14 DAY TRIAL // Arriving almost a full year after the first Windows build was pushed out the door, Chrome Canary is finally available for Mac users.
“We’re pleased to announce that Google Chrome Canary for Mac is now available,” Mark Mentovai, software engineer announces on the Chromium Blog.
“When we released Google Chrome Canary for Windows last year to help get more feedback on crashes from the bravest Chrome users, we weren’t sure how many people would tolerate using a completely untested build of Chrome,” Mentovai continues.
“Since then, hundreds of thousands of Windows users have contributed to Chrome’s development by using the Canary and sending us valuable feedback. Thanks!”, he writes.
Following the same philosophy, the Mac version of Google Chrome Canary automatically updates more frequently than the Dev channel, and does not undergo any manual testing before each release, according to Mentovai.
Users can run it concurrently with a Dev, Beta, or Stable version of Google Chrome because Canary is expected to be unstable and even unusable at times.
If, as a user, you decide to set up Sync in each version of Chrome that you use, the same set of bookmarks, extensions, and themes will be applied to Chrome Canary. You can also run it separately, by leaving it out of Sync.
“If you’re a Mac user and want to help us test the bleeding edge, or if you just want to see our icon in shades of yellow, take it for a spin!”, Mentovai says, trying to entice the Mac userbase.
As with all versions of the open source web browser, Chrome Canary for Mac will require an Intel-based machine, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later, a minimum of 128MB of RAM, and just over 100MB of free hard disk space.
Download Google Chrome Canary for Mac OS X (Free)
Note: Google Chrome Canary is Alpha software (some may regard it as pre-Alpha, even), therefore it is not to be relied upon. The software is intended solely for testing and may pose security threats. For important tasks, we recommend a stable version of Chrome, or other web browsers.