Dichromate The Dichromate Authors

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Use this command to install Dichromate:

winget install --id=Dichromate.Browser -e

Dichromate is a privacy-focused web browser built on Chromium, designed to prioritize user security and control over personal data.

Key Features:

Enhanced privacy controls to block trackers and prevent third-party data collection.
Advanced security measures including sandboxing, isolation of processes, and protection against malicious scripts.
Ad-free browsing experience with integrated anti-ad functionality.
No telemetry or data sharing with external parties, ensuring complete user anonymity.
Lightweight and minimalist design for optimal performance on all devices.
Regular updates to address vulnerabilities and maintain the highest security standards.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for users who value their digital privacy and seek a secure alternative to mainstream browsers. Dichromate empowers individuals to browse freely while safeguarding their personal information from potential threats.

Available via winget for easy installation.

Archival Notice

This verison of Dichromate was archived in 2023, and the project has been continued here

Dichromate

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Dichromate is a privacy and security hardened Chromium fork. It is based on the now discontinued Hexavalent.

We follow the Chrome release schedule, and we try to release a newer build within 1-2 days of a stable release of Chrome.

Dichromate targets only Windows when developing patches and creating releases. It can be compiled for other platforms, but will not have all of the security features.

Build from source

Click here for build instructions.

How is Dichromate different from Chromium?

Dichromate has a number of additional security and privacy features compared to Chromium.

This is a list of some of them:

Windows Sandbox integration
The GPU and Renderer processes run in the Windows AppContainer
Browser dynamic code is disabled, and is enforced by ACG
Flag to disable V8's JIT compiler for Javascript
Flag to disable reading from the HTML5 canvas
HTTPS-only mode is the default
WebRTC hardening
Compiled with -fstack-protector-strong, -fwrapv, -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero, and CFI
Disabled basic Google services such as Safe Browsing, browser sign in, and crash reporting
Partitioned Cookies enabled by default

Contributing

Anyone is welcome to contribute to Dichromate, just make sure that the branding patch is always the last one in the list. This makes it easier when porting patches to a newer release.

Things to keep in mind

Although our releases are usually on time, Dichromate is a hobbyist project, and we cannot guarantee that releases are timely.