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Download Google Chrome for Mac and MacBook

Chrome is free for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini and every other Mac that runs a supported macOS. Get it from Google’s download page, or take the installer file straight from Google’s server.

Download Chrome for Mac

Or download the installer straight from Google’s server (dl.google.com):

Apple Silicon or Intel? It does not matter. Google lists this DMG as a universal installer for both kinds of Mac on its Chrome Enterprise download page, so there is only one file. IT teams that deploy Chrome to many Macs can use the universal GoogleChrome.pkg from the same page instead.

How to install Chrome on a Mac or MacBook

These steps follow Google’s install help:

  1. Download googlechrome.dmg with the button or the link above.
  2. Open the file named googlechrome.dmg. A window opens with Chrome in it.
  3. Drag Chrome to the Applications folder. You may have to enter your Mac’s admin password.
  4. Open Chrome from your Applications folder.

To clean up afterwards, select Eject next to Chrome in the Finder sidebar.

No admin password? Install it on your desktop

On a work, school or family Mac you may not know the admin password. Google’s install help covers this: if you can’t enter the admin password, drag Chrome to a location where you have full permissions instead, such as your desktop.

One difference: Google’s option to update Chrome automatically for all users of the Mac only works when Chrome is in the Applications folder.

Which Macs can run Chrome?

Google’s Chrome system requirements page lists macOS 13 Ventura and up. Google updates that page when the minimum changes, so it is the place to check. Apple Silicon and Intel Macs use the same download.

To see which macOS you have, open the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of the screen and choose About This Mac, as Apple explains.

Older Macs: Google’s update troubleshooting page says Chrome doesn’t work with macOS 10.12 to 10.15 or with macOS 11 and 12, and advises using a recent operating system so you keep getting the latest Chrome versions.

Make Chrome your default browser on Mac

From Google’s help:

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More (the three dots) > Settings.
  3. In the Default browser section, select Make default.

If there is no button, Chrome is already your default browser.

Update Chrome on Mac

Chrome normally updates in the background when you close and reopen it. To check now, follow Google’s update help:

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More > Help > About Google Chrome.
  3. Select Relaunch. If there is no Relaunch option, you are on the latest version.

On the same About Google Chrome page, Mac users can select Automatically update Chrome for all users, as long as Chrome is in the Applications folder. More detail is in our Chrome update guide.

Uninstall Chrome on Mac

From Google’s uninstall help:

  1. In the Dock, right-click Chrome and select Quit.
  2. Open Finder and go to the folder that holds Google Chrome, usually Applications.
  3. Drag Google Chrome to the Trash.
  4. Optional, to delete your profile information such as bookmarks and history: at the top of the screen, select Go > Go to Folder, enter ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome, select Go, then drag all the folders there to the Trash.

If you are signed in to Chrome and save data in your Google Account, some of that information might still be on Google’s servers. To start fresh without losing anything, see reinstall Chrome.

Beta, Dev and Canary for Mac

Stable Chrome is the version almost everyone should use. Google also offers test versions, described on its release channels page:

  • Chrome Beta: updated about once a week, with new features more than a month before Stable.
  • Chrome Dev: released once or twice a week, and less tested than Beta.
  • Chrome Canary: released daily, the most experimental, and it can break.

Our Beta, Dev and Canary guide compares them.

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