How To Download Google Chrome?

Besides a better browsing experience and a plethora of advanced features, Chrome makes it easier to manage your bookmarks, add-ons and even passwords. You can also sync them across all your devices and apps making the switching effortless. Here’s how you can download Google Chrome on Windows or Mac.

Google Chrome is a very popular browser among internet users. Statista reported that in 2020, it has become the world’s most favorite browser, leaving Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox behind.

However, regardless of its fame, it doesn’t come pre-installed on computers and mobile devices. Thus, in this article, we will show you how to download and install Google Chrome on Windows and Macs.

Downloading and installing Google Chrome on Windows

Here are the steps you have to follow:

1. Open your Windows’ original browser which is Microsoft Edge.
2. On the address bar, type “google chrome download English”.
3. You will see a bunch of results. Simply click the link that says https://www.google.com/chrome or visit this link directly. You will then be redirected to Google Chrome’s official website.
4. On the top part of the site, you will see the “Download Chrome” button. Or, if you scroll down the page, you will also see the same button at the very bottom part of it.
5. Click the button, select “Accept and Install”, and it will start downloading Google Chrome’s installer.
6. Now that you have downloaded the installer, open your Windows Explorer, go to Downloads, and run the installer.
7. It will only take a few minutes for the installer to download and install Google Chrome.
8. Google Chrome will start right away after the installation process is over.
9. To give you easy access to Google Chrome in the future, look at your taskbar and simply right-click on Google Chrome’s icon. Select the “Pin to taskbar” option.
10. If you haven’t made Google Chrome your default browser, you can select the “Set as default“ option. This way, the next time you open web page files, you will automatically use Google Chrome.
    

Downloading and installing Google Chrome on Macs

1. Open your Macs’ original browser, Safari.
2. Go to Google Chrome’s official website by typing “google chrome download” on the search box and selecting the official page from the search result.
3. When you arrived at Google Chrome’s website, you will see a button that says “Download Chrome for Mac OS ... or later”.
4. When asked “Do you want to allow downloads on ‘www.google.com’?”, click Allow option and it will start downloading the dmg file, which is similar to an installer file on Windows.
5. Once the download is completed, click on the file and you will see Mac is processing the dmg file.
6. A small window containing the Google Chrome icon and Application Folder icon will pop up.
7. What you need to do here is press the “cmd” key on your keyboard then click and drag the Google Chrome icon into the Application folder icon.
8. Now you have successfully installed Google Chrome on your Mac.
9. If you take a look at your Launchpad, you will see Google Chrome’s icon.
10. You can also check your Application Folder and see that there’s a Google Chrome icon there too.
11. The first time you launch Google Chrome on your Mac, the system will ask you, “Are you sure you want to open it?”. Simply click “Open” so that the system allows Google Chrome to run.
12. The system will also ask you about your preference, If you want to make Google Chrome your default browser and automatically send your usage statistics to Google, you can put tick marks on both options and hit the “Start Google Chrome” button.

Summary: Download Google Chrome

• Go to the Google Chrome Website.
• Click Download Chrome.
• Click Accept and Install.
• Run the installer.
• Launch Chrome.

Conclusion

From the two methods above, you can see that the steps in installing Google Chrome on Windows are Macs are quite similar. Both include downloading the installation file from Chrome’s official website then installing the program on the computer. We hope we have provided you with a clear explanation on installing Google Chrome on Windows and Macs.