browser for mobile and desktop with a built-in free VPN and ad blocker.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Cromite is an open source GPL-3.0 Chromium fork with ad blocking compiled in and Google services removed, available on Android and desktop, but it has no VPN and no iOS build.

  • Chromium

    The open-source browser project that Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi are all built from.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Cromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking compiled in and Google integration removed, adds Android builds, but has no macOS version and one main maintainer.

  • Ecosia Browser

    A Chromium-based browser with Ecosia search built in, funding tree planting through search.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Cromite is an open source GPL-3.0 Chromium fork for Android with ad blocking compiled in and Google services removed, offering stronger privacy but occasionally breaking sites.

  • Firefox Focus

    A private mobile browser from Mozilla that blocks trackers and erases history with one tap.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    Cromite is a hardened Chromium fork for Android 10 or later with ad blocking compiled in and Google services removed, plus desktop builds, maintained by one person.

  • Helium

    An open-source Chromium browser that blocks ads, trackers and cookie banners by default without telemetry.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Cromite compiles ad blocking into a hardened Chromium fork with Google services removed, adds Android but drops macOS, and is effectively a one-maintainer project.

  • Iridium Browser

    A Chromium-based desktop browser modified to stop data being sent to Google and other central services.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Cromite is an open-source GPL-3.0 Chromium fork with Google services removed and ad blocking compiled in, adding Android and Windows builds, though effectively one maintainer runs it.

  • Midori

    Lightweight browser with an ad blocker and privacy-focused defaults.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Cromite is a hardened GPL-3.0 Chromium fork with ad blocking compiled in and Google services removed for Android, Windows and Linux, maintained by essentially one person.

  • Slimjet

    Chromium browser with ad blocking, form filling and download tools built in.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Cromite compiles ad blocking into an open-source Chromium fork with Google services removed and adds Android, but drops macOS and is effectively a one-maintainer project.

  • SRWare Iron

    Chromium rebuild that strips out Google's tracking and reporting features.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Cromite is an open-source Chromium fork that removes Google services and compiles in ad blocking, running on Android, Windows and Linux but not macOS.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.