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Take a scroll down memory lane... Tell us which moments you loved the most. If we’ve missed anything (and we’re sure we have!), tweet us @Chromiumdev with #100CoolWebMoments. Enjoy!

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2008

Google Chrome launches
Google Chrome launches Arrow

With a leaked comic.

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GitHub turns 1 Arrow

The start of the most popular repository service for the web.

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MS Office Suite for web Arrow

The launch brings productivity on the web to Windows users.

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WebPageTest open sourced Arrow

Democratizing testing across browsers.

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WebKit fully passes ACID3 Arrow

Third condition met. All power ahead.

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Node.js, powered by V8
Node.js, powered by V8 Arrow

The JavaScript runtime engine for mobile and desktop.

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1st working draft of Flexbox Arrow

One of the gamechangers for web layouts.

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1st release of Chrome DevTools Arrow

Open-source and built upon WebKit's Inspector.

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ChromeOS launches Arrow

An OS dedicated to web users.

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Chrome Frame releases Arrow

Google's open source plug-in using HTML5.

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Firefox turns 5 Arrow

Making the web better, one release at a time.

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Wired: The web is dead Arrow

And then in 2014: Wired declares the Web not dead.

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Responsive Web Design Arrow

By Ethan Marcotte.

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WebGL enters beta Arrow

An API that changed the face of 3D graphics on the web.

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HTML5Rocks launches Arrow

A space for devs to get up to speed on all things HTML5.

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Sundar Pichai at I/O Arrow

Carrying the banner for the open web.

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Google Fonts launches Arrow

Made free for all on the web.

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1st interactive Doodle Arrow

Google's Pacman Doodle introduces the era of interactive HTML.

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HTTP Archive launches Arrow

And in 2019: The Web Almanac, based on HTTP Archive, launches.

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Ro.me
Ro.me Arrow

A WebGL music video experiment.

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Web Audio API Arrow

Unlocks audio design on the web.

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HTML becomes evergreen
HTML becomes evergreen Arrow

The spec moves from versioning to a living document.

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VC without plugins Arrow

Made possible by WebRTC.

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Web Lab @ the museum
Web Lab @ the museum Arrow

Magic of the web brought to life through 5 Chrome Experiments at the London Science Museum.

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Chrome comes to Android Arrow

Bringing Chrome's desktop capabilities to phones and tablets.

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Media Queries is a W3C rec Arrow

To create the right experience for the right device.

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Web gets the Picture Element Arrow

Yet another feat in the world of responsive design.

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Paul Irish @ ChromeDev Arrow

One of the first videos for Chrome Developer's YouTube channel.

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"This Is For Everyone." Arrow

Sir Tim Berners-Lee's 2012 Olympic Tweet.

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CSS Zen Garden turns 10
CSS Zen Garden turns 10 Arrow

A space for beautiful web designs.

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Web Standards Project wraps Arrow

On a high.

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Chrome forks WebKit Arrow

Launching Blink.

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Opera drops Presto Arrow

Moves to WebKit, and soon thereafter, Blink.

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Finding Ada Arrow

Celebrates the women in web and science.

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Chrome Frame deprecates Arrow

An end to acknowledge the promise of modern web browsers.

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Promises arrive in JavaScript Arrow

Simplifying deferred and async computations.

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WebView on Android Arrow

Powered by Chromium.

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Chrome dino game
Chrome dino game Arrow

Easter egg that adds fun into losing network.

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Material Design announced Arrow

A new era for modern design.

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Let's Encrypt Arrow

And by 2021: HTTPS page loads grow from 25% (2013) to 84% globally.

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Launch of Service workers Arrow

Powerful offline and lightning fast loading on mobile web.

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A standards-driven future Arrow

Envisioned by jQuery.

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HTML5 native drag and drop Arrow

Powering this interactive infographic in desktop.

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Progressive Web Apps Arrow

Introduced by Alex Russell.

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Web notifications launches Arrow

2020: Major browsers make web notifications less annoying.

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MDN turns 10 Arrow

Mozilla Developer Network's decade long journey.

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Chrome Devs share Airhorner Arrow

The most fun, yet annoying, PWA demo app ever made.

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The end of Internet Explorer Arrow

Giving way to MS's new browser, formerly named Project Spartan.

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WebAssembly Arrow

A cross-browser project to serve as a compilation target for the Web.

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IndexedDB is a W3C rec Arrow

Helping speed up load times for repeat visits and more.

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Edge succeeds IE Arrow

The new Microsoft browser is born.

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Quick, Draw!
Quick, Draw! Arrow

A machine learning based web app.

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Media Source Extensions Arrow

Video streaming without plugins.

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aul Lewis on the sax
Paul Lewis on the sax Arrow

Jazzing up Chrome Dev Summit.

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WebKit Web Inspector turns 10 Arrow

Taking debugging beyond alert().

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Glitch.com launches
Glitch.com launches Arrow

Giving developers an easy way to edit in the browser.

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Photopea Arrow

A design editing web app, built by a single developer.

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Web Components Arrow

Adopted in most browsers.

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MDN Web Docs Arrow

Major browsers come together to contribute to documentation.

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Web Design Museum Arrow

Preserves the history of web design.

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CSS Grid Arrow

Supported by all major browsers.

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Baking the web Arrow

When we made our own web cake for 10 years of Chrome.

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web.dev launches Arrow

To help developers build better websites and web-based apps.

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LG WebOS OSE Arrow

A web-centric operating system for embedded devices based on Chromium.

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How the browser works Arrow

A four part drawsplainer by Mariko Kosaka.

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Meltdown and Spectre Arrow

Bringing an industry-wide response to security bugs.

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Squoosh Arrow

An image compression web app.

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Project Fugu launches Arrow

Google's capabilities project created to advance web apps.

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Surma's live demo melt Arrow

Shares the director's cut from Chrome Dev Summit.

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WHATWG & W3C collaborate Arrow

Working on a single version of the HTML and DOM specs.

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Internet Museum Arrow

Oldest domain preserves the history of the web forever.

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The Web turns 30 Arrow

Marking three decades of connecting people to content.

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Lazy loading Arrow

In Chrome and Firefox. 2022: Safari adds in 15.4 release.

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PWAs on desktop OS Arrow

Installability available across all major desktop operating systems.

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Firefox's 4-week release cycle Arrow

To bring more agility and features to its devs.

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A History of Web Frameworks Arrow

Celebrating the richness of web tooling, with more to follow.

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Freddiemeter Arrow

Powered by Tensorflow.js, Web Audio and WebRTC.

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Flash's end of life Arrow

"As with many good things, its time has passed."

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Space Jam jams again Arrow

The website gets remade.

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SpaceX ISS docking simulator Arrow

A web based simulator to manually dock with the ISS.

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Less annoying notifications Arrow

Chrome and Firefox both improve UX.

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Open Web Docs launches Arrow

An ecosystem-wide initiative to maintain web documentation.

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Support for logical properties Arrow

A wave of support across major browsers.

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Edge adopts Chromium Arrow

Drops EdgeHTML.

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Blob Opera Arrow

A Web Audio API based Chrome Experiment.

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NASA's Mars landing Arrow

A simulation built on WebGL.

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Wordle Arrow

The web based gaming phenomenon.

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vscode.dev launches Arrow

VS Code becomes a web app.

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Compat 2021 Arrow

Eliminating five top web compatibility pain points.

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Chrome goes HTTPS by default Arrow

Brings a safer default for navigations.

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RenderingNG Arrow

The project, enabling the next generation of fluid UI, is (almost) complete.

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Girls Who Code's DojaCode Arrow

The world's first ever codable music video.

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Designcember Arrow

A fun celebration of web design featuring container queries.

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Chrome's 100th release
Chrome's 100th release Arrow

And Firefox hits the milestone later this year.

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Cascade layers in all browsers Arrow

In Chrome 99, Firefox 97 and Safari 15.4.

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File System API WebKit support Arrow

With origin private file system.

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Homestar Runner tribute Arrow

Celebrating the era of destination websites.

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Canvas 2D catches up Arrow

With the latest Canvas API launched in Chrome 99.

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Interop2022 Arrow

The next step to improving browser compatibility.

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PWAs in Oculus Arrow

Meta brings the power of the web to VR.

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#100CoolWebMoments

On 29 March 2022, Chrome launched its 100th release. Since our first iteration in 2008, our goal has been to improve the experience for our users and help developers build amazing things. We've grown together with the needs of the platform and its ecosystem. And it's been quite a ride.

If there's anything we've missed or you'd like fixed, tweet us @Chromiumdev with #100CoolWebMoments and we'll try to address it.

Inspired by The History of the Web by Jay Hoffman.

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