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Google Chrome Frame brings Chrome’s rendering engine to Internet Explorer

google-chrome-frame Internet Explorer users who are stuck with an older version of the browser and cannot upgrade or switch to another browser has a solution – the Google Chrome Frame - an open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome's open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer. With Google Chrome Frame, you can start using open web technologies, like the HTML5 canvas tag and others, that aren't yet supported in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8.

Google Chrome Frame which was initially launched exactly a year ago, shed its beta tag today and got promoted to the Stable channel. If you’re an IT administrator, they’ve also posted an MSI installer for deploying Google Chrome Frame in your network.

One challenge developers face in using these new technologies is that they are not yet supported by Internet Explorer. Developers can't afford to ignore IE as a significant share of Internet users use some version of IE, and so they end up spending lots of time implementing work-arounds or limiting the functionality of their apps.

With Google Chrome Frame, developers can now take advantage of the latest open web technologies, even in legacy browser like Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8.

To start using Google Chrome Frame, all developers need to do is to add a single tag:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1">

When Google Chrome Frame detects this tag it switches automatically to using Google Chrome's speedy WebKit-based rendering engine. For users, installing Google Chrome Frame will allow them to seamlessly enjoy modern web apps at through the familiar interface of the version of IE that they are currently using.

Microsoft has recently released the first beta of Internet Explorer 9 that supports HTML5 and is standards-compliant to a fair extent. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer 9 can't be installed in Windows XP, which is still the most popular operating system. Google Chrome Frame is an alternative solution for such users.

Many Google services like Orkut, Google Docs, and YouTube already uses Google Chrome Frame. Several big sites like DeviantART, Hootsuite, and github have added support and I’m sure many would follow suite.

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