Chromium is an open-source codebase for a web browser, principally developed and maintained by Google. Google uses the code to make its Chrome browser, which has additional features.
The Chromium codebase is widely used. Microsoft Edge, Opera, and many other browsers are based on the code. Other parties compile it and release browsers with the Chromium name and logo. Moreover, significant portions of the code are used by several app frameworks.
Chromium's user interface is minimalist, as one of Google's initial goals was to make the browser "feel lightweight (cognitively and physically) and fast...