Chrome has two settings that people call the homepage. The startup page is what Chrome shows when it opens. The homepage is where the Home button takes you. They are separate unless you set them to the same page. To make Chrome open on a site of your choice on a computer:
- Select More (the three dots at the top right) > Settings.
- On the left, select On startup, then Open a specific page or set of pages.
- Select Add a new page, enter the web address and select Add.
You can jump straight to this setting by pasting chrome://settings/onStartup into the address bar. These steps and the ones below follow Google’s help page Set your homepage and startup page.
Choose what Chrome opens with
Under On startup on a computer, pick one option:
- Open the new tab page: Chrome starts on a fresh New Tab page with the search box and your shortcuts. Our guide to customizing the New Tab page shows how to change what is on it.
- Continue where you left off: Chrome reopens the tabs you had open when you quit. Your cookies are kept too, so sites you were signed in to open signed in.
- Open a specific page or set of pages: Chrome opens the sites you list. Add them one at a time with Add a new page, or select Use current pages to save every tab you have open now. To change or remove a page later, select More next to it.
Set the homepage and show the Home button
On a computer, the homepage is used only by the Home button, so turn the button on first.
- Select More > Settings > Appearance, or paste
chrome://settings/appearanceinto the address bar. - Turn on Show home button.
- Choose New tab page, or choose Custom and enter the address you want.
The Home button then appears to the left of the address bar. The keyboard shortcut for it is Alt + Home on Windows and Linux and Command + Shift + H on a Mac, as listed in Google’s Chrome keyboard shortcuts.
On an Android phone or tablet
- Open Chrome and tap More (the three dots at the top right) > Settings.
- Under Advanced, tap Homepage.
- Choose Chrome’s homepage or enter a custom page.
On an iPhone or iPad
Chrome for iPhone and iPad has no homepage setting. Google states that you can only set a homepage in Chrome on a computer or an Android device.
If you can’t change it, or it keeps changing back
- Work or school device: your administrator may control the startup page and homepage. On a managed Chromebook you can’t change them at all. Ask your administrator.
- A page you never chose: Google warns that a startup page, homepage or search engine that changes by itself can be a sign of unwanted software. Follow our guide to removing a browser hijacker, then reset Chrome’s settings.
- The options look different: Settings labels move between versions. Update Chrome and look again.
If the problem is that Chrome opens by itself when you turn on your computer, that is a different setting. See how to stop Chrome opening on startup.