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scan for Android support in followings","C"],"sub_categories":[],"readme":"\u003ch1 align=\"center\"\u003echrlauncher\u003c/h1\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/releases\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/henrypp/chrlauncher?style=flat-square\u0026include_prereleases\u0026label=version\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\t\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/releases\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/henrypp/chrlauncher/total.svg?style=flat-square\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\t\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/henrypp/chrlauncher.svg?style=flat-square\u0026label=issues\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\t\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/graphs/contributors\"\u003e\u003cimg 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(BTC)\r\n- [Ethereum](https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/eth/0xe2C84A62eb2a4EF154b19bec0c1c106734B95960) (ETC)\r\n- [Paypal](https://paypal.me/henrypp) (USD)\r\n- [Yandex Money](https://yoomoney.ru/to/4100115776040583) (RUB)\r\n\r\n### GPG Signature:\r\nBinaries have GPG signature `chrlauncher.exe.sig` in application folder.\r\n\r\n- Public key: [pubkey.asc](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/henrypp/builder/master/pubkey.asc) ([pgpkeys.eu](https://pgpkeys.eu/pks/lookup?op=index\u0026fingerprint=on\u0026search=0x5635B5FD))\r\n- Key ID: 0x5635B5FD\r\n- Fingerprint: D985 2361 1524 AB29 BE73 30AC 2881 20A7 5635 B5FD\r\n\r\n### Default browser:\r\nchrlauncher has feature to use portable Chromium as default browser and it will be open links from another programs through chrlauncher.\r\n- start \"SetDefaultBrowser.bat\" (as admin).\r\n- start \"Control panel\" -\u003e \"Default programs\" -\u003e \"Set your default programs\" -\u003e \"chrlauncher\" and set all checkboxes on.\r\n\r\n### Command line:\r\nThere is list of arguments overrides .ini options\r\n~~~\r\n-autodownload - auto download update and install it!\r\n-bringtofront - bring chrlauncher window to front when download started\r\n-forcecheck - force update checking\r\n-wait - start browser only when check/download/install update complete\r\n-update - use chrlauncher as updater, but does not start Chromium\r\n~~~\r\n\r\n### Supported browser:\r\n- as launcher - Chromium based (like Google Chrome, Opera, Yandex Browser, Vivaldi, etc.) and Firefox based (Mozilla Firefox, Basilisk, Pale Moon, Waterfox, etc.)\r\n- as updater - Chromium only\r\n\r\n### Chrome++:\r\n- By default Chromium encrypt profile with user SID, which is disabled by [Chrome++](https://github.com/Bush2021/chrome_plus), so it is recomended. Starting with version 2.7 of chrlauncher it added support of Chrome++.\r\n\r\n### Settings:\r\n~~~ini\r\n[chrlauncher]\r\n\r\n# Custom Chromium update URL (string):\r\n#ChromiumUpdateUrl=https://chromium.woolyss.com/api/v3/?os=windows\u0026bit=%d\u0026type=%s\u0026out=string\r\n\r\n# Command line for Chromium (string):\r\n# See here: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/\r\nChromiumCommandLine=--flag-switches-begin --user-data-dir=..\\profile --no-default-browser-check --disable-logging --no-report-upload --flag-switches-end\r\n\r\n# Chromium executable file name (string):\r\nChromiumBinary=chrome.exe\r\n\r\n# Chromium binaries directory (string):\r\n# Relative (to chrlauncher directory) or full path (env. variables supported).\r\nChromiumDirectory=.\\bin\r\n\r\n# Set Chromium binaries architecture (integer):\r\n#\r\n# 0\t-\u003e autodetect (default)\r\n# 64\t-\u003e 64-bit\r\n# 32\t-\u003e 32-bit\r\nChromiumArchitecture=0\r\n\r\n# Auto download updates if found (boolean)\r\n#\r\n# false\t-\u003e show tray tip if update found, downloading manually (default)\r\n# true\t-\u003e auto download update and install it!\r\nChromiumAutoDownload=false\r\n\r\n# Bring chrlauncher window when download started (boolean)\r\n#\r\n# false\t-\u003e don't bring main window to front automatically\r\n# true\t-\u003e bring chrlauncher window to front when download started (default)\r\nChromiumBringToFront=true\r\n\r\n# Set download in foreground mode (boolean):\r\n#\r\n# false\t-\u003e start browser and check/download/install update in background\r\n# true\t-\u003e start browser only when check/download/install update complete (default)\r\nChromiumWaitForDownloadEnd=true\r\n\r\n# Use chrlauncher as updater, but does not start Chromium (boolean):\r\n#\r\n# false\t-\u003e update \u0026 start Chromium (default)\r\n# true\t-\u003e download \u0026 install Chromium update without start\r\nChromiumUpdateOnly=false\r\n\r\n# Type of Chromium builds:\r\n#\r\n# dev-official\r\n#\tOfficial development builds from snapshots repository\r\n#\t\"storage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-snapshots/index.html\" (32/64 bit)\r\n#\r\n# stable-codecs-sync\r\n#\tUnofficial stable builds with codecs\r\n#\t\"github.com/Hibbiki/chromium-win64/releases\" (64 bit)\r\n#\t\"github.com/Hibbiki/chromium-win32/releases\" (32 bit)\r\n#\r\n# dev-nosync\r\n#\tUnofficial development builds without Google services\r\n#\t\"github.com/RobRich999/Chromium_Clang/releases\" (32/64 bit)\r\n#\r\n# dev-codecs-sync\r\n#\tUnofficial development builds with codecs and without Google services\r\n#\t\"github.com/macchrome/winchrome/releases\" (64 bit)\r\n#\r\n# dev-codecs-nosync\r\n#\tUnofficial development builds with codecs and without Google services\r\n#\t\"github.com/macchrome/winchrome/releases\" (64 bit)\r\n#\r\n# ungoogled-chromium\r\n#\tUnofficial builds without Google integration and enhanced privacy (based on Eloston project)\r\n#\t\"github.com/macchrome/winchrome/releases/\" (32/64 bit)\r\n#\t\"github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium\"\r\nChromiumType=dev-official\r\n\r\n# Check for new Chromium version once in X days (integer):\r\n#\r\n# 2\t-\u003e check updates once in a X days (default)\r\n# 0\t-\u003e disable update checking\r\n# -1\t-\u003e force update checking\r\nChromiumCheckPeriod=2\r\n\r\n# Last cached update checking timestamp (integer):\r\nChromiumLastCheck=0\r\n\r\n# Start browser when downloading and installing is over (boolean)\r\n#\r\nChromiumRunAtEnd=true\r\n\r\n# A DLL hijack implements Chrome full portability as well as tab enhancements.\r\n# https://github.com/Bush2021/chrome_plus\r\n#ChromePlusDirectory=.\\chrome_plus\r\n\r\n#\r\n# Internal settings (SDK)\r\n#\r\n\r\n# Set custom useragent (string):\r\n#UserAgent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/128.0.0.0 Safari/537.36\r\n\r\n# Set proxy configuration (string):\r\n#Proxy=127.0.0.1:80\r\n~~~\r\n### FAQ:\r\n- [If you lost all setting and extensions when copy Chromium to another PC (answer)](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/116#issuecomment-444426692)\r\n- [How to force check for an update every chrlauncher start?](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/92#issuecomment-343274418)\r\n- [How to host the Chromium package zip on custom network?](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/86)\r\n- [Can't sign-in to Chromium](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/115#issuecomment-444268533)\r\n- [Set proxy configuration for a chrlauncher](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/61#issuecomment-439295515)\r\n- [Pass on chrlauncher arguments into Chromium](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/76#issuecomment-312444105)\r\n- [Disable annoying chrlauncher window popup](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/96#issuecomment-439294915)\r\n- [Is it possible to downgrade Chromium version?](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/112#issuecomment-440940865)\r\n- [Fix for duplicated taskbar icons creation](https://github.com/henrypp/chrlauncher/issues/49#issuecomment-289285155)\r\n---\r\n- Website: [github.com/henrypp](https://github.com/henrypp)\r\n- Support: sforce5@mail.ru\r\n---\r\n(c) 2015-2025 Henry++\r\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhenrypp%2Fchrlauncher","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fhenrypp%2Fchrlauncher","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhenrypp%2Fchrlauncher/lists"}