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Google Chrome Canary for Mac Now Available

Written by Kevin

Google has released the latest development release of Google Chrome for Mac OS X users.

Google has released the latest development release of Google Chrome for Mac OS X users. Google releases these versions to have the general public help test and debug their work before a final release.

In case you are wondering installing Google Canary will not overwrite or replace your current version of Google Chrome. In fact, it installs as a completely separate application, so if you feel it’s not for you then you can delete it and use your previously installed Chrome build.

Canary will be unstable at times but that is expected with a pre-release like this, but the benefit of trying this version is to also get a sneak peek at some new features and improvements Google is working on.

If this seems like your cup of tea then go ahead and grab your copy now from Google here.

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Kevin

Kevin is the Founder and Senior Editor of Tech Heavy. When he isn't writing about the latest tech tools he spends his days working in an IT department in Dubuque, IA. @kevincray

3 Comments

  • That’s kind of confusing… can you please explain what is the difference between the old Chome and the Canary version? I’m not sure why they would not have replaced it in the installation process?

    • Canary is simply a development release, a release to allow brave users to test out new features and updates. It is not always stable, your pretty much beta testing for Google. This is not intended for the entire general public to use yet. With this being said they leave it as its own install so you can easily delete it if you don’t like it.

  • So what exactly is the benefit of using Canary? Does it help the users at all or is it just a glitchier version of Chrome?