We're happy to announce that Google Chrome 4.0.249.30 has been promoted to the Beta channel on Windows, Mac, and Linux.


In addition to introducing our first Beta versions on Mac and Linux, this update introduces Google Chrome extensions on Windows and Linux. Read more about this Beta update on the Google Chrome Blog. 


This release is the same as 4.0.249.25 with a fix to make the HTML video tag work.


Users can subscribe to the Beta channel by installing from

  • Windows: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?extra=betachannel
  • Mac: http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=mac
  • Linux: http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux



Mac users who previously installed the Dev channel release will automatically be migrated to the Beta channel. If you want to get back on the Google Chrome Mac Dev channel, follow the instructions at http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.


(A new Dev channel release is coming soon.)


Mark Larson
Google Chrome Team