Explore Chromium source code
Here, you will find tools to explore and help understanding the chrome browser source code (chromium source code).
- First, read the introductory documentation
- Then take a look at chromium directory structure with the directory explorer
- Use the components dependency explorer for an interactive graphic exploration of Chromium components and their dependencies. Chromium has a very large number of components : you can use the menu on the right to select specific views.
- Check the list of components with the Components review.
- For example, look for the chrome executable component. You can view its dependencies, check which build project has generated it.
- Review some chromium concepts. From a concept page, browse to the related directory or component, or follow external links for more information.
- The Code domain explorer shows the major code domains of the project (user interface, web, network...). For each category, you may find the major related folders (check the folders with the highest score and with a star), some related subsystems or components...
- Use the Code domain schema for an interactive graphic exploration of the code domains.
- For more choices, use the menu
Enjoy exploring !
This documentation applies to: Chromium 108 (9/2022)