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As soon as installation is finished, you are ready to use Chromium in your project:Ĭonst fs = require ( 'fs' ) const webdriver = require ( 'selenium-webdriver' ) const chrome = require ( 'selenium-webdriver/chrome' ) const chromium = require ( 'chromium' ) require ( 'chromedriver' ) async function start ( ) start ( ) Cache Downloaded Binariesīy default downloaded chromium binaries are cached in the appropriate cache directory for your operating system.Unlike Google Chrome, which has an automatic software update included, Chromium does not update itself or prompt the user to install an update. Usageĭepending on your needs, you can install module into devDependencies ( -save-dev) or production dependencies ( -save) npm install -save chromiumĭuring the installation process node-chromium will find the latest suitable build for your platform, download it and extract into libraries folder. If you need to use older versions of Node.js try node-chromium 1.x.x releases. Starting from version 2.2.0 node-chromium is tested against and supports Node.js LTS and latest stable releases You can see full list of differences in Fossbytes article. The main benefit of using Chromium is that it doesn't include all the proprietary modifications made by Google, thus it's more lightweight and more suitable for automation purposes. The reason why Chrome and Chromium are tied to each other is that Chome borrows Chromium’s source code. Google Chrome, also released in 2008, is a proprietary web browser developed and maintained by Google. Why Chromium?Ĭhromium is an open-source web browser developed and maintained by The Chromium Project. Node-chromium allows you to easily add Chromium binaries to your project and use it for automation, testing, web scraping or just for fun. Chromium binaries for your NodeJS project