Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, but there would be no Chrome without Chromium, the open source project that underpins it.

Here’s what Chromium is, where you can download it and how it shapes your online experience. [And, if you hate it, here’s how to get rid of it.]

Computerworld put Chrome and Chromium under the magnifying glass to better understand what Chromium does and how it figures into the development of its offspring.