Why use Google Chrome?

Google Chrome is a web browser that runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. Read about why we built a browser.

Speed: Fast to launch, fast to load web pages
- Google Chrome is quick to start up from your desktop.
- Google Chrome loads web pages in a moment.
- Google Chrome runs interactive web pages, web applications and JavaScript faster than ever.
Simplicity: Designed for efficiency and ease of use
- Search and navigate to web pages from the same box.
- Arrange and organise your tabs however you wish - quickly and easily.
- Get to your favourite websites in the New Tab page with just a click from the thumbnails of your most visited sites.
Style: Themes to add colour and delight to your browser

Deck your browser out with colours, patterns, images and artwork. Take a look at the Google Chrome Themes Gallery.

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For more on Google Chrome's features, take a look at the Google Chrome Help Centre.

For the latest updates, read the Google Chrome Blog (in English).

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The story behind Google Chrome

Watch a video from the development team on the thinking and features behind Google Chrome.

Read about the technology

Look under the hood of Google Chrome in this comics interpretation of key engineering decisions, by Scott McCloud.