Google Chrome

Tabs and bookmarks app

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google, dominant in market share since the early 2010s.

Often shortened to just Chrome: What browser do you use? Chrome.

The name combines Google with chrome, evoking the polished metal trim of classic automobiles—suggesting sleekness and speed.

Chrome extensions are add-on programs that customize the browser's functionality.

browser

tabs

Projecting flaps for gripping

history · cache · cookies · address bar · omnibox · settings · homepage · download · sync · autofill

web

webpage

Single online document

  • URLWeb location identifier
  • HTTPWeb data transmission standard
  • HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard

HTML · CSS · JavaScript · hyperlink · domain · website · navigation · streaming · web apps · PWA

speed

fast

Speedy, or skip eating

  • quickMoving with speed
  • V8Eight-cylinder engine layout
  • snappyQuick and clever

responsive · lightweight · performance · loading · rendering · benchmarks · optimization · efficient · smooth · instant

security

encryption

Converting data into code

  • HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
  • SSLWeb encryption protocol
  • TLSNetwork encryption protocol

safe browsing · sandboxing · incognito · passwords · phishing protection · malware blocking · certificate · two-factor · privacy mode · permissions

ecosystem

sync

Coordinate timing or data

cross-device

search

omnibox

Combined URL and search field

search suggestions · keywords · search engine · search history

Categories
Opposites
browser competition

Google ChromeBrave

Privacy-focused web browser

Safari · Firefox · Microsoft Edge · Internet Explorer · Opera

corporate vs. open-source ethos

Google ChromeFirefox

Mozilla's web navigator

Chromium · Ladybird

Family

Google, monochrome, chrome, chromatic, googled, googling, polychrome, achromatic, chromed

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G