Install and set up Chromium - how it works

Chromium is the open source brother of Chrome and offers almost identical functions. Due to its popularity, many users install the browser on Linux systems. In this practical tip, we will show you how to install and set up Chromium on Windows or Ubuntu.

Install and set up Chromium on Windows

Even if Chromium is not very common on Windows PCs, you can install and set it up on this operating system. We'll show you how.

• First download Chromium from our download area.
• You now have a zip file called "chrome-win32.zip". Extract this file into a folder of your choice.
• Open the extracted folder and click on "chrome.exe"
• To set up, you can log in with your Google account (if you want) and download your favorite tools. Since Chromium is built more or less like the classic Chrome browser, all extensions that also run under Google Chrome work.

Install and set up Chromium on Ubuntu

Chromium is much more common on Linux distributions because it is open source software that can be customized as desired. We'll show you how to install Chromium on the well-known and popular Ubuntu distribution.

• Open "Ubuntu Software".
• Type "Chromium" in the search bar and press the Enter key.
• In the search results, click "Install" on the right and enter your system password if asked for.
• As with Windows, you can install any extensions that work on Google Chrome.

In another practical tip, we will show you the most important differences between Chrome and Chromium.