Chrome for the Mac has lost its beta label, Google considering it ripe for primetime. In market-share terms, the browser has also sped past Safari, largely due to its uptake on Windows.

6 days ago - Download Google Chrome Beta for Mac. Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.

But how does the app fare on the Mac? The answer is: very well. In fact, with one exception, Chrome hits a home run in every major area of importance for a web browser. First and foremost, it's stable. Total crashes are incredibly rare, because each tab is a separate process. If a tab crashes, the rest soldier on. WebKit The browser is also standards-compliant and very fast, since it uses WebKit – the same core as Safari.

Chrome is extensible, with many useful plug-ins available, and it's simple to use. The interface is intuitive and efficient, notably the combined address and search bar (something we wish Apple would steal). The browser's ability to define keyword shortcuts for search engines is another plus over Safari. Although more Mac-like than Firefox, Chrome nonetheless has some poor interface elements, such as its skinny, hard-to-hit title bar, tabs that are just a few pixels wide when many are open, and a status bar that can't be made permanent and crops the address of the link you're hovering over.

Give access to vnc viewer for mac. But the good far outweighs the bad in Chrome, to the point that it's now the Mac's best browser. Follow TechRadar Reviews on Twitter.

And older versions of any web browser are no longer supported and pose a security risk. Your best bet to staying secure and supported online is to upgrade your version of OS X, if you can. On OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Safari is far too outdated and is considered very unsecure, Google has, also, dropped support for Google Chrome on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard making the last Chrome version for 10.6 also risky and unsecure, now. Minimum Mac OS X for latest Chrome web browser is now OS X 10.7 Lion at later. So, your only choices for up to date, supported web browsers are, currently, Mozilla Firefox SeaMonkey Waterfox Good Luck. Apple Footer • This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.

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