Unlike Mozilla, though, which seems destined to never release a 64-bit version of Firefox for a variety of reasons, Google actually pulled the trigger and pushed its 64-bit build of Chrome to its public alpha testing channels (Dev and Canary) back in June. Google, like Mozilla and Firefox, has been working on a 64-bit version of Chrome for a long time. That’s a small price to pay for increased speed, security, and (according to Google) twice the stability of 32-bit Chrome, though. The only major caveat seems to be a lack of support for 32-bit NPAPI plug-ins - but with the exception of a few lesser-known plug-ins, most major plug-ins, including Silverlight, Java, and Flash have all been updated to 64-bit. Some tasks, such as decoding HD video on YouTube, are 15% faster under the 64-bit version of Chrome.
According to Google, 64-bit Chrome for Windows has three major advantages over its 32-bit cousin: It’s faster, more secure, and more stable. A download link is available at the bottom of this story. At long last, Google has released a stable 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows.
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