How to Download Chrome for Mac

Get Chrome for your Mac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or iMac from Google. Google’s Mac installer is universal: the same file works on Macs with Apple silicon and on Intel Macs, so there is no version to choose.

• Disk image, for most people: googlechrome.dmg
• Installer package (.pkg): GoogleChrome.pkg

Both files come from dl.google.com, Google’s own download server, and always install the current stable release. Google’s Chrome Enterprise download page lists them as the “PKG Universal Installer (x86 and ARM)” and the “DMG Universal Installer (x86 and ARM)”. For system requirements and more help, see our Chrome for Mac page.

Step-by-Step Mac Installation

From Google’s help page Download and install Google Chrome, which also lists the macOS version Chrome needs:

1. Download the installation file with the button above.
2. Open the file named googlechrome.dmg.
3. In the window that opens, drag Chrome to the Applications folder. You may need to enter your admin password. If you cannot, drag Chrome to a folder you can change, such as the Desktop.
4. Open Chrome from the Applications folder.
5. To clean up, in the Finder sidebar, select Eject next to “Chrome”.

Setting Chrome as the Default Browser on Mac

From Google’s help page Make Chrome your default browser:

1. Open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More (the three dots), then Settings.
3. In the “Default browser” section, click Make default. If there is no such button, Chrome is already your default browser.

Our guide to setting Chrome as your default browser covers other devices too.

Uninstalling Chrome on Mac

From Google’s help page Uninstall Google Chrome:

1. Quit Chrome: right-click its icon in the Dock and select Quit.
2. Open Finder and find Google Chrome, usually in the Applications folder.
3. Drag Google Chrome to the Trash.
4. Optional, to also delete your profile data such as bookmarks and history: choose Go > Go to Folder, enter ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome, click Go, select all the folders and drag them to the Trash.

Data you synced to your Google Account stays there until you delete it from your account.