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chromium vs Thorium-Android
chromium has 25,235 GitHub stars, 9,398 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Thorium-Android has 802 stars, 14 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 25 days ago. chromium leads on adoption by 3,047% (25,235 vs 802 stars). chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause; Thorium-Android is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause. chromium has attracted 37% as many forks as stars, Thorium-Android 2%. chromium was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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 | Thorium-Android | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 802 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | — | — |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.4K | ⑂ 14 |
| 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 Thorium-Android if
- You want the Thorium-Android feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You evaluated both and Thorium-Android fits your workflow better
About chromium
Chromium Chromium is an open source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web. The project's web site is To check out the source code locally, don't use git clone ! Instead, follow the instructions on how to get the code. Documentation in the source is rooted in docs/README.md. Learn how to Get Around the Chromium Source Code Directory Structure. For historical reasons, there are some small top level directories. Now the guidance is that new top level directories are for product (e.g. Chrome, Android WebView, Ash). Even if these products have…
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About Thorium-Android
Thorium Browser for Android – Simply a seperate repo to serve builds of Thorium for Android. Both arm32 and arm64 are supported. The main repo (and Linux builds) are located at Thanks for using Thorium!
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Frequently asked questions
Is chromium or Thorium-Android more popular?
chromium has 25,235 GitHub stars and Thorium-Android has 802. chromium has the larger community by that measure.
Are chromium and Thorium-Android free?
Both are open source. chromium is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and Thorium-Android under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between chromium and Thorium-Android?
chromium is written in various languages and Thorium-Android 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 Thorium-Android?
Choose chromium if you want the larger community (25,235 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose Thorium-Android if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.