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Chromium vs SRWare Iron: catalog facts
Chromium	SRWare Iron
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
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	It removes the unique install ID, search suggestion reporting and crash reporting that stock Chrome sends back to…
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	It is closed source, the removals are hard to verify independently, and its Chromium updates historically arrive late.
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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