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Chromium vs Microsoft Edge: catalog facts
Chromium	Microsoft Edge
Free Free and open source. There is no paid tier and no vendor selling it.	Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
The upstream codebase every Chromium browser is derived from, useful for checking whether a bug is Chrome's or… No Google account integration, sign-in or usage reporting built in	Vertical tabs, tab groups, sleeping tabs and a built-in PDF reader are standard, and it runs Chrome extensions…
Official builds do not auto-update, so a Windows or macOS install goes stale and insecure unless you replace… No Widevine DRM in most builds, so paid streaming services will not play	The browser Microsoft ships is proprietary, and it pushes Bing, Microsoft accounts and a growing set of promoted…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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