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chromium vs fingerprint-chromium
chromium has 24,824 GitHub stars, 9,251 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped yesterday. fingerprint-chromium has 3,053 stars, 438 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. chromium leads on adoption by 713% (24,824 vs 3,053 stars). chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause; fingerprint-chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause. chromium has attracted 37% as many forks as stars, fingerprint-chromium 14%. chromium was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (browser, chromium), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| chromium | fingerprint-chromium | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | — | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-06-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.3K | ⑂ 438 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick chromium if
- You weight community size — 25K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick fingerprint-chromium if
- You want the fingerprint-chromium feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You evaluated both and fingerprint-chromium fits your workflow better
About chromium
The official GitHub mirror of the Chromium source — read only snapshot of the codebase behind the Chromium open source browser project, aimed at developers and packagers who need to read, build, or audit browser source rather than end users looking for a browser download.
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About fingerprint-chromium
fingerprint chromium is an open source fingerprint browser based on Ungoogled Chromium, distributed as prebuilt browser binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS, and aimed at anyone who needs to control the fingerprint their browser presents to a website — anti bot testing, anti detection research, scraping, and privacy work.
read the full fingerprint-chromium overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is chromium or fingerprint-chromium more popular?
chromium has 24,824 GitHub stars and fingerprint-chromium has 3,053. chromium has the larger community by that measure.
Are chromium and fingerprint-chromium free?
Both are open source. chromium is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and fingerprint-chromium under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between chromium and fingerprint-chromium?
chromium is written in various languages and fingerprint-chromium in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, chromium or fingerprint-chromium?
Choose chromium if you want the larger community (24,824 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose fingerprint-chromium if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.