Google Chrome for Windows 4.0.249.0 Beta

2.8 out of 5 stars 2.8 (2243 votes)

BETA (November 17, 2009)

Windows Vista/XP / Open Source / 107,510 downloads

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. It has one box for everything: Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages. Will give you thumbnails of your top sites; Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Reviews of Google Chrome for Windows

  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    FixXxeR

    Reviewing 4.0.249.0 Beta (Nov 18, 2009)

    www.chromeextensions.org

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    five

    Reviewing 4.0.249.0 Beta (Nov 18, 2009)

    I'm using Chrome from the start and I must say it is much faster than any other browser. I can not understand why somebody says "Firefox is faster" and gives chrome 1 star... get a life

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    periklo

    Reviewing 4.0.249.0 Beta (Nov 18, 2009)

    Chrome is new Firefox: I hate it, but it is my default browser.

    Hopefully new Firefox versions will catch up in speed department, and then it is bye bye Google Chrome for me...

  4. 1 out of 5 stars
    catchpole

    Reviewing 4.0.249.0 Beta (Nov 18, 2009)

    no no no

  5. 4 out of 5 stars
    anonymouscowturd

    Reviewing 4.0.249.0 Beta (Nov 17, 2009)

    Gotta say, it's really grown on me especially now that there are extensions, I've currently got mouse gesture, adblock, flashblock, smoothscroll and status bar clock.
    With just these limited extensions it seems faster than the equivalent Firefox with the same kind of addons, especially when it comes to start up times.
    That said there are still a few annoying things such as not being able to use those extensions in incongnito mode and popups are always in normal mode even if the parent window was incognito.
    I'm conflicted, i'm still in love with Opera but both Firefox and Chrome are starting to eat away at the functionality that Opera provides out of the box via extensions etc. None of them quite approach Opera in terms of usability though. But still... that day of reckoning is drawing close I fear.....

Discuss Google Chrome for Windows

  1. Nov 17, 2009 - 12:29 AM
    Sativarg

    I poked around and found this about the latest beta:
    src&range=31763:32154
    Way over my head though
    Trunk:http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/

  2. Oct 25, 2009 - 11:34 PM
    psycros

    I keep seeing people talking about various addons for Chrome, but I am running 3.0.195.27 and I see no plugin/addon support anywhere. Nothing about it on Google, either.

  3. Mar 3, 2009 - 12:09 AM
    The MAZZTer

    Hello, by default Google Chrome will not update to Dev channel releases such as the 2.0 branch.

    Read this for details on how to get the updater to update to Dev channel builds: http://dev.chromium.org/...ng-involved/dev-channel

  4. Feb 20, 2009 - 11:05 AM
    RumbleGeek

    Is this an upgrade? Supposedly, Google Chrome does an upgrade automatically. If you click on tools/about chrome, it says whether it is up to date. Mine says Google Chrome up to date (1.0.154.48)