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About Supermium
Supermium is a fork of Chromium that keeps a recent browser engine working on older versions of Windows, including XP, Server 2003, Vista, 7 and 8.x, as well as current releases. The repository publishes its changes as patches against Chromium, currently based on version 150.
It suits people who still run older Windows machines but need modern websites to load. It also restores some interface options, such as Aero styling, that newer Chrome releases have removed.
Strengths
- Current Chromium engine on Windows XP through Windows 8.x
- Tracks recent Chromium versions
- Restores older interface options such as Aero styling
Limitations
- Windows only
- Maintained by a small team, so security fixes may lag behind Chrome
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download from its GitHub repository.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- win32ss
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Running a modern browser on older Windows versions
- Categories
- Web browsers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Supermium
Compare allSoftware that can replace Supermium for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Google Chrome
Google's browser, the Chromium-based one most web development is tested against.
Google Chrome offers the reference Chromium build with regular four-week updates on Windows, macOS and Linux, but the roster does not list support for Windows XP through 8.x.
Firefox ESR
The Extended Support Release of Firefox, a long-term stable build intended for organisations.
Firefox ESR is an open-source, long-term stable Firefox that remains available for older operating systems, switching from Chromium to Gecko with slower feature changes.
360 Secure Browser
A Chinese Chromium-based browser from Qihoo 360 with malicious site blocking and built-in AI tools.
360 Secure Browser still offers a Windows XP build on Chromium with malicious site blocking and many built-in tools, but its interface and support are in Chinese.
Thorium
Use a Chromium-based browser with CPU-specific builds.
Thorium is an open-source Chromium browser with builds tailored to several instruction sets and platforms, but the roster does not say it runs on older Windows versions.
Brave
A Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box, with no extension to install first.
Brave is an open-source Chromium browser with ad and tracker blocking by default and builds for several platforms, but ships a crypto wallet and rewards programme many people will not use.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft's Chromium-based browser, bundled with Windows.
Microsoft Edge is bundled with Windows and runs Chrome extensions with vertical and sleeping tabs, but it is proprietary and pushes Bing and Microsoft accounts.
ungoogled-chromium
Plain Chromium with every connection to Google web services stripped out, and nothing else changed.
ungoogled-chromium is open-source Chromium with Google services removed and a portable Windows ZIP, though the roster lists no support for Windows XP through 8.x.
Supermium as an alternative
Listings that name Supermium as an alternative.
NetSurf
A small, fast open-source web browser written in C with its own layout engine.
Supermium runs a current Chromium engine on older Windows versions from XP onward, so modern sites work, but it is Windows only and not open source.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Pale Moon
Independent Firefox fork with the classic interface and XUL extension support.
Basilisk
Non-Chromium browser from the Pale Moon ecosystem that keeps XUL extensions.
SRWare Iron
Chromium rebuild that strips out Google's tracking and reporting features.
Slimjet
Chromium browser with ad blocking, form filling and download tools built in.
Links
Small browser that runs either as text in a terminal or in a basic graphics mode.
