Download Google Chrome

How to Download and Install Google Chrome on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Chrome is free from Google. The button goes to Google’s official download page, which picks the right file for your computer. The steps for each system follow Google’s help page Download and install Google Chrome, which also lists the current system requirements.

Download Chrome

Direct installers from Google’s own download server, with help choosing a file, are on our Windows, Mac and Linux pages.

Before You Start

  • Use the browser you already have, such as Edge, Safari or Firefox, to download Chrome.
  • Check that your computer meets the system requirements on Google’s help page linked above.
  • Download Chrome only from Google: google.com/chrome or Google’s download server, dl.google.com.

Download and Install Chrome on Windows

  1. In your current browser, use the download button above.
  2. Open the file you downloaded and follow the on-screen instructions.
  3. If you see “Do you want to run this file?”, select Run. If you see “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?”, select Yes.
  4. When the install finishes, a Chrome window opens.

You can then sign in with your Google Account to get your bookmarks, passwords and more on all your devices.

Download and Install Chrome on macOS

  1. In Safari or another browser, use the download 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 somewhere you have full permissions, such as your Desktop.
  4. Open Chrome from the Applications folder.
  5. To clean up, in the Finder sidebar, select Eject next to “Chrome”.

Google’s Mac installer is universal, so the same file works on Macs with Apple silicon and on Intel Macs.

Download and Install Chrome on Linux

Google’s help says to install Chrome with the same software that installs other programs on your computer.

  1. Download the installation file. For Debian or Ubuntu, pick the .deb package. For Fedora or openSUSE, pick the .rpm package. Choose x86-64, or arm64 if your computer has a 64-bit ARM processor.
  2. Open the package and select Install.
  3. Enter your administrator password.
  4. The first time you open Chrome, review and accept the Google Terms of Service.

Installing the package adds Chrome to your package manager, so it keeps getting updates. Terminal commands and the direct package links are on our Linux page, linked at the top.

Verify Your Chrome Installation

Google’s help page Update Google Chrome gives this check:

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More (the three dots).
  3. Select Help, then About Google Chrome.

The version number is shown under the “Google Chrome” heading, and Chrome checks for updates while that page is open. If you see Relaunch, select it to finish an update. On Linux, Google says to update Chrome with your package manager.

Common Installation Tips

From Google’s help page Fix issues when you install Chrome:

  • Check that your internet connection works, then download the installer again and use the new file.
  • If it still fails, use an offline installer, which does not need to download anything else while it runs. See our offline installer page.
  • Antivirus software can stop Chrome from installing. Google suggests turning it off, downloading and installing Chrome again, then turning it back on.
  • On Windows, error 0x80070070 means your system disk is full. Free up space and try again.