As we were expecting, Google has now released Chrome for Mac, which can now be downloaded by Mac OS X 10.5 or later users.
If you're everything like us, you've been anxiously awaiting the chance to get your hands on the new browser since last year's release of the Windows version.
Of course, Google Chrome for Mac is just a beta release, and, you won't be able to use applications like Gmail that run on Google Gears, but you can take advantage of other Chrome improvements such as speed and Google search right from the address bar.
Here's a video demo that Google has released:
After you install Google Chrome on your Mac, you can optionally import your Safari or Firefox settings, which means your bookmarks and certain preferences can carry over from your existing favorite browser. Given that Chrome Extensions should launch any day, you might not even have to live without your favorite add-ons for very long (though at this time extensions are not available for the Mac version).
