Supermium is a free and open-source web browser that is a fork of Chromium. The main feature of Supermium is support for old versions of Microsoft Windows that are no longer supported by Chromium; this includes all versions prior to Windows 10,[5] starting with Windows XP.[1] The browser also supports the Google Chrome Sync service and Chrome extensions.[6]

Supermium
Developer(s)Shane Fournier[1]
Initial release115.0.5744.0 (May 9, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-05-09))[2]
Stable release
122.0.6261.152 (R4)[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 2 May 2024
Repositoryhttps://github.com/win32ss/supermium
Operating systemWindows XP SP1 and later[4]
Windows Server 2003 SP1 and later[4]
PlatformIA-32, x86-64
TypeBrowser
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Websitewin32subsystem.live/supermium/

Supermium has 32-bit and 64-bit executables.[1] The versioning is the same as Chromium's.

The developer is Shane Fournier.[1] His motivation is "lightweight, highly compatible win32 applications", and his username on GitHub is "win32ss".[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Proven, Liam. "Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ "Releases". GitHub / win32ss / supermium. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ^ "Releases of Supermium". Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Official Site". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ "Chrome browser system requirements". Chrome Enterprise and Education Help. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Проект Supermium вернул почти актуальный Google Chrome на устаревшие Windows" [The Supermium project brought back almost up-to-date Google Chrome to outdated Windows]. 3DNews - Daily Digital Digest (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. ^ "Shane Fournier's repositories". GitHub.

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