Luma vs Chrome
Chrome is fast and everywhere, and it is made by the world’s largest advertising company. Luma runs on the same Chromium engine, so the web behaves the same, but it starts from the other side: trackers, ads and third-party cookies are blocked before a page even loads.
At a glance
| Feature |  Luma | Chrome |
|---|---|---|
| Blocks trackers | Yes | No |
| Blocks ads | Yes | No |
| Blocks third-party cookies | Yes | No |
| Sync without the maker’s servers | Yes | No |
| Chrome Web Store extensions | Yes | Yes |
Default settings of each browser as of September 2026.
What stays the same
- Every site works the way it does in Chrome, down to the developer tools.
- Your extensions, installed straight from the Chrome Web Store.
- Familiar shortcuts and tab groups, with your tabs in a sidebar where full titles fit.
What changes
- Trackers, ads and third-party cookies are blocked from the first page.
- Sync goes to a folder or WebDAV server you choose, encrypted end to end. No Google account needed.
- A command palette, split view, reader view, workspaces and containers are built in.
Moving over
On first launch Luma imports your bookmarks, history and open tabs from Chrome. Chrome protects saved passwords so that other apps cannot read them, so for passwords you export a CSV file from Chrome’s password manager and import it in Luma: it takes a minute.
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