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Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster,
and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. This site
contains design documents, architecture overviews, testing information, and more
to help you learn to build and work with the Chromium source code.

#### Learn how to

* [Browse](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git) or
  [search](https://cs.chromium.org/) the sources online
* [Get the Code: Checkout, Build, &
  Run](/developers/how-tos/get-the-code)
* [Contributing code](/developers/contributing-code)
* Debug on [Windows](/developers/how-tos/debugging-on-windows), [OS
  X](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/docs/mac/debugging.md),
  [Linux](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/docs/linux/debugging.md)
  or
  [Android](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/docs/android_debugging_instructions.md).
* [Report a bug](/for-testers/bug-reporting-guidelines)

#### Other important links

* [Documentation in the source
  tree](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/HEAD/docs/)
* [Discussion Groups](/developers/discussion-groups) (such as
  [chromium-discuss](http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-discuss))
* [Chromium Blog](http://blog.chromium.org)
* [Chromium Issue
  Tracker](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list)
* [Chromium Release Calendar](/developers/calendar)
* [For Third Party Developers](/Home/third-party-developers)
* [For Webmasters: Common pitfalls making a site work in multiple
  browsers.](/Home/chromecompatfaq)
* [For Web Developers: Google Chrome Developer Tools](/devtools)

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![picture of a web browser window with wings, flying](/Home/flying_browser.png)

#### Sections

* [Getting Involved](/getting-involved): learn how you can help the
  Chromium project
* [For Developers](/developers): design docs, how-tos, and other
  useful information for developers
* [For Testers](/for-testers): bug reporting guidelines, test plans,
  and other quality-related documentation
* [User Experience](/user-experience): the design philosophy behind
  many of Chromium's features
* [Issue Tracking](/issue-tracking): process documentation related to
  issue tracking and management
* [Contact](/contact): report a bug or a security issue, or get in
  touch with individual members of the team
* [Security](/Home/chromium-security): learn about Chromium security,
  and how to contact us or get involved
* [Privacy](/Home/chromium-privacy): information about Chromium
  privacy, how to get more information, and how to contact us
* [Events](/events): information about Chromium events

#### Life Of A Chromium Developer

Interested but don't know where to start? Need a quick crash course on Chromium
development? Take a look through the [Life Of A Chromium
Developer](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1abnqM9j6zFodPHA38JG1061rG2iGj_GABxEDgZsdbJg)
slide deck:

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