Thorium Web Broswer
| Developer(s) | Alexander Frick (Alex313031) |
|---|---|
| Written in | C++, JavaScript |
| Engine | Blink |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android |
| Platform | x86-64, ARM64 |
| License | BSD |
| Website | thorium |
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Thorium is a free and open-source web browser based on Chromium. Developed by Alexander Frick, it is designed to be a "compiler-optimized" fork of the Chromium project, targeting specific instruction sets to improve performance on modern processors.[1]
Features
Thorium includes several modifications intended to enhance speed and user privacy compared to standard Chromium:
- Compiler Optimizations: The browser is built using advanced compiler flags (such as PGO and LTO) and targets instruction sets like AVX to maximize CPU efficiency.[2]
- Privacy Enhancements: It removes various Google-specific telemetry and tracking components found in the upstream Chromium source code.
- Multimedia Support: Thorium often includes wider support for audio and video codecs that are sometimes absent in other open-source forks.
Development
The project is maintained primarily by Alexander Frick (known online as Alex313031) and a small group of community contributors.[3] Releases are provided for Microsoft Windows, various Linux distributions, macOS, and Android.
See also
References
- ↑ "About Thorium". Thorium.rocks. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ "Thorium Browser GitHub Repository". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ "Thorium Project Wiki". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
References
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