Add Chrome to Linux/arm64 browser images

[MikeMcC399]

What would you like?

Add Google Chrome to Linux/arm64 browser images if / when this browser becomes available for arm64 on Linux.

An alternative might be Chrome for Testing in the future. This browser is however currently not supported by Cypress (Edit: support added in cypress@13.17.0.) It is however not available in an arm64 variant.

Why is this needed?

Chrome is needed on Linux/arm64 to complement the availability on Linux/amd64 Cypress Docker images.

Other

• Follows on from issue Add Arm browsers to linux/arm64 Docker images #695

Alternatives

• For non-Docker use, Google Chrome on arm64 is available for macOS. See for instance the GitHub runner image macos-14.
• Use Chromium package available through Debian.

Upstream status

• Google Chrome Linux arm64 support created Dec 27, 2016
• Google Chrome for Testing arm64 support created May 7, 2023
• Release Chrome for linux-arm64 created Oct 22, 2024 -- currently marked "Won't Fix"

[MikeMcC399]

Current status according to https://issues.chromium.org/issues/374811603#comment10 is that
"Release Chrome for linux-arm64" remains unsupported i.e. unavailable.

[zdarova]

Are there any updates on Chrome/Cromium/Edge with the arm64 docker image?

[MikeMcC399]

@zdarova

Are there any updates on Chrome/Cromium/Edge with the arm64 docket image?

This issue is about Chrome on linux/arm64, not Chromium or Edge.

For Chrome on linux/arm64 I don't see any change in the Upstream status listed in the original post. It's not available, so it can't be added to Cypress Docker images:

• Google Chrome Linux arm64 support created Dec 27, 2016 - last comment Jul 13, 2024
• Google Chrome for Testing arm64 support created May 7, 2023 - Closed, not planned
• Release Chrome for linux-arm64 created Oct 22, 2024 -- currently marked "Won't Fix" - unchanged status confirmed Jun 10, 2025

For other browsers:

• Chromium, see issue Add Chromium to factory build process #1191
• Edge, see issue Add Edge to Linux/arm64 browser images #1189

[MikeMcC399]

• Chrome for Testing remains unavailable for Linux/ARM64. See https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/chrome-for-testing/blob/main/README.md#supported-platforms for currently supported platforms.

• Chrome is also unavailable for Linux/ARM64. See https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/google_chrome/stable/main/base/google-chrome-stable showing only amd64.

Closing this issue due to unavailability of Chrome browser for Linux/ARM64. The issue can be reopened if a Chrome or Chrome for Testing browser becomes available for Linux/ARM64.

[navidemad]

I am not sure but Chromium (not Chrome) seems to be available on ARM64 Linux ?

[MikeMcC399]

@navidemad

I am not sure but Chromium (not Chrome) seems to be available on ARM64 Linux ?

This issue is about Chrome, not Chromium. Each of the Chromium-family browsers (Chromium, Chrome, Chrome for Testing, Edge) needs to be considered separately.

For a description of the situation about Chromium, please read the separate issue #1191