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	Adding Brave Browser support to Profile Sync daemon can be automated with an overlay.		Adding Brave Browser support to Profile Sync daemon can be automated with an overlay.
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	A full list of policies can be found at [https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/ Chrome Enterprise Policy List & Management].		A full list of policies can be found at [<tvar name=1>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/</tvar> Chrome Enterprise Policy List & Management].

	=== Natively Supported Policies === <!--T:8-->		=== Natively Supported Policies === <!--T:8-->

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	== Installation ==		== Installation == <!--T:1-->

	=== NixOS ===		=== NixOS === <!--T:2-->

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	Add <tvar name="chromium_package">{{nixos:package\|chromium}}</tvar> to <tvar name="systemPackages">{{NixOS Manual\|name=systemPackages\|anchor=#sec-package-management}}</tvar>.		Add <tvar name="chromium_package">{{nixos:package\|chromium}}</tvar> to <tvar name="systemPackages">{{NixOS Manual\|name=systemPackages\|anchor=#sec-package-management}}</tvar>.

	== Updating browser policies ==		== Updating browser policies == <!--T:4-->

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	In Chromium, policy settings are accessible via <tvar name="chrome_policy_link">{{Ic\|chrome://policy}}</tvar>. They allow the user to change enterprise policies affecting things like		In Chromium, policy settings are accessible via <tvar name="chrome_policy_link">{{Ic\|chrome://policy}}</tvar>. They allow the user to change enterprise policies affecting things like

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	* Creating webapps when the browser is installed		* Creating webapps when the browser is installed
	* Finding and downloading browser extensions automatically		* Finding and downloading browser extensions automatically
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	* and more!		* and more!

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	A full list of policies can be found at [https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/ Chrome Enterprise Policy List & Management].		A full list of policies can be found at [https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/ Chrome Enterprise Policy List & Management].

	=== Natively Supported Policies ===		=== Natively Supported Policies === <!--T:8-->

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	By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented		By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented
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	* <tvar name="homepageLocation">{{Ic\|homepageLocation}}</tvar> option allows you to set the site that the homepage will open on		* <tvar name="homepageLocation">{{Ic\|homepageLocation}}</tvar> option allows you to set the site that the homepage will open on
	* <tvar name="extensions">{{Ic\|extensions}}</tvar> allows for the download of extensions directly in the browser through a simple list of the extension ID's that can be obtained from the [<tvar name="1">https://chromewebstore.google.com/</tvar> Chrome Web Store] by opening an extension page and copying the last part of the URL		* <tvar name="extensions">{{Ic\|extensions}}</tvar> allows for the download of extensions directly in the browser through a simple list of the extension ID's that can be obtained from the [<tvar name="1">https://chromewebstore.google.com/</tvar> Chrome Web Store] by opening an extension page and copying the last part of the URL
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	* But as shown above there is also an <tvar name="extraOpts">{{Ic\|extraOpts}}</tvar> option and that is used for policies that are not supported for direct setup, such as the policy to install web-apps		* But as shown above there is also an <tvar name="extraOpts">{{Ic\|extraOpts}}</tvar> option and that is used for policies that are not supported for direct setup, such as the policy to install web-apps

	=== Non-natively Supported Policies ===		=== Non-natively Supported Policies === <!--T:11-->

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	There are hundreds of policies in Chromium based browsers, and not all have direct methods to set them. The <tvar name="extraOpts">{{Ic\|extraOpts}}</tvar> option allows for the declaration of all the other policies.		There are hundreds of policies in Chromium based browsers, and not all have direct methods to set them. The <tvar name="extraOpts">{{Ic\|extraOpts}}</tvar> option allows for the declaration of all the other policies.

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	There is no single place to find all Chromium policies, but these are some places to look;		There is no single place to find all Chromium policies, but these are some places to look;

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	* Commonly used policies are present and documented within {{Ic\|man configuration.nix}} under {{Ic\|programs.chromium}}.		* Commonly used policies are present and documented within {{Ic\|man configuration.nix}} under {{Ic\|programs.chromium}}.
	* You can navigate to <tvar name="chrome_policy_link">{{Ic\|chrome://policy}}</tvar> and enable "Show policies with no value set" to see all available keys. Clicking a policy name opens its specific definition and usage details.		* You can navigate to <tvar name="chrome_policy_link">{{Ic\|chrome://policy}}</tvar> and enable "Show policies with no value set" to see all available keys. Clicking a policy name opens its specific definition and usage details.
	* The most up to date policies for Chromium are available in the [<tvar name="1">https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h</tvar> source code.]		* The most up to date policies for Chromium are available in the [<tvar name="1">https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h</tvar> source code.]

	== Accelerated video playback ==		== Accelerated video playback == <!--T:15-->

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	Make sure [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Accelerated Video Playback</tvar>\|Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check <tvar name="chrome_gpu_link">{{ic\|chrome://gpu}}</tvar> to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration.		Make sure [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Accelerated Video Playback</tvar>\|Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check <tvar name="chrome_gpu_link">{{ic\|chrome://gpu}}</tvar> to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration.

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	If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at <tvar name="chrome_flags_link">{{ic\|chrome://flags}}</tvar>, or enable them using the CLI:		If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at <tvar name="chrome_flags_link">{{ic\|chrome://flags}}</tvar>, or enable them using the CLI:
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	In some cases, <tvar name="chrome_gpu_link">{{ic\|chrome://gpu}}</tvar> will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with <tvar name="chrome_media_link">{{ic\|chrome://media-internals}}</tvar> using the FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:		In some cases, <tvar name="chrome_gpu_link">{{ic\|chrome://gpu}}</tvar> will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with <tvar name="chrome_media_link">{{ic\|chrome://media-internals}}</tvar> using the FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:
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	== Enabling native Wayland support ==		== Enabling native Wayland support == <!--T:19-->

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	You can enable native Wayland support in all Chromium based and most Electron apps by setting the `NIXOS_OZONE_WL` environment variable to `1`.		You can enable native Wayland support in all Chromium based and most Electron apps by setting the `NIXOS_OZONE_WL` environment variable to `1`.

	== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) ==		== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) == <!--T:21-->

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	By default, <tvar name="chromium_package">{{nixos:package\|chromium}}</tvar> does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the proprietary Widevine blob from Nixpkgs:		By default, <tvar name="chromium_package">{{nixos:package\|chromium}}</tvar> does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the proprietary Widevine blob from Nixpkgs:
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	== KeePassXC support in Flatpak ==		== KeePassXC support in Flatpak == <!--T:23-->

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	To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:		To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:
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	== Using libc memory allocator ==		== Using libc memory allocator == <!--T:25-->

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	Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:		Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:
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	== Updating browser policies ==		== Updating browser policies ==

	In Chromium ~~the~~ policy settings~~, which can be accessed by using~~ {{Ic\|chrome://policy}}, allow the user to change ~~a lot of settings that dont exist anywhere else such as~~		In Chromium, policy settings are accessible via {{Ic\|chrome://policy}}. They allow the user to change enterprise policies affecting things like

	* Creating webapps when the browser is installed		* Creating webapps when the browser is installed
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	* Disable screenshots to be taken with browser extensions		* Disable screenshots to be taken with browser extensions
	* Block all downloads from the browser (if you want to do that for some reason)		* Block all downloads from the browser (if you want to do that for some reason)
	* and ~~hundreds~~ more ~~settings~~		* and more!

			A full list of policies can be found at [https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/ Chrome Enterprise Policy List & Management].

	=== Natively Supported Policies ===		=== Natively Supported Policies ===
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	=== Non-natively Supported Policies ===		=== Non-natively Supported Policies ===

	~~As stated beforehand, there~~ are hundreds of policies ~~that are~~ in ~~chromium~~ based browsers and not all of them ~~can be supported directly and so the~~ {{Ic\|extraOpts}} option allows for the declaration of all the other policies		There are hundreds of policies in Chromium based browsers, and not all have direct methods to set them. The {{Ic\|extraOpts}} option allows for the declaration of all the other policies.

	There is no ~~one~~ place to find all ~~the~~ policies ~~and~~ some places ~~you can find a "list" are given below:~~		There is no single place to find all Chromium policies, but these are some places to look;

	* ~~A good number of commonly~~ used policies are present and ~~explained~~ within {{Ic\|man configuration.nix}} under {{Ic\|programs.chromium}}		* Commonly used policies are present and documented within {{Ic\|man configuration.nix}} under {{Ic\|programs.chromium}}.
	* ~~If you require a more comprehensive list then you~~ can go to {{Ic\|chrome://policy}} and ~~click on the checkbox at the top of the page that says~~ "Show policies with no value set"~~, from there you can click on any of the policies to go to the documentation page for that policy to get details on how to use it~~		* You can navigate to {{Ic\|chrome://policy}} and enable "Show policies with no value set" to see all available keys. Clicking a policy name opens its specific definition and usage details.
	* If you just want to see ~~the list of~~ all ~~policies supported by chromium then you cant really do that, unfortunately google does not provide documentation on every single~~ policy ~~in the chromium browser base~~ and ~~if you wish to see the list of every single policy then you can do so by going directly to the source code and figuring out how a policy works~~		* The most up to date policies for Chromium are available in the [https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h source code.]
	* ~~To see the~~ most up-to-date ~~file on all~~ policies ~~you can go~~ [https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h ~~here~~]

	== Accelerated video playback ==		== Accelerated video playback ==



	Make sure [[Special:MyLanguage/Accelerated Video Playback\|Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration.		Make sure [[Special:MyLanguage/Accelerated Video Playback\|Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration.

	If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic\|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the ~~cli~~:		If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic\|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the CLI:

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	In some cases, {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic\|chrome://media-internals}} using FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:		In some cases, {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic\|chrome://media-internals}} using the FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:

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	== Enabling native Wayland support ==		== Enabling native Wayland support ==

	You can ~~turn on~~ native Wayland support in all ~~chrome~~ and most ~~electron~~ apps by setting an environment variable~~: <code>environment.sessionVariables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "~~1~~"</code>.~~		You can enable native Wayland support in all Chromium based and most Electron apps by setting the `NIXOS_OZONE_WL` environment variable to `1`.

	~~== Enabling ManifestV2 support ==~~

	~~To enable manifest v2 support <code>ExtensionManifestV2Availability</code> can be set to <code>2</code>.<ref>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#ExtensionManifestV2Availability</ref>~~

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	{
	~~programs~~.~~chromium = {~~
	~~extraOpts = {~~
	~~"ExtensionManifestV2Availability" = 2;~~
	};
	};
	}
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	== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) ==		== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) ==

	By default, {{nixos:package\|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the ~~unfree~~ Widevine blob from ~~nixpkgs~~:		By default, {{nixos:package\|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the proprietary Widevine blob from Nixpkgs:

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	=== Natively Supported Policies ===		=== Natively Supported Policies ===

	By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1"> programs.chromium = {		By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented

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			<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1"> programs.chromium = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
	homepageLocation = "https://www.startpage.com/";		homepageLocation = "https://www.startpage.com/";
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	* {{Ic\|homepageLocation}} option allows you to set the site that the homepage will open on		* {{Ic\|homepageLocation}} option allows you to set the site that the homepage will open on
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	If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic\|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the cli:		If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic\|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the cli:

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	In some cases, {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic\|chrome://media-internals}} using FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:		In some cases, {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic\|chrome://media-internals}} using FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:

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	== Enabling ManifestV2 support ==		== Enabling ManifestV2 support ==

	To enable manifest v2 support <code>ExtensionManifestV2Availability</code> can be set to <code>2</code>.<ref>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#ExtensionManifestV2Availability</ref>{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>		To enable manifest v2 support <code>ExtensionManifestV2Availability</code> can be set to <code>2</code>.<ref>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#ExtensionManifestV2Availability</ref>

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	== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) ==		== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) ==

	By default, {{nixos:package\|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the unfree Widevine blob from nixpkgs:		By default, {{nixos:package\|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the unfree Widevine blob from nixpkgs:

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	== KeePassXC support in Flatpak ==		== KeePassXC support in Flatpak ==

	To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:<syntaxhighlight lang="toml"># NativeMessagingHost directory (browser-specific)		To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:

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			<syntaxhighlight lang="toml"># NativeMessagingHost directory (browser-specific)
	# Brave Browser		# Brave Browser
	xdg-config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/NativeMessagingHosts:ro		xdg-config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/NativeMessagingHosts:ro
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	xdg-run/app/org.keepassxc.KeePassXC/org.keepassxc.KeePassXC.BrowserServer		xdg-run/app/org.keepassxc.KeePassXC/org.keepassxc.KeePassXC.BrowserServer
	/nix/store:ro</syntaxhighlight>		/nix/store:ro</syntaxhighlight>
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	== Using libc memory allocator ==		== Using libc memory allocator ==

	Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:

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	programs.firejail = {		programs.firejail = {
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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

	=== NixOS ===		=== NixOS ===

	Add {{nixos:package\|chromium}} to {{NixOS Manual\|name=systemPackages\|anchor=#sec-package-management}}.		Add {{nixos:package\|chromium}} to {{NixOS Manual\|name=systemPackages\|anchor=#sec-package-management}}.

	== Updating browser policies ==		== Updating browser policies ==

	In Chromium the policy settings, which can be accessed by using {{Ic\|chrome://policy}}, allow the user to change a lot of settings that dont exist anywhere else such as		In Chromium the policy settings, which can be accessed by using {{Ic\|chrome://policy}}, allow the user to change a lot of settings that dont exist anywhere else such as

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	=== Natively Supported Policies ===		=== Natively Supported Policies ===

	By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1"> programs.chromium = {		By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1"> programs.chromium = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
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	=== Non-natively Supported Policies ===		=== Non-natively Supported Policies ===

	As stated beforehand, there are hundreds of policies that are in chromium based browsers and not all of them can be supported directly and so the {{Ic\|extraOpts}} option allows for the declaration of all the other policies		As stated beforehand, there are hundreds of policies that are in chromium based browsers and not all of them can be supported directly and so the {{Ic\|extraOpts}} option allows for the declaration of all the other policies

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	* To see the most up-to-date file on all policies you can go [https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h here]		* To see the most up-to-date file on all policies you can go [https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:chrome/common/pref_names.h here]

	== Accelerated video playback ==		== Accelerated video playback ==



	Make sure [[Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration.		Make sure [[Special:MyLanguage/Accelerated Video Playback\|Accelerated Video Playback]] is setup on the system properly. Check {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} to see if Chromium has enabled hardware acceleration.

	If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic\|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the cli:		If accelerated video playback is not working, check relevant flags at {{ic\|chrome://flags}}, or enable them using the cli:
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	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
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	In some cases, {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic\|chrome://media-internals}} using FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:		In some cases, {{ic\|chrome://gpu}} will show Video Decode as enabled, but Video Acceleration Information as blank, with {{ic\|chrome://media-internals}} using FFmpeg Video Decoder (software decoding). If this happens, try to enable the following features:
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	== Enabling native Wayland support ==		== Enabling native Wayland support ==
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	== Enabling ManifestV2 support ==		== Enabling ManifestV2 support ==

	To enable manifest v2 support <code>ExtensionManifestV2Availability</code> can be set to <code>2</code>.<ref>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#ExtensionManifestV2Availability</ref>{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>		To enable manifest v2 support <code>ExtensionManifestV2Availability</code> can be set to <code>2</code>.<ref>https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#ExtensionManifestV2Availability</ref>{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
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	== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) ==		== Enabling DRM (Widevine support) ==

	By default, {{nixos:package\|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the unfree Widevine blob from nixpkgs:		By default, {{nixos:package\|chromium}} does not support playing DRM protected media. However, there is a build time flag to include the unfree Widevine blob from nixpkgs:
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	== KeePassXC support in Flatpak ==		== KeePassXC support in Flatpak ==

	To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:<syntaxhighlight lang="toml"># NativeMessagingHost directory (browser-specific)		To enable browser integration between KeePassXC and Chromium-based browsers when running in Flatpak, configure the following filesystem access:<syntaxhighlight lang="toml"># NativeMessagingHost directory (browser-specific)
	# Brave Browser		# Brave Browser
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	== Using libc memory allocator ==		== Using libc memory allocator ==

	Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		Chromium may not work when an alternative system-wide memory allocator like scudo is used. To use libc on Chromium, the following firejail wrap is required:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	programs.firejail = {		programs.firejail = {
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]
	[[Category:Web Browser]]		[[Category:Web Browser{{#translation:}}]]

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	=== Natively Supported Policies ===		=== Natively Supported Policies ===
	By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1">programs.chromium = {		By default NixOS provides a few policies that can be enabled directly, a simple example is given below to understand how these are implemented<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos" line="1"> programs.chromium = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
	homepageLocation = "https://www.startpage.com/";		homepageLocation = "https://www.startpage.com/";
	extensions = [		extensions = [
	"eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" # dark reader		"eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" # dark reader
	"aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" # google translate		"aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" # google translate
	];		];
	extraOpts = {		extraOpts = {
	"WebAppInstallForceList" = [		"WebAppInstallForceList" = [
	{		{
	"custom_name" = "Youtube";		"custom_name" = "Youtube";
	"create_desktop_shortcut" = false;		"create_desktop_shortcut" = false;
	"default_launch_container" = "window";		"default_launch_container" = "window";
	"url" = "https://youtube.com";		"url" = "https://youtube.com";
	}		}
	};		];
	};</syntaxhighlight>		};
			};</syntaxhighlight>

	* {{Ic\|homepageLocation}} option allows you to set the site that the homepage will open on		* {{Ic\|homepageLocation}} option allows you to set the site that the homepage will open on