SPEED
Iridium is just fast in every way. It starts very fast, loads and also renders very complex web sites really fast.
Privacy
Chromium (which Iridium is based on) is a very secure browser, yes. But it does call home to Google and we did even more to enhance security to the maximum extent possible.
Ease of Use
Just anybody can use Iridium right away. It is simple and easy to handle, it does not require any special knowledge at all.
Recent News
the very latest
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Update released for Windows & macOS
25 December 2017
The developers fixed several bugs in the latest Windows and macOS builds.
Issues solved:
crashes when switching to incognito mode in Windows,
crashes when starting guest session in Windows,
size in macOS reduced from 600MB to 200MB
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important notice
Before Iridium Browser, we had to decide if we wanted to have cutting edge technologies like sandboxed processes, WebRTC, WebUSB … , or if we wanted to use a browser that respects our privacy.
So we decided to use the power of free software and build a browser that can do both. We analysed the code of Chromium and stripped out the functionality which exposes data to others in a way we don‘t like.
See most important changes here
Our ambition is to get builds for Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, RHEL/CentOS, Windows and macOS a couple of days after a new release of Chromium.
To achieve this, we need help from individuals and organisations, who have the same intention.
Currently there are weeks between a new release of Iridium and Chromium.
Please take this into consideration for your personal usage of the browser as you might be at risk when surfing unknown and potentially dangerous websites!
We feel, that as an application browser or as browser for trusted websites, this is acceptable.
About
about the project
Motivation
There are many browsers out there. Chrome is fast, stable, and user-friendly but does not meet many organizations’ demands for privacy. Since the tight integration with its inventor (Google) makes many things easier, it does not comply to restrictive data environments. Iridium is not another new browser from scratch. It takes the Chromium code base, which is also used for the official Chrome browser, and enhances its security and sets certain policies by default. There are many forks of Chromium-based browsers, yet, in our opinion, they failed in many other key areas important for adoption.
Transparency
With Iridium, the whole process is entirely transparent. The public Git repository allows a direct view on all changes made. The complete source code is therefore available.
Privacy
Iridium Browser has various enhancements where it forces strict security to provide the maximum level of security without compromising compatibility.
Deployability
We try to distribute it in ways where it allows easy installation and yet allows administrators to deploy it easily. An example is an MSI-based installation mechanism for easy deployments throughout an entire organization.
Backed by Serious People
The Iridium Browser project is backed by the Open Source Business Alliance. Today, around 190 members are part of the http://osb-alliance.de/
These most active companies are the core of the development team:
Contribute
Help to make people's privacy not an option, but normal
Sponsoring
As you can imagine, developing, provisioning of infrastructure, and testing is very intense work. This results in costs to maintain easy imaginable things such as bandwidth, but also infrastructure like build systems. For ongoing success and providing builds for multiple platforms, it is key to have dedicated developers focused on this browser project. If you see value in Iridium Browser for you personally or your organization, please consider a donation.
Development
If you are a security developer which knows Chromium or is focused on security in general, feel free to write us through our mailing list. Patches are very welcome and will get reviewed in short order!
Spread the Word
We think that privacy is more important than ever. We do not feel that your translations should be transparently sent to a central service which can potentially be misused. We think that sending out literally anything you type is not an option. By using and recommending Iridium Browser, you help evolve a serious alternative come true.