Google Chrome was released to the public yesterday and the search engine giants’ first attempt to make a browser has fanned out well. The browser is based on the WebKit engine, also used by Apple Safari browser and it does seem to provide a solid foundation for Chrome, as it provides both stable and fast browsing. After using the browser for a few hours the browser had managed to impress in many ways, and I use both Internet Explorer and Firefox 3 daily, which just shows that there is no perfect browser.
Google Chrome is not the answer though, but the fact that the first beta works this well may very well be a sign for that we might have something really great coming. The somewhat different interface is easy to get used to and the tab system uses a new process with each tab and is very efficient for those who have their browser running for several days.
Both IE and FF have tendencies of devouring system memory and even though you close old tabs the memory just doesn’t seem to come back, on the contrary. Google Chrome uses its share of memory as well, but since each tab is its own process, when you close the tab you will get the memory back.
Chrome suffers from some minor teething problems, but the compatibility has so far been very good. Firefox is widely known for its issues with Adobe flash, but Chrome handles it just fine.
The combined search and address field works very well, where you can also search on pages located beneath the main page without having to browse to the first.
Both Anandtech and TechGage have published longer walkthroughs of Google Chrome that without a doubt is a browser to count on for the future. Those who want to try and download the first, although seemingly stable, beta version from Google’s website.
Google Chrome start page that contains several homepages
