Supermium

[justacruzr2]

Probably not the first to post about Supermium but it's great.   Tried K-Meleon but it didn't work right for many websites.  Tried MyPal but never could get it to run.  Always blew up on start with the message MyPal has caused an error in kernel32.dll......MyPal will now close.  Still have and was using Firefox 45.9 and it did pretty well with the exception that on some websites, such as this one, clicking on a button wouldn't  work and many websites I had to make a security exception for Firefox to load the page.  But Supermium is letting me go anywhere I usually go with no problems.  Everything is displayed correctly and every button works.  I'm very impressed and hope the developers (I know its a modified version of Chromium) keep it up to date for any future changes to the way browsers work.  My system is an HP Pavilion Media Center with dual-core Pentium D processors running XP Pro SP3 on the one drive and XP Pro Media Center Edition on the other.  Very handy to have parallel installations.  Anyway hats off to those who work on Supermium.  Great job!

[Monroe]

I assume that you are talking about the version of Supermium in the 'Web Browsers / Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes' section. That version does not seem to be portable or am I wrong? I am using Win XP and would like a portable version that is Google free for Win XP. I found a version at Major Geeks:

Download Supermium Portable - MajorGeeks / Supermium Portable 132.0.6834.226_R5.02

Date: 08/26/2025
Size: 192 MB
License: Open Source
Requires: 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/supermium_portable.html

Then at PortableApps.com: Supermium Portable 126.0.6478.261 R7 (web browser with legacy support) Released

A new version of Supermium Portable has been released. Supermium is a web browser based on Chrome with legacy Windows support (XP/vista/7/8).

https://portableapps.com/news/2025-01-27--supermium-portable-126.0.6478.261-R7-released

and there appear to be at least a couple versions at Github ... but they seem to be only for Windows 7 and 8.

I've been wanting to try Supermium for a year or so but just not sure which version to work with and if a portable version would work. In the Supermium topic in 'Web Browsers' there is never any talk of a portable version. 

Would that portable version at Major Geeks be OK to go with? ... I've read the talk about using only an 'ungoogled' version.

Thanks ...

 

 

Edited yesterday at 09:44 AM by Monroe
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[NotHereToPlayGames]

1 hour ago, Monroe said:

there is never any talk of a portable version

Technically, the developer doesn't have to create a portable version.

Any web browser, be it Mozilla-based or Chromium-based, can be 'made into' a PORTABLE version by using a "loader".

I've only used PORTABLE browsers for the last THIRTY YEARS.

[tekkaman]

13 hours ago, justacruzr2 said:

Probably not the first to post about Supermium but it's great.   Tried K-Meleon but it didn't work right for many websites.  Tried MyPal but never could get it to run.  Always blew up on start with the message MyPal has caused an error in kernel32.dll......MyPal will now close.  Still have and was using Firefox 45.9 and it did pretty well with the exception that on some websites, such as this one, clicking on a button wouldn't  work and many websites I had to make a security exception for Firefox to load the page.  But Supermium is letting me go anywhere I usually go with no problems.  Everything is displayed correctly and every button works.  I'm very impressed and hope the developers (I know its a modified version of Chromium) keep it up to date for any future changes to the way browsers work.  My system is an HP Pavilion Media Center with dual-core Pentium D processors running XP Pro SP3 on the one drive and XP Pro Media Center Edition on the other.  Very handy to have parallel installations.  Anyway hats off to those who work on Supermium.  Great job!

How is the performance with a Pentium D CPU ? Does Youtube play videos ok ? 

Edited yesterday at 03:38 PM by tekkaman

[justacruzr2]

13 hours ago, Monroe said:

I assume that you are talking about the version of Supermium in the 'Web Browsers / Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes' section. That version does not seem to be portable or am I wrong? I am using Win XP and would like a portable version that is Google free for Win XP. I found a version at Major Geeks:

Download Supermium Portable - MajorGeeks / Supermium Portable 132.0.6834.226_R5.02

Date: 08/26/2025
Size: 192 MB
License: Open Source
Requires: 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/supermium_portable.html

Then at PortableApps.com: Supermium Portable 126.0.6478.261 R7 (web browser with legacy support) Released

A new version of Supermium Portable has been released. Supermium is a web browser based on Chrome with legacy Windows support (XP/vista/7/8).

https://portableapps.com/news/2025-01-27--supermium-portable-126.0.6478.261-R7-released

and there appear to be at least a couple versions at Github ... but they seem to be only for Windows 7 and 8.

I've been wanting to try Supermium for a year or so but just not sure which version to work with and if a portable version would work. In the Supermium topic in 'Web Browsers' there is never any talk of a portable version. 

Would that portable version at Major Geeks be OK to go with? ... I've read the talk about using only an 'ungoogled' version.

Thanks ..

 

 

I think NOTHEARTOPLAYGAMES has answered your portable question.   The version I downloaded is the 132 etc, etc version.  I just picked the 32 bit version for XP but didn't notice if there was a portable version. .  I suggest you try it.  The first time I installed it I chose the "ungoogled" version.  Problem was that eliminates Google as being one of the search engines you can make as the default.  Since I regularly use Google for searching, I uninstalled it and re-installed it without checking the "ungoogled" mode.  There is no "ungoogled" version of Supermium.  It is a choice you make during the install.

Edited 22 hours ago by justacruzr2

[justacruzr2]

7 hours ago, tekkaman said:

How is the performance with a Pentium D CPU ? Does Youtube play videos ok ? 

It's good performance after the first run.  First run sets up a bunch of stuff on your computer (files/folders) and that slows it down a little bit.  After that it's alright.  And yes, YouTube works like you'd expect.  There is a performance setting in settings.  If you have ever used Chrome it's pretty much the same layout and should be familiar to you.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

19 hours ago, tekkaman said:

How is the performance with a Pentium D CPU ?

 

I do not own any Pentium D.  Also, that seems a bit vague, "Pentium D" reveals a benchmark score of anywhere from a terrible 374 to an impressive 3240.

 

12 hours ago, justacruzr2 said:

It's good performance after the first run.

That's only talking about the launch time for the GUI to load, that doesn't really reveal "good performance".

 

For me, running all three v132s on the same exact hardware, Supermium is THE SLOWEST PERFORMANCE compared to "real" Chrome and "real" Chromium.

 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by NotHereToPlayGames

[justacruzr2]

My Pentium D runs @ 3Ghz and that might explain why performance on my computer is better. I'm happy with it.