Try A (Very) Rough, (Barely) Working Google Chrome On Mac OS X

I have been waiting for this day for a while. Awesome.

darkstar misses his preview button

Looks cute on OS X.

I want the linux one out so bad. I tried to compile that one myself but it was an utter failure. (plus I have heard it is not yet usable)

Really, I just want another browser option on the ol' penguin box. Windows has so many good ones, as does OS X. Linux seems to have only 3.

StageCraft

about time we saw something for mac os regardless of how well it works

@Gonzie: I'm on it now. I've been to 4 pages and one didn't load (got the Aww Snap! message)

But it does oddly seem faster than firefox 3.1. Only thing I'm not used to is seeing ads.

darkstar misses his preview button

Wow - it is fast! Look forward to getting this browser in a released version. Hope they keep the speed after they add the missing stuff.

Bob A. Christenson

No PPC?

Wesley Ferwerda

@Gonzie: OSX?

I kid, I kid.

PreachingLlama

Slightly OT, but the pre-alpha build of Chromium is out for Debian-based distros of Linux. I tried it out last night - It'll render just fine, but don't try to get it to recognize button presses or keystrokes. It's nowhere near ready for use.

Bill Conant

it works, and it's FAST. Posting using Chrome (Mac) right now. Can't wait till it's fully functional.

GiannaBroadway

Ew, I really hate how it still has that stupid bar at that top. I really like how Chrome just uses the tabs as the top bar of the screen like in Windows.

@KefkaticFanatic: you mean the menubar, which belongs to the OS and not the application?

Visually, I like how it matches the Mac OS X UI colors more than, say, the bright blue of Windows Chrome.

@KefkaticFanatic: p0wned!

@StageCraft: I'm looking forward to it, too - especially if all the offline stuff works...

'sposed to be out on linux by the autumn isn't it?

snze

@PreachingLlama: Awww SNAP!

PixelProphet

Chrome is nice, but those tabs on the top resizing bugs me.

I enjoy firefox's ability to mousewheel through full-sized tabs much more.

Kashell

mmm I'm using a PPC G5, I think i have to wait to try this out...

Mostro

@Torley: On Vista/Win7 the Chrome UI matches the OS appearance settings as well, it's just XP that leaves you pretty much stuck with the default Blue (which fits in alright on XP's default color scheme).

Good lord, its fast as hell! There are certain things besides no Flash and Command+, that are a bit awkward, but the general feeling is there and this one maybe a giant.

...I hope to god though, that there will be a way to use mouse gestures... thats gonna be the deal breaker for me atleast.

@Wesley Ferwerda:
HAHA! good one.

ericesque

@Phoshi:
cute like a preschooler's coloring assignment?

ericesque

@Alicemagic:
It feels fast for a few days. It stops feeling so fast pretty quickly though-- compared to firefox, not just that magical sense of speed.

They'll add support for add-ons eventually. I wonder if Mac will have to wait for those too though.

ericesque

@ericesque: I frequently switch between browsers no matter what OS Im using to clear the "placebo cache" that builds up after a prolonged period of use, and yes, you're probably right. After using it for a while, it's just going to feel normal. But browsers in general are slow in Mac OS X compared to Windows or Linux so any contenders that can step it up a notch is nothing but good news.

I'm just wondering how fast this thing will be once all the plug-ins (flash etc) are put into place. All that pile of $h!t is a big factor.

It's pretty damn fast, but it crashes all the time. Also, no Adblock is, at the moment, anyway, a deal-breaker. I'm keeping Firefox for now, but once the official Chrome for Mac is finished, I may have to reconsider...

Hawk Weisman

@TDuck: Yes, actually. It would be rather nice if you could move that you can move the taskbar in Windows.

Please let's have this look in windows too. Not the fugly blueish that we have...

pomj

Google devs have already said than porting V8 (Chrome's JS engine) to PPC is not on the roadmap, so I wouldn't hold my breath for Chrome on PPC.

ZafirahQuintus

Maybe I'm just being dumb but I couldn't find the download link. Help!

Jonathan West

Holy crap that's really fast! Definitely excited for an official release.

Eschguy

@Kashell: That bugs me as well, it's one of the reasons I stuck with firefox.

DarthDie

@StageCraft:

Here:

[www.ubuntu-unleashed.com]

I have been running it for about a week now. It has a bit of size on it.

Jason Hurst

I do have to say, Stainless is a much more finished and native browser, stumping Chromium by far in my opinion.

MonroeGabrys

Think the official release will sync bookmarks with mobileme?

Yosh Tulwar

I figured I would try the acid 3 test, and to my surprise it got 100/100

But then again, I know that is not true and/or impossible. Still fun to see :)

spect3r

@GiannaBroadway: How did you get it ??

@Phoshi: It sure does! I need to get my hands on it !!

@KefkaticFanatic: the persistent menu bar is the defining genius of OS X's GUI.

I was just looking for chrome for os x last night. I think i might try this..

Dilpickle1

@iomatic: Too true. KefkaticFanatic, move the menu bar and you (potentially) lose speed, accuracy, and usefulness. Read up on Fitt's Law and OS X's awesomeness.

SharvariChrysaor