Cromite
A privacy-patched Chromium fork with built-in ad blocking, best known on Android.
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About Cromite
Cromite is the successor to Bromite, the well-known privacy-hardened Chromium build for Android that stopped development. It applies a large set of patches to Chromium to remove Google integrations, reduce fingerprinting, disable various tracking features and add a built-in ad blocker that works with filter lists. Its main audience is Android users, especially those on de-Googled ROMs, who want a Chromium-based browser that blocks ads without relying on extensions, which Chrome on Android does not support. Builds are also available for Windows and Linux. It does not include sync or Google account features, extensions are not supported on Android, and installation and updates are done from GitHub releases or an F-Droid repository rather than an app store. It is free and open source under the GPL, maintained by a small team. It suits privacy-minded Android users who want Chromium compatibility with ad blocking built in.
Best for: Privacy-minded Android users who want Chromium with ad blocking built in.
Pros and cons
What works
- Built-in ad blocker on Android
- Extensive privacy and anti-fingerprinting patches
- Free and open source
Why people leave
- Not in the Play Store; manual or F-Droid repo updates
- No sync
- Small maintainer team
Top Cromite alternatives
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Brave66.5Ad blocking on Android with Play Store updates and sync.
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Firefox62.6Android browser with full extension support, including uBlock Origin.
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Samsung Internet59.6Supports content-blocker add-ons on Android.
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ungoogled-chromium57.2De-Googled Chromium for desktop systems.
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DuckDuckGo Browser55.3Simple private Android browser with tracker blocking.
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Cromite: common questions
Is Cromite free?
Yes. Cromite is free, open-source software.
Is Cromite open source?
Yes. The source code is on GitHub at uazo/cromite.
What platforms does Cromite run on?
Cromite is available for Android, Windows and Linux.
What are the best alternatives to Cromite?
The highest-ranked Cromite alternatives right now are Brave, Firefox and Samsung Internet. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.