Chrome now lets you create links directly to text on a web page. Chrome’s “scroll to text fragment” feature is a bit complicated to use, but Googler Paul Kinlan made an easy-to-use bookmarklet that lets you take easy advantag…
The mouse is a great invention, but don’t sell the keyboard short—even for web browsing. Thanks to a very effective browser add-on called Vimium, you can browse the web without ever touching your mouse….
Sometimes, a website does not behave as expected or seems stuck showing outdated information. To fix this, it’s easy to force your browser to completely reload its local copy of the page (cache) using a simple keyboard shortc…
Google’s Tab Groups feature is available in Chrome 83, releasing on May 19, 2020. Google is slowly rolling out the feature along with the ability to collapse groups of tabs to help organize your Windows 10, Mac, Linux, or Ch…
Finding something specific within a long or complex web page can be frustrating, like finding a needle in a haystack. Luckily, there’s an easy way to perform an in-page search using an almost universal keyboard shortcut. Here…
Google now offers amazing 3D animals and objects in augmented reality on nearly any iPhone, iPad, or Android phone. You can find them with a quick search on Chrome. Using Google’s ARCore technology, you can study realistic-lo…
Google Chrome automatically updates itself. There’s no easy way to turn off automatic updates, but you can do it in several ways—by stopping the Google Update Service that handles automatic updates, for example. Here’s why …
You may be wondering how a site looks with or without JavaScript. On Chrome, JavaScript is enabled by default, but you can disable it fairly quickly to see what a site looks like without all the moving parts. Here’s how….
Deleting site data, such as cache and cookies, is helpful for when a site is misbehaving. However, removing all site data in Google Chrome will sign you out of every website. Here’s how to delete data from a single site….
If you’re trying to fix loading or formatting issues to improve your browsing experience on Google Chrome, clearing your cache and cookies is an excellent place to start. Here’s how and what happens when you delete them….
Google Chrome supports DNS over HTTPS (DoH) for increased privacy and security. It’s still disabled by default as of Google Chrome 80, but you can enable it using a hidden flag.
Chromebooks are great travel companions. They have a lot of advantages over Windows laptops: Their storage is always encrypted by default, they’re inexpensive, and they aren’t vulnerable to many of the problems that affect Wi…
Largely based on Google’s open-source Chromium, Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers on Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, and iPad. Installing and uninstalling Chrome on each operating system takes just a few st…
Have you ever wanted to create a link that goes to a specific part of a long web page? Chrome 80 makes that possible with a new deep linking feature called “Scroll To Text Fragment.”
Google “recommends switching to Chrome to use extensions securely.” That’s strange, as the new Microsoft Edge is now based on Chromium. You can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store in Edge. But Google recommends again…
Are too many tabs cluttering up your Chrome browser? Google has a solution to help organize all the tabs you have open. The Tab Groups feature provides neat, color-coded labeling for all your tabs.
“This website wants to show notifications!” It’s been an annoying part of the web landscape for years. A well-intentioned feature was abused by many websites to hassle users, and now browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google C…
Much like Google Chrome’s Send Tab to Self feature, you can use a similar hidden flag to highlight and copy text to another device’s clipboard. Here’s how you can enable clipboard sharing across devices in Chrome….
If you’re looking for a cross-platform drawing tool, look no further than the Google Chrome Canvas web app. It links to your Google account, allowing you to save and edit your drawings on multiple devices. Here’s how to use i…
Google Home smart speakers are handy for getting info via voice commands, but what if you want to play a song stored on your iCloud Drive or elsewhere? This guide will show you how to use Chrome to cast online content from y…
Google is set to release Chrome 79 today on December 10, 2019. Expect lower CPU usage and improved security. The latest version of Chrome can share a clipboard with Android phones, too.
Google has a tool designed to securely analyze your passwords against a database of ones that are known to be compromised and breached. Password Checkup is available as an extension or a web service. Here’s how to use it….
There are more competing web browsers than ever, with many serving different niches. One example is Brave, which has an unapologetic focus on user privacy and comes with a radical reimagining of how online advertising ought t…
Do you find yourself accessing Facebook, Twitter, or other distracting websites when you really should be doing something else instead? Block that website in Google Chrome. Other solutions will let you block websites for chil…
