Last December, a beta version of a Mac Google Chrome was available through the developer channel that offered additional functionality such as extensions, something that has been a staple of the Mozilla Firefox browser.

Google has now announced that after some testing of this new browser beta version, they are ready for a more widespread release. In addition to extensions, the new beta will also support bookmark synchronization.

Currently, Chrome users will have access to some 2,200 different extensions that are available through the extensions gallery. These extensions can add to the browsing experience by adding new features that can be just plain old fun or supplement your surfing with additional information. The availability of 2,200 Chrome extensions is a good start, but Google does have a ways to go compared to the more established and mature browser Firefox which boasts some 161,000,000 different extensions.

In addition to the new extensions, the latest beta release will also include bookmark synchronization. To enable this feature, you will need to have a Google account into which you are actively logged into. With this feature, users will be able to access all of their bookmarks and saved favorites regardless of which machine they use. Bookmark synchronization is supported on Chrome for Linux, Mac and Windows.

It’s expected that current Chrome beta channel users should see an automatic update to version 5.0.307 in the next day or so.

Via: Chrome Blog