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Safari Technology Preview vs Chromium: catalog facts
Safari Technology Preview	Chromium
Free Free download from Apple.	Free Free and open source. There is no paid tier and no vendor selling it.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Latest WebKit engine ahead of stable Safari Runs side by side with regular Safari	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
macOS only Pre-release software that may be less stable	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
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is 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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