Google Chrome released for Mac (Official Developer Build) (opens in new tab)

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55 pointsarjunlall16y ago29 comments

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catch2316y ago· 6 in thread

their nightly builds have always been available and stable enough for normal use.

A comprehensive review of google chrome for mac by me can be found at http://www.manu-j.com/blog/google-chrome-mac-review/375/ [ I used one of the latest nightly builds]

icefox16y ago

"Print has been recently enabled on the mac builds. "

I like how you say it as if it was temporarily disabled because it had a bug or something when in reality it wasn't implemented.

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cookiecaper16y ago

I've been using the nightlies on Linux the last few weeks and have had very few problems. Much more stable than Firefox right now due to a packaging error by Arch.

jsrn16y ago

Apart from Chromium, there are also Chrome .deb packages:

32 bit: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstab...

64 bit: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstab...

I've used the 32 bit package on Ubuntu (9.10 beta) and Debian testing the last weeks, no problems so far.

maxer16y ago

Im waiting for the full release- have you tried chromium- is it worth it?

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the_real_r2d216y ago

I will keep using Chromium (and manual updates if necessary) until Google releases an official beta. I do not why but I trust more in the developers in Chromiun that in Google itself.

swombat16y ago· 2 in thread

Any word on when Chrome will support password managers? It's less than useful to me until then...

bvttf16y ago

Looks like it's using Keychain, reading passwords I saved in Safari too.

swombat16y ago

I'm not using Keychain, though, but 1Password...

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prakash16y ago· 2 in thread

epi0Bauqu's DuckDuckGo is available as one of the search engine options.

ottbot16y ago

Chrome will automatically add a site's search to the list of available engines when you visit it.

So you'd have to visit DuckDuckGo first to have it available.

prakash16y ago

thank you for letting me know. good catch.

ottbot16y ago· 1 in thread

I'm fairly certain there was a Google Chrome branded developer release available a while ago, outside the chromium daily builds.

It was quickly surpassed feature and stability wise by the daily builds and somewhat difficult to find on the chromium site.

tumult16y ago

The Developer Channel version of Chrome is updated (while it is running, without a restart) every week or so, from previous Chromium builds. You might not even notice it happen.

toisanji16y ago· 1 in thread

Its looking pretty good, the only thing I can see missing is that there is no per tab process viewer. I will do a complete switch over to chrome once 1passwd and an adblocker are ported over.

andybak16y ago

For the latter: http://www.chromeextensions.org/appearance-functioning/adblo...

Best I can find for the former: http://www.chromeextensions.org/appearance-functioning/lastp...

mdemare16y ago· 1 in thread

Hope there will be customizable search from the address bar, like in Opera, or with Keywurl in Safari.

I looked into the extensions API, but didn't find any hooks.

mitjak16y ago

Nightly builds of Chromium have had that implemented for about a month now.

zackattack16y ago· 1 in thread

I can't use this until Live HTTP Headers/Tamper Data && Firebug ports are available. Until then I await with bated breath.

robbed16y ago

Chrome's Developer Tools does a pretty good Firebug impersonation. It's certainly prettier.

MikeCapone16y ago

Glad they finally added the "backspace makes you go back a page" keyboard shortcut. That was my biggest problem with the Chromium nightlies and the Alpha...

spencerfry16y ago

http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-ma...

That's a link to nightly Chromium mac builds. I've been using that for the past several months.

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23 comments · 9 top-level

catch2316y ago· 6 in thread

their nightly builds have always been available and stable enough for normal use.

boundlessdreamz16y ago

A comprehensive review of google chrome for mac by me can be found at http://www.manu-j.com/blog/google-chrome-mac-review/375/ [ I used one of the latest nightly builds]

icefox16y ago

"Print has been recently enabled on the mac builds. "

I like how you say it as if it was temporarily disabled because it had a bug or something when in reality it wasn't implemented.

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cookiecaper16y ago

I've been using the nightlies on Linux the last few weeks and have had very few problems. Much more stable than Firefox right now due to a packaging error by Arch.

jsrn16y ago

Apart from Chromium, there are also Chrome .deb packages:

32 bit: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstab...

64 bit: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstab...

I've used the 32 bit package on Ubuntu (9.10 beta) and Debian testing the last weeks, no problems so far.

maxer16y ago

Im waiting for the full release- have you tried chromium- is it worth it?

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the_real_r2d216y ago

I will keep using Chromium (and manual updates if necessary) until Google releases an official beta. I do not why but I trust more in the developers in Chromiun that in Google itself.

swombat16y ago· 2 in thread

Any word on when Chrome will support password managers? It's less than useful to me until then...

bvttf16y ago

Looks like it's using Keychain, reading passwords I saved in Safari too.

swombat16y ago

I'm not using Keychain, though, but 1Password...

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prakash16y ago· 2 in thread

epi0Bauqu's DuckDuckGo is available as one of the search engine options.

ottbot16y ago

Chrome will automatically add a site's search to the list of available engines when you visit it.

So you'd have to visit DuckDuckGo first to have it available.

prakash16y ago

thank you for letting me know. good catch.

ottbot16y ago· 1 in thread

I'm fairly certain there was a Google Chrome branded developer release available a while ago, outside the chromium daily builds.

It was quickly surpassed feature and stability wise by the daily builds and somewhat difficult to find on the chromium site.

tumult16y ago

The Developer Channel version of Chrome is updated (while it is running, without a restart) every week or so, from previous Chromium builds. You might not even notice it happen.

toisanji16y ago· 1 in thread

Its looking pretty good, the only thing I can see missing is that there is no per tab process viewer. I will do a complete switch over to chrome once 1passwd and an adblocker are ported over.

andybak16y ago

For the latter: http://www.chromeextensions.org/appearance-functioning/adblo...

Best I can find for the former: http://www.chromeextensions.org/appearance-functioning/lastp...

mdemare16y ago· 1 in thread

Hope there will be customizable search from the address bar, like in Opera, or with Keywurl in Safari.

I looked into the extensions API, but didn't find any hooks.

mitjak16y ago

Nightly builds of Chromium have had that implemented for about a month now.

zackattack16y ago· 1 in thread

I can't use this until Live HTTP Headers/Tamper Data && Firebug ports are available. Until then I await with bated breath.

robbed16y ago

Chrome's Developer Tools does a pretty good Firebug impersonation. It's certainly prettier.

MikeCapone16y ago

Glad they finally added the "backspace makes you go back a page" keyboard shortcut. That was my biggest problem with the Chromium nightlies and the Alpha...

spencerfry16y ago

http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-ma...

That's a link to nightly Chromium mac builds. I've been using that for the past several months.

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