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Chrome Pale Moon
Development Status Active Active
Operating Systems Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows
BSD, Linux, macOS, Windows
Year Started 2008 2009
Last updated 2026
Manufacturer Google Moonchild Productions
Rendering Engine Chromium Goanna
AdBlock Native No Unknown
"AI" Features? Yes
Chrome has integrated Google's Gemini model into their browser.
No
The Pale Moon developers have announced that they will not be incorporating AI "in any way, shape or form".
Extensions support Yes Unknown
Lightweight Browser No Unknown
Minimalistic UI No
NPAPI Support No Yes
Paid No
Retro OS Support No
Browser Sync Yes Yes
Built-in VPN? No
License Proprietary freeware, based on open-source components MPL 2.0 (with some LGPL, Apache and MIT licensed third-party components)
Wikipedia Page Chrome on Wikipedia Pale Moon on Wikipedia
Device Platforms Desktop, Mobile Desktop
Public Source Code? No https://repo.palemoon.org/MoonchildProductions/Pale-Moon
Website www.google.com/chrome/ www.palemoon.org