Feature Categories
Privacy Features
Complete Google service removal, tracking protection, and privacy-first settings
Ad Blocking
Built-in AdBlock Plus engine with CNAME uncloaking and advanced filtering
Anti-Fingerprinting
Comprehensive fingerprinting mitigations for Canvas, WebGL, Media APIs, and more
Security Features
Enhanced security with JIT disabled, DOH, certificate transparency, and sandboxing
UI Enhancements
User interface improvements and customization options
Tracking Navigation
Network isolation, cookie partitioning, and cross-origin protections
Quick Summary
Anti-Fingerprinting
Cromite disables or mitigates dozens of fingerprinting vectors including Battery API, Client Hints, WebGL, Canvas, Media APIs, and more. It provides comprehensive protection against browser fingerprinting techniques. Key protections:- Disabled APIs: Battery, GamePad, WebGPU, SpeechSynthesis, Idle Detection
- Mitigations: Canvas, WebGL, Audio, Media Device partitioning
- Overrides: Language, connection info, device memory, timezone
Privacy
Complete removal of Google services and tracking mechanisms. Cromite blocks preconnections, disables site engagement scoring, removes sync and translation services, and enables Do-Not-Track by default. Key features:- No Google services (Sync, Translate, DNS, Updates)
- Disabled: Site engagement, reporting API, preconnect/prerender
- Enabled: Do-Not-Track, Global Privacy Control
Tracking Navigation
Advanced network isolation features including third-party storage partitioning, cookie partitioning by top frame domain (similar to Firefox Total Cookie Protection), and comprehensive header reduction. Key protections:- Cookie partitioning by top frame domain
- Third-party storage partitioning
- Network isolation and HSTS cache partitioning
- Reduced HTTP headers in cross-origin requests
Ad Blocking
Built-in modified AdBlock Plus engine with DNS CNAME support, WebSocket blocking, and automatic filter updates. No CSS rules support but effective blocking of network requests. Key features:- Modified AdBlock Plus engine
- DNS CNAME uncloaking
- WebSocket and WebTransport blocking
- Daily automatic filter updates
Security
Enhanced security posture with JIT compilation disabled by default, DOH secure mode, certificate transparency, and improved sandboxing on Windows. Key features:- JIT disabled by default
- DOH secure mode enabled
- Certificate Transparency enabled
- Enhanced sandboxing (Windows: network service sandbox, CIG, ACG)
UI Enhancements
Extensive UI improvements for Android including bookmark management, tab handling, improved navigation, and customization options. Desktop version includes menu enhancements. Key features:- Bookmark import/export (Android)
- Tab management improvements
- Address bar customization
- Native Android autofill support
Many features can be toggled via flags at
chrome://flags. Some security features like JIT disabling may impact performance but significantly improve security.Platform-Specific Features
Android
- Always-incognito mode
- User scripts support
- Native autofill integration
- Improved bookmarks UI
- Tab grouping and management
- Audio playback in background
Desktop
- ManifestV2 extension support
- High efficiency mode enabled by default
- Percent-based mousewheel scrolling
- Keyboard Layout API mitigation
Windows
- Non-standard font blocking
- Enhanced sandbox (CIG, ACG, network service)
- Webcam presence hiding
- PublicKeyCredential fingerprinting mitigations
For detailed information about each feature category, visit the dedicated pages linked above.