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Iridium Browser vs Chromium: catalog facts
Iridium Browser	Chromium
Free Free to download and build from source.	Free Free and open source. There is no paid tier and no vendor selling it.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Blocks query and metrics reporting to Google by default Reproducible builds with auditable changes	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
Distributed mainly as source tarballs, so packages depend on maintainers No mobile versions	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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