Install Cromite on CachyOS

What should I do after installing Cromite?

1. Open Cromite from your app menu.
2. Or run cromite in a terminal.
3. Run pacman -Qi cromite-bin to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove Cromite?

Update:

Remove:

What is Cromite?

Cromite a Bromite fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!

Package description: Cromite a Bromite fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements (binary release)

Reviews of Cromite on CachyOS

From GitHub

uazo/cromite · ★ 8,458 stars · last commit Nov 1, 2026 · latest release Sep 15, 2026

Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

1. F-Droid repo and the website are downOpen

   For last 4-6 hours, the F-Droid repo is down.

   @vdbhb59 · Sep 12, 2025 · 25 reactions · 93 comments · View on GitHub

2. 4 major issues with latest 153 releaseOpen

   1. History randomly clears, sometimes after you close and open the browser, sometimes without doing so. 2. Pull to refresh randomly gets desactivated. 3. a black area appears above the toolbar when bottom bar is activated, this doesn't happen when "always show toolbar" is on. 4.…

   @KickMultistream · Sep 16, 2026 · 26 reactions · 14 comments · View on GitHub

3. History loss after install Cromite 153.0.8010.37Open

   Yes Yes Cromite 153.0.8010.37 arm Android 16 Samsung s23 ultra No #ask-for-restart-on-connection-change disabled #clienthello-fragmentation enabled The pull-to-refresh effect disabled #disable-toolbar-swipe-up enabled #enable-extensions-android enabled #enable-show-ntp-at-startup…

   @wangcccccct · Sep 19, 2026 · 26 reactions · 24 comments · View on GitHub

4. Cromite F-Droid repository is bugged and its crashing F-Droid | Website is downClosed

   Yes Yes 142.0.7444.176 arm64 Android 15 Realme C53 No i dont remember the correct name but the one that puts the searchbar downsides (but this problem existed before it too btw) No No it happens on fdroid where first the error was when we added the repository with it now it…

   @alihashimxd · Dec 11, 2025 · 21 reactions · 20 comments · View on GitHub

5. Is Cromite dead?Closed

   Random crashes (for people with android 12 and under). Bad default settings like the "throttle 60hz by default" which is just pointless because all phones have 120hz now even the cheap ones which makes Cromite users stand out more for fingerprinting. Javascript JIT disabled by…

   @KickMultistream · Jun 30, 2026 · 20 reactions · 98 comments · View on GitHub

6. Option to hide extensions button from toolbar and move extenstions list to three-dots menuOpen

   No Maybe Kiwi Browser The horizontal space on smartphones is narrow and limited. The button for opening the list of extensions on the toolbar takes up some of the space, and if "Toolbar shortcut" is enabled, there is very little space left for the omnibox. I suggest introducing a…

   @notsyncing12309 · Dec 22, 2025 · 18 reactions · 2 comments · View on GitHub

7. Provide cromite webview with a name other than com.android.webviewOpen

   No Unrelated Provide an extra apk alongside the current webview one so that custom android roms that support picking android webview can easily switch between them without having to use magisk modules or modifying the default apps provided the operating system 1. Using magisk…

   @ghost · Jan 24, 2025 · 17 reactions · 17 comments · View on GitHub

8. eMudhra Intermediate CA CompromiseOpen

   Cromite needs to be updated asap

   @sinancetinkaya · Oct 21, 2026 · 17 reactions · 5 comments · View on GitHub

9. Browsing history frequently clearsOpen

   No No 153.0.8010.37 arm64 Android 16 Galaxy S23 No ask-for-restart-on-connection-change, cleartext-permitted, enable-show-ntp-at-startup, incognito-screenshot, ntp-mvc-refactor, omnibox-num-ntp-zps-recent-searches, omnibox-num-ntp-zps-trending-searches, pixel-perfect-mode,…

   @tp0 · Sep 15, 2026 · 16 reactions · 3 comments · View on GitHub

10. Scrolling inside some web elements not working on AndroidClosed

    No Yes v139.0.7258.158 arm64-v8a Android 15 Galaxy S24 Ultra No no flags changed. No No No. When browsing certain websites on Android using Cromite, I cannot scroll inside specific web elements (e.g. code blocks or containers with overflow content). The browser does not respond…

    @Graf-source · Aug 31, 2025 · 14 reactions · 15 comments · View on GitHub

11. Tab groupsOpen

    Add toggle to disable/enable tab group

    @xredfalcon1-netizen · Oct 23, 2026 · 1 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

12. Zoom Gesture Not working lOpen

    No No 153.0.8010.37 arm64-v8a Android 15 Samsung S21+ No 'no flags changed No No No Zoom Gesture (pinch to zoom) doesn't work correctly: it either doesn't zoom in or gets stuck zoomed in. Only solution I have found the only way to fix the issue is to close and re-open the app.…

    @AzIAmDev · Oct 23, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

13. Swipe forward doesn't workOpen

    No Yes v153.0.8010.37-11507ac1061b5ea227806f5e84db5a57df6ccf6a arm64 Android 16 Redmi Note 13 Pro G5 No All default. No No No. Since v141, the Swipe Forward option works only on the default New Tab page. On other pages, it acts as the Swipe Back option. Note that this is not a…

    @Aridow · Oct 22, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

14. New UpdateOpen

    No When will we get a new update? Is the project officially dead? Give a new update Titanium, Vivaldi etc

    @BlazeeNil · Oct 20, 2026 · 2 comments · View on GitHub

15. CROMITE IS DEADOpen

    ChinaPhone virus 2000 Yes alt + F4 if you haven't noticed already, Cromite is dead, the dev doesn't give 2 ducks about it anymore, not a word from him for months now, i advice everybody to switch to Cromite is not the only browser enabling extensions and dev tools from the…

    @Streamembeds · Oct 20, 2026 · 6 reactions · 1 comments · View on GitHub