Google has together with the Linux Foundation to build a new initiative called “Supports Chromium-Based Browsers.” Currently, most of the money that keeps Chromium, the open-source web browser project that creates the codebase that powers Chrome, comes from Google. The company said it has no intention of reducing its contribution going forward, but it also continues to “welcome others who come forward to invest more.”

Under the supervision of the Linux Foundation, the new initiative aims to fund the open development of Chromium projects and ensure proper support for contributions that can lead to technological progress. It is also intended to provide a “neutral space” where developers, members of academia and major industry players can collaborate. Except for Google, MicrosoftMeta and Opera also pledged their support for the initiative.

Google said it built the new program after hearing from “many companies and developers about how critical the Chromium project is to their work” and how they wanted to give it more than just direct support to engineering for years. Chrome is just one of the browsers built on Chromium — Microsoft’s Edge and Opera are also based on the project’s codebase, so their participation in the initiative is not surprising at all.

It should be noted that the Department of Justice has called for separation from Google last year, including sales of the Chrome web browser. Google said in its announcement that it intends to continue supporting the Chromium project, but only time will tell if the sale of Chrome will affect its contributions.