How To Uninstall Chromium Web Browser on Mac

Author Tasnia Salinas By Tasnia Salinas, on January 9, 2021, in Mac Uninstaller

What is Chromium? Chromium is Google's open-source web browser project. It is a fully functional browser on macOS, Windows PC, Linux and Ubuntu. The Chromium code is also widely used by other parties to create their own "fake" Chromium browsers (How To Transfer Files Between iPhone and Mac). Many vendors use the code in a similar manner as Google, while others simply build it as-is and release browsers with the Chromium name (How To Completely Uninstall Firefox Quantum on Mac OS X).

The differences between Chromium and Chrome: Both Chrome and Chromium two browsers have always had some differences, as indicated by their names: chromium is the metal used to make chrome plating. Simply put, Chromium has fewer features than Google Chrome, such as Auto-update capability, Integrated Adobe Flash Player, API keys for some Google services, etc (How To Uninstall Google Chrome on Mac).

How To Uninstall Chromium on Mac

Why uninstalling Chromium on Mac? Many vendors use the code in a similar manner as Google, while others simply build it as-is and release browsers with the Chromium name. Also, there are many malicious Chroomium browser virus extensions that may harm your Mac, like eFast browser, eFast, Tortuga, Citrio browser, WebDiscover, Yandex, etc. Follow this quick article to learn how to safely uninstall Chromium on Mac (How To Completely Uninstall MacKeeper on Mac).


Table of Content:

Part 1: How To Uninstall Chromium on Mac Manually

Chromium is free, fast and lightweight web browser software that's very friendly on macOS. You can simply uninstall Chromium by dragging it from Applications folder to Trash. Unfortunately this regular method will leave a mess of orphaned Chromium caches and other leftover junk on your Mac. Here are the detailed steps that help completely uninstall Chromium on Mac (How To Uninstall Evernote on Mac).

  • Step 1: First, quit Chromium to ensure the safety removal.
  • How To Uninstall Chromium on Mac
  • Step 2: Open Finder app on Mac > Applications > Chromium > Move Chromium to Trash:
  • How To Uninstall Chromium on Mac
  • Step 3: Remove Chromium leftover junk: Open Finder > in Menu, click Go > enter /Library/Chromium.
  • How To Uninstall Chromium on Mac
  • Step 4: Search all Chromium web browser orphaned files by digging into each folder. Most of them are stored in: Application Support | Caches | Containers | Frameworks | Logs | Preferences | Saved | Application State | WebKit
  • How To Uninstall Chromium on Mac
  • Step 5: Remove the files associated with Chromium to Trash > Empty Trash and restart your Mac to finish the removal of Chromium on your Mac.
  • How To Uninstall Chromium on Mac Manually

Part 2: How To Clean Uninstall Chromium on Mac [Time-Saving Method]

To have clean and complete uninstallation on macOS isn't as easy as you thought since many app residual junk would be left behind. That's why you cannot miss Omni Remover, an expert Chromium Uninstaller software that can help uninstall Chromium and other stubborn extentions, fake Chromium browser on your Mac. Here are the detailed steps about how to uninstall Chromium with Omni Remover. Free Download


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    Step 1:

    Click here to download Omni Remover > Install and Open Omni Remover on your Mac.

    How To Completely Uninstall Chromium on Mac Step 1
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    In Omni Remover > App Uninstall > Choose Chromium icon > Clean Uninstall (How To Import Photos from iPhone to Mac).

    How To Completely Uninstall Chromium on Mac Step 2
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    Then Omni Remover will start searching all Chromium files > After it finished scanning, click Clean Uninstall to start removing Chromium from your Mac.

    How To Completely Uninstall Chromium on Mac Step 3

The Bottom Line

It's simple to clean uninstall Chromium with Omni Remover. Have any questions, feel free to drop a line to us if you have any questions. Apart from uninstall Chromium Client and other stubborn applications on Mac, Omni Remover is also capable of freeing up storage space on your Mac. Give it a try here: Free Download Now >


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