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Google Chrome vs Opera: catalog facts
Google Chrome	Opera
Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.	Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Site compatibility is effectively guaranteed, updates arrive every four weeks, and the extension library is the largest…	Ad blocking, a no-account proxy VPN, workspaces and sidebar messengers all ship in the browser itself rather than…
The shipped browser is proprietary rather than the open Chromium it is built on, and it ties closely…	It is closed source and owned by a Chinese consortium, and the built-in VPN is a browser proxy…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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