X-SRWare Iron

X-SRWare Iron was designed as a portable version of SRWare Iron, which is a web browser based on Chromium. The main advantage of this distribution is portability, meaning that the package is transportable and completely non-intrusive.

As opposed to an installer-based approach, the portable edition can be carried on a removable drive and launched on any computer without leaving a footprint on the registry.

However, the producing company of SRWare does issue a portable package for the product each time a new update is released, hence there’s no novelty in X-SRWare Iron.

The original SRWare Iron bears a shocking resemblance to Chrome, given the fact that they share the same engine, namely Chromium. Despite this aspect, there are a few differences between the two, most of which are related to privacy.

While Chrome communicates with Google’s servers a great deal and transmits browsing behaviors, crash and error reports, as well as details related to Chrome installation, SRWare Iron provides a more intimate environment, where such personal information isn’t unveiled.

Besides the differences mentioned above, Iron’s behavior is very similar to Chrome’s. This means tabbed browsing, access to Google services, bookmark and download managers, incognito mode, as well as a history tracker.

Moreover, you have access to developer tools, a JavaScript console, the popular browser-based task manager and the rich collection of settings and adjustments offered by Chrome’s engine.

X-SRWare Iron brings nothing new to the software market, as users can enjoy a portable edition of SRWare Iron issued by the producing company itself. Moreover, it does not keep up with SRWare’s updates, as it should.