Chromium Updater Keeps You On Bleeding Edge Of Chrome For Mac

Mac OS X: Chrome for Mac is progressing at a slow but steady pace, but if you’re willing to risk the latest Chromium for Mac builds, some great new features await. But how do you stay up-to-date with the latest Chromium builds?

Enter Chromium Updater, a barebones application that determines if you’re running the latest build of Chromium, then updates to the latest and greatest if you aren’t. Just run it each time you want to check if you’re up to date.

Chrome for Windows users get the previously mentioned Chrome Channel Chooser to take care of this for them, but since it’s not available to Mac users, Chromium Updater for Mac is a decent workaround. It’s still not exactly automated (you have to run it manually every time you want to check), but it is quicker and easier than heading to the Chrome snapshots page every time you want to see if you’re updated.

Chromium Updater comes with an extremely un-reassuring readme warning explaining that it may be packed with bugs, but the same is true for the bleeding edge Chromium builds, so in both instances, proceed with caution and only use if you’re comfortable as an early adopter. Chromium Updater is freeware, Mac OS X only.

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