Chrome System Requirements

Here is what Google says you need to run Chrome. The Windows, Mac, Linux and Android lines are copied from Google’s Chrome browser system requirements page, which is the official source. If Google changes it, that page wins.

Google adds that Chrome might install on other systems or versions not listed, but it does not provide support for Chrome on any system that does not meet these requirements.

Windows

Google lists two cases. On a computer with an Intel processor, Chrome needs Windows 10 or later, or Windows Server 2016 or later, and an Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that’s SSE3 capable. On a computer with an ARM processor, Chrome needs Windows 11 and up, so Windows 10 on ARM is not on the list.

Older Windows versions, from the support timeline on Google’s requirements page:

• Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1: the last Chrome release for these came out on January 10, 2023.
• Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2: the same release was the last. Google issued critical security fixes to it, when feasible, until October 10, 2023.
• Windows 10: Microsoft ended support on October 14, 2025. Windows 10 is still on Google’s list of supported systems. Google posts any end date for Chrome on Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 in that same timeline.

Not sure which Windows you have, or whether your PC has an ARM processor? Microsoft explains how to find information about your Windows device. Install steps are on Chrome for Windows.

Mac

Google’s only Mac requirement is the macOS version in the table above. It lists no processor requirement, and there is one download for every Mac: Google’s Chrome Enterprise download page calls the Mac DMG a universal installer for x86 and ARM, which means Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Apple shows how to find out which macOS your Mac is using. Install steps are on Chrome for Mac.

Linux

Chrome needs 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04+, Debian 10+, openSUSE 15.5+, or Fedora Linux 39+, with an Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that’s SSE3 capable, or an ARM processor. Google’s install guide for computers adds that the ARM packages are for 64-bit ARM CPUs, as .deb packages for Debian and Ubuntu and .rpm packages for Fedora and openSUSE.

The direct package links and how to tell x86-64 from ARM are on Chrome for Linux.

Android

Google’s only Android requirement is the Android version in the table above. To check your version, open Settings and tap About phone or About tablet > Android version, as Google’s Android help describes. Chrome is already installed on most Android devices. See Chrome for Android for the Google Play link and what to do if your device isn’t compatible.

iPhone and iPad

Apple shows how to find the software version on your iPhone or iPad. See Chrome for iPhone and iPad for the App Store link.

Chromebook

Chrome comes preinstalled on all new Chromebooks, so there is nothing to download. To update Chrome on a Chromebook, you update the Chromebook’s operating system, according to Google’s update guide. Google’s Auto Update policy lists, model by model, the month each Chromebook stops getting automatic updates.

If your device does not meet the requirements

If the Windows installer gives an “OS not supported” error, Google’s page on fixing install problems says the installer may not support your operating system, and to check it against the requirements above. On Android, Google Play’s help says that if an app isn’t available for your device, you can’t download it.

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