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Reframe vs Chromium: catalog facts
Reframe	Chromium
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source. There is no paid tier and no vendor selling it.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Modern Chromium rendering, so current sites work Several retro skins switchable at runtime	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
A nostalgia project rather than a privacy or productivity browser Small project with few contributors	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: MIT	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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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