Google is finally plugging a long-standing gap in its browser lineup. The company announced it's bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, completing its multi-year march across Arm-powered platforms. While you've been able to run Chrome on Linux and Chrome on Arm devices separately, the combination has been conspicuously absent - until now. The move follows Chrome for Arm Macs in 2020 and Windows on Arm support in 2024.
Google just closed a curious gap in its Chrome browser strategy. The company revealed it's bringing native Chrome support to ARM64 Linux machines sometime in Q2 2026, addressing what's been an awkward hole in its platform coverage for years.
The announcement comes via the official Chromium blog, where Google says the move "addresses the growing demand for a browsing experience that combines the benefits of the open-source Chromium project with the Google ecosystem of apps and features." It's a careful statement that doesn't reveal whether Google's responding to pressure from existing ARM64 Linux users or betting on future adoption.
For developers and Linux enthusiasts running Arm-based systems, this has been a real pain point. You could grab Chrome for traditional x86 Linux machines. You could download Chrome for Arm-powered devices like certain Chromebooks. But if you were running Linux on Arm hardware - maybe a Raspberry Pi 5, an Ampere Altra developer box, or experimental Arm laptop hardware - you were stuck with Chromium or other alternatives. Google's own support forums show users have been requesting this for years.
The timing is interesting. Google shipped Chrome for Arm-based Macs back in November 2020, just weeks after Apple launched its M1 chip. That made business sense - millions of Mac users needed a native browser immediately. Then came , timed to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite push into laptops.
