Chromium vs Surf

Chromium

Chromium is the open-source web browser project that forms the foundation for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and many other browsers. It provides the Blink rendering engine, V8 JavaScript engine, and a multi-process architecture.

BrowsersFreeOpen Source

Surf

Surf Minimalist WebKit browser from the suckless project, designed to be controlled entirely through keyboard shortcuts and external scripts.

BrowsersFreeOpen Source

Quick Facts

GoogleCompanysuckless.org

2008Year Launched2009

FreePricing ModelFree

YesOpen SourceYes

BrowsersCategoryBrowsers

—PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web

Chromium

CompanyGoogle

Year Launched2008

Pricing ModelFree

Open SourceYes

CategoryBrowsers

Platforms—

Surf

Companysuckless.org

Year Launched2009

Pricing ModelFree

Open SourceYes

CategoryBrowsers

PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web

Pricing

Chromium

Free

Surf

Free

Free: $0/one-time

Community Data

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