Chromium
Drop-in replacementFreeThe same browser, installed from your system's app store rather than downloaded from a build archive.
Your files: Imports bookmarks and saved passwords from a Chrome or Edge export file.
Does Chromium run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Chromium is easier to get on Linux than on Windows. It is in the app store on nearly every Linux system and behaves like the Chrome you already know.
Chromium is the open source browser project that Google Chrome is built from. On Windows getting a copy means digging through a build archive and downloading a zip file that never updates itself. On Linux it is simply there in the app store, kept current like anything else you install.
For a home user the day-to-day experience is close to Chrome. Same layout, same tabs, same settings, and the same extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Sites that were only ever tested against Chrome behave properly, which is the main reason to keep it around.
Two things are missing compared with Chrome. Signing in with a Google account to sync bookmarks is not always available, and a few builds leave out the component that paid video services need for playback. If either matters, install Google Chrome itself, which Google publishes for Linux.
Your bookmarks and passwords move across the usual way. Export them from Chrome on Windows to a file, or sign in to the same Google account if your copy supports it.
Chromium on Linux, and alternatives
Google Chrome
Drop-in replacementFreeGoogle publishes Chrome for Linux. Pick this if you rely on Google account sync or paid video services.
Your files: Signs in to the same Google account and pulls down everything you had on Windows.
Brave
Close matchFreeBuilt on Chromium with ad and tracker blocking turned on from the start.
Your files: Imports bookmarks and passwords from Chrome or Chromium.
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