Google is to launch has launched a free open-source browser today in more than 100 countries. Download link. (It's for XP and Vista only, for now; users of other operating systems won't see the "Download" option.)

(CNet Webware: "The company is hosting a press conference at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters Tuesday at 11 a.m. PDT. [2 p.m. EDT]")

A fresh take on the browser at the Official Google Blog. (When Google Chrome is available for download, the announcement will be here.)

-- The comic book by Scott McCloud explaining it all.

-- Screenshots

-- Analysis:

Google Chrome, Google's Browser Project. Google Blogoscoped. Features list here.
Meet Chrome, Google's Windows Killer. TechCrunch.
Don't Get Hooked on Google Chrome Hype. PC Magazine.

Google Chrome is complementary to Firefox ZDNet.

And no, it won't replace Firefox.