Google Chrome is a free, cross-platform web browser developed by Google in 2008. It is based on the open-source Chromium web browser project. Google Chrome is available for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux desktop operating systems, as well as the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. It is the default browser for Google devices, including Android phones and Chromebook laptops.
Google Chrome is the most used web browser, with 66% of the market as of November 2022, according to StatCounter. It is known for its minimalist design, fast web browsing, and page loading time. Some of its key features and benefits include:
- Pages are quick to open and load.
- You can search the web from inside the address bar.
- You can add favorite websites to a folder or to the Favorites Bar.
- If you personalize the browser with iGoogle, you can include instant information on local news, weather, sport, or virtually anything else that interests you.
- You can check your Gmail from within the browser.
- It features synchronization with Google services and accounts, tabbed browsing, and automatic translation and spell check of web pages.
Google Chrome is part of Google services, Googles family of products that includes Gmail, Google Maps, and the Chrome search engine. Many of Google services are hosted on Chrome, which was one of the first internet browsers to use the cloud to support applications such as Google Docs, Googles popular word processor.
