Chromium
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CodeCompass
5.8#21 in code search toolsWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Chromium | CodeCompass |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads | Chromium builds are offered on a best-effort basis and come from arbitrary revisions that may not correspond to user-facing Chrome releases. | The download page lists Linux tarballs for Ubuntu and SUSE, including a development release labeled ubuntu-20.04 dated 2026-04-22. |
| Open source | Yes | The Ericsson CodeCompass repository is public and identifies its license as GPL-3.0. |
| Product | Chromium is an open-source browser project intended to provide a safer, faster, and more stable way to experience the web. | CodeCompass is a pluggable code comprehension tool for large scale software. |
| Support | The project directs developers who need help to the chromium-dev Google Group or IRC channel and says these are not support channels for Chrome itself. | The project contact page invites questions by email at [email protected]. |
Pick Chromium if…
Chromium suits developers learning about or contributing to an open-source browser project. It is also relevant to people building Chromium for supported desktop and mobile platforms.
Pick CodeCompass if…
CodeCompass suits developers who need to browse or analyze large source codebases through a web interface. Teams considering self-hosting can weigh its database options and documented authentication and SSL settings.