> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/uazo/cromite/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Features Overview

> Comprehensive overview of Cromite's privacy, security, and enhancement features

Cromite is a privacy-focused Chromium fork that provides comprehensive protection against tracking, fingerprinting, and unwanted data collection. This page provides a high-level overview of all features organized by category.

## Feature Categories

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Privacy Features" icon="shield" href="/features/privacy">
    Complete Google service removal, tracking protection, and privacy-first settings
  </Card>

  <Card title="Ad Blocking" icon="ban" href="/features/ad-blocking">
    Built-in AdBlock Plus engine with CNAME uncloaking and advanced filtering
  </Card>

  <Card title="Anti-Fingerprinting" icon="fingerprint" href="/features/anti-fingerprinting">
    Comprehensive fingerprinting mitigations for Canvas, WebGL, Media APIs, and more
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security Features" icon="lock" href="/features/security">
    Enhanced security with JIT disabled, DOH, certificate transparency, and sandboxing
  </Card>

  <Card title="UI Enhancements" icon="paintbrush" href="/features/ui-enhancements">
    User interface improvements and customization options
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tracking Navigation" icon="route" href="/features/privacy#tracking-navigation">
    Network isolation, cookie partitioning, and cross-origin protections
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Quick Summary

### Anti-Fingerprinting

Cromite disables or mitigates dozens of fingerprinting vectors including Battery API, Client Hints, WebGL, Canvas, Media APIs, and more. It provides comprehensive protection against browser fingerprinting techniques.

**Key protections:**

* Disabled APIs: Battery, GamePad, WebGPU, SpeechSynthesis, Idle Detection
* Mitigations: Canvas, WebGL, Audio, Media Device partitioning
* Overrides: Language, connection info, device memory, timezone

### Privacy

Complete removal of Google services and tracking mechanisms. Cromite blocks preconnections, disables site engagement scoring, removes sync and translation services, and enables Do-Not-Track by default.

**Key features:**

* No Google services (Sync, Translate, DNS, Updates)
* Disabled: Site engagement, reporting API, preconnect/prerender
* Enabled: Do-Not-Track, Global Privacy Control

### Tracking Navigation

Advanced network isolation features including third-party storage partitioning, cookie partitioning by top frame domain (similar to Firefox Total Cookie Protection), and comprehensive header reduction.

**Key protections:**

* Cookie partitioning by top frame domain
* Third-party storage partitioning
* Network isolation and HSTS cache partitioning
* Reduced HTTP headers in cross-origin requests

### Ad Blocking

Built-in modified AdBlock Plus engine with DNS CNAME support, WebSocket blocking, and automatic filter updates. No CSS rules support but effective blocking of network requests.

**Key features:**

* Modified AdBlock Plus engine
* DNS CNAME uncloaking
* WebSocket and WebTransport blocking
* Daily automatic filter updates

### Security

Enhanced security posture with JIT compilation disabled by default, DOH secure mode, certificate transparency, and improved sandboxing on Windows.

**Key features:**

* JIT disabled by default
* DOH secure mode enabled
* Certificate Transparency enabled
* Enhanced sandboxing (Windows: network service sandbox, CIG, ACG)

### UI Enhancements

Extensive UI improvements for Android including bookmark management, tab handling, improved navigation, and customization options. Desktop version includes menu enhancements.

**Key features:**

* Bookmark import/export (Android)
* Tab management improvements
* Address bar customization
* Native Android autofill support

<Note>
  Many features can be toggled via flags at `chrome://flags`. Some security features like JIT disabling may impact performance but significantly improve security.
</Note>

## Platform-Specific Features

### Android

* Always-incognito mode
* User scripts support
* Native autofill integration
* Improved bookmarks UI
* Tab grouping and management
* Audio playback in background

### Desktop

* ManifestV2 extension support
* High efficiency mode enabled by default
* Percent-based mousewheel scrolling
* Keyboard Layout API mitigation

### Windows

* Non-standard font blocking
* Enhanced sandbox (CIG, ACG, network service)
* Webcam presence hiding
* PublicKeyCredential fingerprinting mitigations

<Info>
  For detailed information about each feature category, visit the dedicated pages linked above.
</Info>
