Egg uses the same Chromium core as Chrome — via WebView2 — so pages render identically. The differences are everything around the engine.
| Egg | Chrome | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine & rendering | ||
| Chromium engine | Yes (WebView2) | Yes |
| Security patches | Auto via Edge runtime | Auto |
| Widevine DRM | Yes | Yes |
| GPU acceleration | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Telemetry / phone-home | None | Extensive |
| Tracker blocking | Always-on | Off (extension required) |
| Tracking parameter strip | 40+ params auto | — |
| Bounce-tracking bypass | Yes | Limited |
| Optional WebRTC leak prevention | Yes | Extension required |
| Cookie banner auto-dismiss | Optional | Extension required |
| Account required | Optional | Strongly nudged |
| AI agent | ||
| Built-in chat agent | Yes | — |
| Bring your own model key | Anthropic / OpenAI / Google / OpenRouter | — |
| Run a model on-device | Ollama | — |
| Browser automation by the agent | CDP-backed, real DOM | — |
| Skills system | 7 built-in, custom folders | — |
| MCP server support | Generic MCP client | — |
| Agent firewall + audit log | Yes | — |
| Reading & feeds | ||
| Reader mode | Reader / Magazine / Mirror | Limited (Reading Mode) |
| Social feed extraction | LinkedIn, Twitter | — |
| Done / Later card actions | Yes | — |
| Tabs & profiles | ||
| Vertical sidebar tabs | Yes | — |
| Tab groups | Yes | Yes |
| Browser profiles | Full sandboxes | Yes |
| Per-profile windows | Yes | Yes |
| Passwords & passkeys | ||
| Password manager | Encrypted local vault | Google Password Manager |
| Passkeys (WebAuthn) | Self-authored, vault-encrypted | Via Google account |
| Import from other browsers | Chrome, Firefox | Limited |
| Sync | ||
| Cross-device sync | Yes | Yes (account-based) |
| End-to-end encrypted by default | Yes | Optional (passphrase) |
| Account required for sync | Device pairing only | Google account |
| Cloud holds plaintext | Never | By default |
| Workspaces & people | ||
| Project containers | Filesystem-backed | — |
| Knowledge synthesis | LLM-compiled | — |
| Web monitors | Schedule + alerts | — |
| Contacts / CRM | Built-in | — |
| Publish to public link | Yes | — |
| Extensions | ||
| Chrome MV3 extensions | Yes (Win) | Yes |
| Web Store install | Yes (Win) | Yes |
| Mac extensions | Not yet | Yes |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Not yet | Yes |
| iOS / Android | Not yet | Yes |
Egg is a real browser, but Chrome has years and platforms we don’t.
If you need a browser on your phone, Chrome is on every platform. Egg is desktop-only today.
Egg ships on Windows and macOS. Chrome runs on Linux too. We want to get there.
Chrome extensions only run on Egg’s Windows build today. Mac extension support is on the roadmap.
If you live inside Google’s services and want one-click sign-in everywhere, Chrome integrates more tightly.
Chrome is built for the open web. Egg is built for browsing with an agent.
Chrome has Gemini in a side panel. Egg runs the agent inside the browser, with skills, tools, and direct DOM access.
Chrome locks you into Gemini. Egg runs Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, or local Ollama — per agent, per task.
Chrome phones home. Egg doesn’t. Tracker blocking, parameter stripping, and prefetch suppression are always on.
Chrome sync requires a Google account and stores plaintext by default. Egg pairs devices peer-to-peer with E2E encryption.
Three reading modes plus a feed view for LinkedIn and Twitter. Chrome has Reading Mode — and that’s about it.
Egg gives you project containers, scheduled web monitors, and a built-in contact graph. Chrome doesn’t.
Free to download. Bring your own API key.
Download for WindowsAlso available for macOS